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June 24, 2004 Page 548 were developed with 100 units and census tract information indicated an average of 2.5 persons per household, 2.5 persons would be multiplied by 100 units yielding 250 subdivision residents. Two hundred fifty residents would then be multiplied by .0050 (218 square feet) yielding 1.25 acres or 54,500 square feet required in minipark recreational space for th~ subdivision. Section 2. Same--Purpose and standards A0 Acceptable Types of Miniparks. The purpose of the minipark is to provide adequate active recreational facilities for use by the residents of the immediate surrounding neighborhood within the development. Examples of facilities both serving active recreational needs and fulfilling the minipark requirements of these regulations are: B0 "Tot lot" requirement. tennis courts racquetball courts swimming pools sauna and exercise rooms meeting or activity rooms within clubhouses basketball courts ballfields swings sl.ides play apparatus Each development should satisfy its minipark requirement by installing the types of recreational facilities most likely suited to and used by the age bracket of persons likely to reside in the development. However, when five percent of the residents of any development are likely to be children under 12, then at least 15 percent of the minipark requirement must be satisfied by construction of a ~tot lot" - an area equipped with imaginative play apparatus oriented to younger children as well as seating accommodations for their parents. Co Minipark size. The total acreage of miniparks required for a residential development may be divided into miniparks of not less than 10,000 square feet. Do Landscaping. Miniparks shall be attractively landscaped and be provided with sufficient natural or man-made screening or buffer areas to minimize any negative impacts upon adjacent residences. E0 Location and siting. Each minipark should be centrally located and easily accessible so that it can be conveniently and safely reached and used by those persons in the surrounding neighborhood it is designed to serve. Each minipark shall be constructed on flat, dry land capable of serving the purposes intended by these regulations. Section 3. Exemptions Residential developments with minimum one acre or larger lots, while encouraged to incorporate recreational areas, are exempt from these requirements. Further, nothing within these regulations should be construed as preventing the establishment of additional recreational amenities. Section 4. Ownership and maintenance Ownership. Recreational facilities established on subdivision plats shall remain under the ownership and control of the developer (or his successor) or a homeowners' association or similar organization. Maintenance. The person or entity identified as having the right of ownership and control over a development's recreational and open space area shall be responsible for the continuing upkeep and proper maintenance of the same. Section 5. Homeowners' association In the event a homeowners' association or similar legal entity is to be responsible for the maintenance and control of recreational facilities established under these regulations, the association shall be established in conformance with the following: