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APPENDIX H <br />tI <br />2-4-80 <br />ARDEN HILLS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />GUIDELINES FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT <br />The Arden Hills Parks and Recreation Committee is developing its park <br />facility plans in accordance with several guiding principles. We recognize, <br />however, that each neighborhood and each piece of park land are unique; <br />specifically, park plans must be based on these unique features and constraints <br />in addition to general principles. Nevertheless, we have used the following <br />as general guidelines for our park development plans: <br />I . Children and youth in each neighborhood should have access to a <br />variety of recreational experiences. This means that where suitable <br />space is available, neighborhood parks should provide year-roundrecreationalfacilities, as well as both passive and active recrea- <br />tional opportunities. <br />In light of this, we are developing a park system in which each <br />neighborhood park contains, as appropriate, the following facilities: <br />I . A tot lot for young children. <br />2. Combing equipment for somewhat older children. <br />3. A hard surface area for various types of games (with a bas- <br />ketball hoop at one end). <br />4. Appropriate landscaping' including shaded seating areas for <br />parents or others who are watching small children. <br />5. Any internal pathways needed to access various facilities. <br />6. Parking areas, consistent with the activity _levels planned <br />for the park. <br />7. Provide best possible off-street access to all parks. <br />These facilities are to receive top priority and be established once a <br />neighborhood begins to develop. <br />Older children and families in each neighborhood should have access to: <br />6. A gene-al skating area. <br />9. An area in which to play softball (overlapping with a genera! <br />multipurpose field where room allows).