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Centerville 2040 Chapter 2: Goals and Policies PARK AND I ECREATI®N hOALS AND POLICIES It is the goal of the City of Centerville to: • Provide convenient active and passive recreation opportunities that serve all the residents of Centerville. • Build new and upgrade existing park properties and trails with ecologically sound and sustainable materials, where possible. • Establish a biking/hiking trail system connecting the City parks and residential neighborhoods. • Provide adequate expansion of parks and recreation areas in proposed residential developments. • Provide safe and convenient bicycle and pedestrian access to community recreational facilities. • d Utilize...and preserve parks and recreation opportunities on the shores of Centerville and Peltier Lakes with appropriate sustainable practices in mind. • Promote or provide recreational facilities and programs to serve the varied recreational needs of all age groups in the City. It is the policy of the City of Centerville to: • Develop a trail access plan which provides interconnection of major parks, recreation areas, schools, commercial nodes, the Central Business District as well as existinall, and future community neighborhoods and implement the plan as funding opportunities allow. • Design and maintain parks with proper lighting, shelter and landscaping to ensure public and property safety, with sustainable practices which protect environmental resources for future generations. • Develop land use regulations compatible with adjacent parks, recreation areas and natural features. • Require dedication of net developable parkland or cash in lieu of land in conjunction with the subdivision or re-development of all properties. • Encourage and accept land gifts and forfeitures in areas with potential recreational development opportunities or to provide open green-space. • Coordinate regional trail development potential with Anoka County and adjacent communities. NATURAL I";ESC>URCES (,®ALS AND POLICIES It is the goal of the City of Centerville to: Chapter 2 1 Page 7 81