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<br />one neighborhood pool that are owned and maintained by the <br />Table 2.23, Private Parks <br />. <br /> <br />Private Parks <br />Parks and Recreation Standards <br />Parks Acres <br />Standards provide a measure for determining the amount of <br />Bayside Terrace Park 0.49 <br />parks, recreation and open space needed to meet the current <br />Fairmont East 2.00 <br />Parks and recreation standards are typically expressed in terms Fairmont West 1.18 <br />of acres of land dedicated for parks, recreation and open space <br />Shady Lane 2.59 <br />per unit of population, such as 0.5 acres per 1,000 persons. <br />Shady River 2.35 <br />While general standards are useful, it is important to establish <br /> <br />standards that are based upon unique local considerations, such <br />Source: City of La Porte. <br />as participation trends and projections, user characteristics, <br />Table 2.2, School Playgrounds <br />demographics, climate, natural environment, and other <br />considerations. Values related to leisure and recreation are <br />School Playgrounds <br />unique to each municipality; therefore, the standards should <br />Parks Acres <br />represent the interests and desires of local parks users. <br />Lomax Elementary 2.25 <br /> <br />The suggested standards from the National Recreation and <br />Jennie Reid Elementary 0.35 <br />Parks Association <br />Rizzuto Elementary 1.06 <br />conditions, are illustrated in Table, 2.34, NRPA Development <br />La Porte Elementary 7.06 <br />Standards. (on next page) <br />Bayshore Elementary 2.62 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Source: Google Earth <br />2.21 <br /> <br />LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT <br />2.Řŗ Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />