(A) Notwithstanding § 153.160, the development of recreational facilities in the form of mini-parks may be used to satisfy the 5% open space requirements of this subchapter. The purpose of mini-parks is to provide recreational facilities to serve the immediate surrounding neighborhood and, most especially, to provide a convenient and attractive area in which to observe and supervise the play of young children during daytime hours. Mini-parks are intended for active use. Larger mini-parks may have multi-purpose hardcourts. Smaller mini-parks may be equipped with play apparatus and minimum seating accommodations. All mini-parks shall be attractively landscaped and shall be provided with sufficient natural or human-made semi-opaque screening (as provided in §§ 153.230 through 153.236) to minimize any negative impacts of the mini-park upon adjacent residences.
(B) Tennis courts and swimming pools shall be counted as mini-parks for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this subchapter; except that not more than 75% of this requirement can be met by the square footage devoted to swimming pools and tennis courts. Community buildings shall not be regarded as mini-parks.
(C) Each mini-park shall be centrally located and easily accessible so that it can be conveniently and safely reached and used by those persons in the surrounding neighborhood it is designed to serve. The approximate population that each mini-park is designed to serve can be determined by dividing the number of square feet in the park by 110.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)