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J � 107 Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan CHAPTER 11 -Issues for Further Study/Conclusion 11 Issues for Further Study As is often the case, developing a master plan is like The plan also assumes that the parks created since attempting to hit a moving target. Some issues are 1998, and those acquired and/or planned for the emerging at the time of the plan development, future, should be focus of future attention for park others require further assessment or elaboration. needs. As time goes by, however, additional needs This chapter addresses, in brief, seven issues that or opportunities may present themselves. One of will require additional thought and consideration in the municipalities within the county may have a coming months and years. facility need that could be addressed through a new 1. System Level of Service facility outside of the municipal boundaries, and This Master Plan is built around the premise of a create an opportunity for a new joint project. The modified community needs-based identification of construction of new schools will also present oppor- future facilities and program needs, with a tunities for co-locating parks and facility needs — benchmark or back-check using population-based likely at the community park level. Unlike the district standards. It uses as its basis the continuation of the parks, where there is one larger park for a defined 1988 Plan's district park service areas—since that is geographic area, community parks may be con- the reality of how the park system (both existing strutted "as needed," and this level of park may be parks and planned land-banked future parks) has the type of opportunity that could arise from the been created.This district park basis continues to be scenarios identified above. valid both from a methodological and actual ap- Finally, population and socioeconomic factors will proach to defining geographical park needs. change over time, which may make the case for new park facility or other recreational needs that are not 1988 Orange County Master Recreation and Parks Plan present at the current time. For this reason, it Is recommended that the County conduct a new Orange County Community Needs Assessment of some type and Recreation and scale every five years, and that this master plan be Parks Department updated every 10 years, until changed conditions warrant a completely new approach and plan. This .v approach will enable new emerging needs to be g identified and planned for, and provide a way to ac- " commodate new opportunities that will likely arise. 2. Subdivision Land Dedication / Payment-in-Lieu System t .y cw9347 �i '4XI Orange County, similar to many local governments, has a longstanding program to require new residen- tial subdivisions to contribute land or funds (based on a number of lots/number of acres formula) to- MASTER RECREATION ward future parks and open space land and/or facili- AND► PARKS PLAN ty construction. Since at least 1985, Orange County has received land or funding toward the future park PREPARED BV: needs via this method. In addition to being a part of orange County Recreation and Park*Department Orange Caonw Planning D<Partmeni the County's development ordinances, local legisla- 8731 Red Oat,Boa1-11 C1+a1lat1q N®rr6 Ca.allna 18317 7WrS25-6283 lion also enables this tool for Orange County to help insure that new residents and development help pay 11-1