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PARK CLASSIFICATION AND LAND AREA REQUIREMENTS COMPARISON <br /> PARK TYPE ACRES/ 1000 POPULATION SERVICE <br /> STANDARD POPULATION ACRES SERVED AREA <br /> Regional Park* <br /> State 20 1000 multi-county region < 1 hour driving time <br /> County 5 to 10 200+ 40=80 , 000 < 1 hour driving time <br /> District Park* <br /> State 10 200+ 1 or more communities < 1 hour driving time <br /> County 5 75 + 10-501000 < 1 / 2 hour driving 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 61000 1 mile radius <br /> X Neighborhood Park <br /> c National 1 to 2 15 + 51000 1 /4 to 1 / 2 mile <br /> L State 2 6 to 8 4, 000 1 / 4 to 1 / 2 mile <br /> cis County 245 5 to 20 M , 000 1 /4 to 1 / 2 mile <br /> Q <br /> Chapel Hill 2 . 5 5 to 20 51000 none given <br /> Carrboro 2 10 41000 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 Vanes 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 Vanes Vanes Varies Varies <br /> * Because of size and service radius , responsibilty usually w/ county or state only -- ( Regional-state only ; District-county only ) <br />