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Lombard Park District 26 Chapter Two Special Use Facilities Special use facilities are generally designed for active recreation and focus on meeting community based recreation needs. Often, these areas are designed for single purpose recreation activities. Examples of special use facilities include golf courses, nature centers, and recreation centers. Special use facilities located in the Lombard Park District include: • Glenbard East Football Field • Pleasant Lane Gym • Paradise Bay Water Park • Sunset Knoll Recreation Center • Western Acres Golf Course • Community Building • Log Cabin • Lombard Lagoon Building Special use facilities tend to serve the entire Park District. Special use facilities are viewed as destination places and require travel by automobile for preferred programmed recreation. These facilities include adequate parking usually governed by zoning codes. There is no established standard for Level of Service and distribution for special use facilities. Parks, Open Space and Facilities Inventory In addition to the Inventory and Analysis fi ndings in this chapter, an evaluation of each individual park site was completed to determine opportunities and potential recommendations. Each site was visited and photographed by the planning team. Lombard Park District staff provided information on the park's use, any site issues, and desired improvements. Individual park inventories are located in Chapter 6 with an evaluation on the following criteria: • Natural Resources and Environmental Observations • Site Design and Aesthetics • Health, Safety, and Compliance • Users and Context • Recommendations and Considerations Parks, Open Space and Facility Matrix The Parks, Open Space and Facility Matrix on the following page was completed for the Park District's existing parks. It refl ects the current inventory of the park acreage and amenities. Each park was classifi ed and grouped based on the IAPD and NRPA park classifi cation standards. The park amenities were tabulated in order to calculate the Lombard Park District's total recreational off erings.