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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 tirno <br /> County 5 to 10 200+ 40-80,000 < 1 hour driving tirne <br /> District Park* <br /> State 10 200+ 1 or more communities < 1 hour driving tirne <br /> County 5 75+ 10-50,000 < 1/Z hour driving time <br /> Community Park <br /> National 5 to 8 25+ Several Nelghs. 1-2 mile radius <br /> State 8 25+ 20,000 V-3 mile radius <br /> County M 25+ 10,000 1-2 mile radius <br /> Chapel Hill 5 .21+ 15,000 5 mile radius <br /> �-- Carrboro 8 60 6,000 1 mil© radius <br /> X Neighborhood Park <br /> National 1 to 2 15+ 51000 1/4 to 1/2 mile <br /> CL C State 2 6 to 8 4,000 1/4 to 1/2 mile <br /> CL County 2.5 5 to 20 2-8,000 1/4 to 1/Z mile <br /> Q <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 4' 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 />