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