HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 1955 RESOLUTION NO. 1955
1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO
ESTABLISHING INTERIM PARK
2 STANDARDS FOR THE CITY.
3 WHEREAS, park and recreational facilities benefit the
Citizen of the City; and
4
WHEREAS, additional growth requires the addition of park and
5 recreation facilities; and
WHEREAS, State law requires the adoption of an Aesthetics
Cultural and Recreation Element with the General Plan.
7 WHEREAS, Government Code Section 66477 indicates the City
should adopt standards for park and recreational facilities.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that interim park and recreation
g standards are established as follows:
10 1. The appropriate ratio of park and recreational land per
1, 000 population is 5 acres.
11 2 . Park and recreational facilities shall normally be a
minimum of six acres and shall include the following:
12
a. Turf playfield with not more than 5% slope 3
13 acres.
b. Children play apparatus, .75 acres.
14 C. Landscape park-like with quiet areas, 1 acre.
d. Family picnic area, . 75 acres
15 e. Hardsurface game courts area, such as basketball,
or shuffleboard courts, . 5 acres.
16 Where deemed necessary by City staff, lighted and improved
playing fields shall be constructed within the required turf
17 playfield.
18 3 . Park and recreation facilities as small as 2 acres may
be included in the overall park acreage calculation if they
ig contain at least 50% turf playfield and at least 2 of the other
amenities mentioned above. Parks of less than 6 acres shall not
20 constitute more than 25% of the City°s overall park area.
4 . Ideally there should be swimming facilities for the
21 residents of San Jacinto, totalling 15 sq. ft. of water surface
for each 3% of the population. (The population of developments
22 with swimming pool meeting this rating, but not less than 500 sq.
ft. of surface area shall be excluded from the population total. )
23
5. The planning commission is directed to commence a
24 General Plan Amendment to establish permanent park and
recreational standards for the City.
25 MOVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED on the 16th day of April , 1991.
26 ATTEST:
27 Mayor
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29 Deputcity erk
30 , CERTIFICATE
31 The forgoing is certified to be a true copy of Resolution
fjw . J SS duly adopted by the said City Council of the City of San ,
32 Jac_—.1 FE -on the date set forth therein.
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