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5/26/99 <br />Appendix D <br />Existing Recreation Standards Used by Jurisdictions <br />PARK TYPE ACRES/1000 ACRES POPULATION SERVICE AREA <br />STANDARD POPULATION SERVED <br />Regional Park <br />State 20 1000 multi-county <1 hour driving <br /> time <br />County 5 to 10 200+ 40-80,000 <1 hour driving <br /> time <br />District Park <br />State 10 200+ 1 or more <1 hour driving <br />communities time <br />County 5 75+ 10-50,000 <1/2 hour driving <br />time <br />Community Park <br />National 5 to 8 25+ Several Neighs. 1-2 mile radius <br />State 8 25+ 20,.000 1-3 mile radius <br />County 2.5 25+ 10,000 1-2 mile radius <br />Chapel Hill 5 21+ 15,000 5 mile radius <br />Carrboro 8 60 6,000 1 mile radius <br />Neighborhood Park <br />National 1 to 2 15+ 5,000 1/4 to 1/2 mile <br />State. 2 6 to 8 4,000 1/4 to 1/2 mile <br />County 2.5 5 to 20 2-8,000 1/4 to 1/2 mile <br />Chapel Hill 2.5 5 to 20 5,000 none given <br />Carrboro 2 10 4,000 1/2 mile <br />Mini Park <br />National 0.25 1 Adjacent Neigh. 1/4 mile <br />State none given none given 500-2,500 none given <br />County none given 1 none given 1/4 mile <br />Chapel Hill none given 1 500-2,500 none given <br />Carrboro 0.25 1 Adjacent Neigh. 1/4 to 1/2 mile <br />Linear Park <br />National Varies Varies Varies Varies <br />State 30 Varies Varies Varies <br />County none given none given none given none given <br />Chapel Hill none given none given none given none given <br />Carrboro Varies Varies Varies Varies <br />Source: Report of the Recreation and Park Work Group, "Recreation and Park Issues <br />in Orange County, NC," January 1996, Appendix 1: Park Classification and <br />Land Area Requirements Comparison. <br />