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• Population number relative to acres of park types is the most common method to <br /> determine standards . All of the jurisdictions standards are established using <br /> acreage/population ratios (x acres/ 1000 persons) . <br /> • Most of the standards are very close . There appears to be no overriding factor <br /> against making the standards the same . <br /> • Carrboro' s standards are the most recently researched and evaluated . The only wide <br /> gap in the local standards is Carrboro' s standard for a Community Park set at 60 <br /> acres per park . This contrasts with 21 + acres proposed by Chapel Hill and the <br /> Colnity' s 25 + acres . <br /> • A linear park or greenway is an area where conformity to a standard is difficult, if <br /> not impossible . This type of park is usually predicated upon the need for stream <br /> buffering, transportation, scenic hiking, etc . A more serious effort would be fruitful <br /> in developing standards for the type of construction on common greenways so that a <br /> paved trail does not end at one jurisdiction' s limits and a beaten path extend along <br /> the same corridor into the adjoining jurisdiction . <br /> IV. Standards for Public Recreation Facilities <br /> • Much of what has been said in the forgoing section is the same for development of <br /> standards for public recreation facilities . These are "population driven" and national <br /> and state averages are used as a base line upon which to determine local standards . <br /> • Program demands unique to one locale may drive a standard to a higher or lower <br /> level than national and state averages . <br /> • All three jurisdictions considered UNC-CH and school facilities but did not factor <br /> them into the standards . National and state standards do not reflect these types of <br /> quasi-public facilities . The school teams , after- school and summer programs at the <br /> schools eliminate much of the availability of school recreation facilities for public <br /> programs . However, the subcommittee was concerned with the uniqueness of <br /> UNC - CH and the impact of their recreation facilities on the development of <br /> standards . The subcommittee determined that in applying standards to the <br /> population of Orange County, that 11 , 000 (students living on campus) could be <br /> subtracted from the total to give some acknowledgment for their facilities and <br /> recreation services . <br /> Page 3 <br />