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<br />requirements, maintenance, and future land needs and adopt the plan as an <br />element to the Master Plan. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1.2: The City shall evaluate present and future parks and <br />recreation facilities to avoid unnecessary duplication and provide for the <br />coordinated development of a parks system, especially along the San Marcos <br />and Blanco rivers. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1.3: The City shal/ provide a balance in recreation facilities to <br />serve the varied interests of the population. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1.4: The City shall provide parks that reflect the preferences of <br />residents for specific recreation activities and the population characteristics of the <br />area to be served by the park or recreation facility. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1.5: The City shall acquire land along the San Marcos River, <br />Blanco River and creeks to develop as parks and greenbelts. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1. 6: The City shall develop nature trails and interpretive sign age <br />along the San Marcos River and tributary creeks. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1. 7: The City shall locate parks at sites where adjacent land uses <br />are compatible, where the use of surrounding property will not be diminished, <br />and where accessible by all means of transportation. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1. 8: The City shall develop neighborhood parks at those <br />locations within walking distance of any section of a neighborhood and where no <br />major arterials must be crossed. Regional and community parks, including <br />baseball and softball diamonds and soccer fields, shall be located adjacent to <br />major arterials and shall be buffered if adjacent to residential areas. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1.9: The City shall prohibit the dedication of parkland that is unsuitable <br />for the development of a park. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1.10: The City shall locate recreational facilities on those portions <br />of the site where grading, drainage, and utility construction is minimum and only <br />slight modifications of the topography will be necessary to complete construction. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1. 11: The City shall continue to expand the park system through <br />the development of neighborhood parks. <br /> <br />Policy CF-1. 12: The City shall develop criteria to assure that open space for <br />neighborhood parks is secured at predevelopment costs and preserved in <br />advance of neighborhood development. <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 19 of 26 <br />