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<br />In their recommendation, the San Marcos Parks and Recreation Advisory Board amplified <br /> <br />the descriptions for each classification of park and its facilities, and provided two additional <br /> <br />classifications. The classification of parks and their facilities are described as follows: <br /> <br />Neighborhood Parks provide specialized facilities to serve residential <br /> <br />neighborhoods. Separate areas can accommodate "intense" recreational activities <br /> <br />such as field games, court games, play apparatus areas, picnicking, etc. <br /> <br />Neighborhood parks should be easily accessible to the areas they serve without <br /> <br />causing the users to cross high traffic streets that do not have appropriate <br /> <br />controlled crossings. The service area is considered to be a radius of service within <br /> <br />comfortable walking distance (approximately ~ mile). <br /> <br />In order to insure <br /> <br />"neighborhood" use, infrastructure such as restroom facifities, group shelters and <br /> <br />parking lots should NOT be considered. <br /> <br />Community Parks provide diverse environmental areas such as bodies of water, <br /> <br />dense tree cover, and/or other natural features. Athletic complexes and large <br /> <br />swimming pools can be located in this type of park. Community parks may include <br /> <br />areas of natural quality for use in walking, viewing, contemplation, and picnicking. <br /> <br />These parks may also combine the uses recommended for Neighborhood Parks <br /> <br />and should be easily accessible. Community type parks should include <br /> <br />infrastructure such as restroom facilities, group shelters and parking lots to facilitate <br /> <br />accessibility and extended use for citizens from various parts of the service area. <br /> <br />City of San Marcos <br />Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan <br /> <br />City Council Draft (corrections made 06/14/02) <br /> <br />Page 8 of 26 <br />