Lombard Park District

Lombard Park District 36 Chapter Two Community Park Service Areas The Community Park Service Area study determined which residential areas are under served by the Park District's existing community park land holdings. The Lombard Park District's existing community parks total 216.04 acres. The IAPD and NRPA recommend that community parks with active recreation amenities be centrally located within its service areas and encompass a 1 to 3-mile radius. The Community Park Service Area Map illustrates this service radius for parks provided by the Lombard Park District around each existing community park. The most served areas are illustrated by the dark orange while the least served areas are illustrated by the lack of orange. The orange service area buff ers overlap to form a gradient that illustrates the degree to which residents are served. The darker the orange, the more service areas overlap. This represents that those residents who fall within the darker orange area are served by multiple parks and their amenities. The Community Park Service Area Map shows that the concentration of the Park District's community parks are in Planning Areas 3 through 17. There are partial gaps in the service areas for community parks, located in the northwest portion of the Park District. The data indicates that planning areas 1 and 2 are under served by community parks but based on the Village Zoning Map theses areas are primarily industrial or commercial. While the service area map appears to indicate a suffi cient distribution of community park space, the Level of Service analysis indicates the Level of Service for community parks is defi cient by 107.7 acres based on the existing acreage. Classification LPD Acreage (Total) LPD Existing Level of Service (acres / 1,000 population) IAPD/NRPA Recommended Acreage IAPD/NRPA Recommended Level of Service (acres / 1,000 population) Acreage deficiency / surplus (acre) Community Park 216.04 5.00 323.74 7.50 -107.70 Level of Service - Community Parks

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