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Exhibit 1 • Open Space: Recreational and green spaces, including parks, commercial open space, manicured landscaped areas, and public facilities such as trail corridors, water channels, and rail infrastructure. • Overlay: Overlay is a term used to describe athletic facilities where part of one sport field lays over part of a second sports field, so that the two cannot support games at the same time. Typically, these are fields of different types that have different primary playing seasons, e.g., a youth soccer field over a softball outfield, or a cricket field over the end of a soccer field. To be counted as two fields, both fields must meet individual field requirements. • Park and Parkland: Publicly accessible sites and green space that are owned and/ or managed to support recreation and social gathering. Parks owned by the City of Santa Ana are collectively called City parkland. • Park Deficient Area: Typically, an area of the community that is outside the standard public parkland service radius such as'/z mile for Community Parks and mile for Neighborhood Parks, respectively. This term may also be used more broadly to describe an area where parks are deficient in one or more ways, such as being too small or in poor condition, having insufficient acreage or no park acreage, or having land not developable for recreation uses. • Park Resources: This park classification includes City parkland managed by other entities for non - park use as defined through long-term leases or agreements with PRCSA. Examples include sites operated by Santa Ana Unified School District (School District) and the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD). Depending on the terms of the joint use agreement, these sites are not accessible to the general public. • Pocket Parks: This park classification includes small sites, typically less than 1 acre, which provide greenspace, passive social space, and in some cases a small-scale recreation feature. • Practice Fields: Practice fields are fields that are not game quality and do not support regulation league play. They may be deficient in size, shape, condition, amenities, etc., but still suitable for use as practice space. 1► • Regulation Fields: Regulation fields are a standardized fields in (in terms of size, condition and amenities) suitable for league play. These may be youth regulation or adult regulation -sized fields. • Soccer Fields: Soccer fields can vary in • Softball Fields: Softball fields must have a backstop and a skinned infield, as well as dugouts or player benches. Outfield and baseline dimensions vary with intended use. An outfield fence is not required, but fields must be level without holes or mounds. • Specialized Facilities: Some facilities have a singular function or use that may require specialized maintenance or operations, although these may not require as extensive resources as a Major Facility. Examples include concession stands, formal gardens, and stages. • Special Use Facilities: This park classification includes sites that support stand-alone major recreation facilities not located within a larger park. These facilities are typically fee -based and only open when programmed or reserved for use. Their hours of operation and public use are limited. Examples include the Santa Ana Zoo, stadium and tennis centers. • Synthetic/Artificial Turf Fields: Synthetic/ artificial turf fields have a non -natural, artificial surfacing. Sports fields of various types may have artificial surfacing. Unlike grass fields, these are playable year-round and do not require field rest. T • Trail Corridors: This classification describes linear corridors with Class I trails that support non -motorized transportation, recreation, and bicycle and pedestrian access to parks. These may be located in street ROWs, flood control channels, or lands owned by other entities. • Trails: Considered a facility, trails can be soft - or hard -surfaced linear paths intended for recreation and active transportation. Trails in Santa Ana consist of both on- and off-street multi -use trails, including off-street (Class 1) bike paths. i • Undeveloped Parkland: This park classification includes unimproved City - owned properties being held for future park development and recreation use. Sites may not allow current park access. III Unserved Area (Also Called a Park Gap): Residential areas that fall beyond a 10-minute walk (1/2-mile access) to City and Community Parks, and a 5-minute walk (1/4- mile access) to Neighborhood Parks and all similar small parks. • Urban Plazas: This park classification includes small parks with hardscape and greenspace that provide social gathering pp p opportunities in urban and commercial areas. soccer field must be at least 50 yards x 80 yards and/or pop-up activities and community for youth and 60-75 yards x 110-120 yards for events. Examples may include neighborhood adults. Portable goals may be used. Fields must streets or parking lots for schools, businesses be level without holes or mounds. Soccer fields and public buildings. These temporary spaces City Council Frisbee or football. 14 — 120 5/17/2022 dimension according to the intended age group. However in order to su ort regulation lay a • Temporary Programming Spaces: Some spaces may be identified to support temporary GLOSSARY