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COMMUNITY PARKS Community parks are mid -size parks, which support sports and group gatherings for several neighborhoods or a portion of the city. Typical facilities include sports fields and courts, small group picnic areas, and specialized or unique facilities such as swimming pools, recreation/ community centers and senior centers that support programming. Community parks typically include on -site parking, restrooms and similar support amenities for longer site visits. However, these sites typically have less variety and less greenspace than larger city parks. SITE CHARACTER & ADJACENCIES • Parks are designed to reflect community identity and culture • Parks should be highly accessible, emphasizing universal accessibility and perimeter access. • Where the park is adjacent to a school, park should be accessibe frorntbe.school • Parks along busy streets should include a buffer to support safety and mitigate noise • Maintain sight lines into parks from adjacent streets SIZE & CONFIGURATION: • Typically 5-10 acres in size • At least 75% of the site should be relatively level and developable for recreation uses • Contiguous, non -linear usable shape • Access (parking, trails, transit, entry, etc.) • Accessible by auto, bus, bicycle or foot • Ideally located on a Class I or Class IV trail and/ or on -street bike paths • Sidewalks should connect to park paths for walkers • Has parking suitable for specialized and sport 14 — 162 • Should be located on a transit/bus line • Should have wide paths so all areas of the park are accessible to emergency vehicles • Frontage on a collector or arterial street PRIORITIZED RECREATION ELEMENTS • Sports fields and courts • Play area, medium to large-scale • Small to medium -size picnic shelter(s) with barbecues • Open lawn for programming, sitting and informal play • Specialized or unique facilities that support programming ADDITIONAL RECREATION ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER • Splash pad • Community garden • Additional play features such as skate spots, bocce courts, ping pong tables, pump track, etc. • Off -leash dog area • Loop trail • Trail rest stop/trailhead • Natural areas and trails • Lighting for fields, courts, or pedestrian paths • Event space with utilities • Public art or interpretive element • Major recreation facility, center or aquatic facility such as a recreation Exhibit 1 PRIORITIZED SUPPORT AMENITIES • Permanent restrooms • Off-street parking • Facility access paths • Tables, seating, drinking fountain, bike racks, trash receptacles, and dog waste stations • Shade (trees, shelters, canopies, sails) • Park identification signage near main parking lot, street entry, or visible frontage • Wayfinding and interpretive signs • Pedestrian -scale lighting throughout, plus facility lighting • Maintenance/storage facilities LANDSCAPING & VEGETATION • Low -to -medium maintenance plantings, functional landscaping for most of the site • Manicured sports field grass or synthetic turf • Manicured lawn areas for informal play • Trees for shade, habitat, and seasonal interest (evergreen and deciduous) • Drought -tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with WELO (California's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance). • Bioswales for stormwater filtration ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS • Avoid citywide or regional -scale facilities, such as sports arenas, arboretums and zoos. 5/17/2022 ® SANTA ANA PARKS MASTER PLAN APPENDICES