Parks

Question 1

What parks are Publicly Owned Parks?

Answer 1

-Neighbourhood Parks, eg David Lam park
-Community Parks eg port moody rec centre
-Large Urban Parks eg stanley park

Question 2

What parks are Privately Owned Parks?

Answer 2

-Youth Athletic Centre eg scotia barn (8 rinks)
-Community Athletic Complex

Question 3

What parks are Privately AND Publicly Owned Parks?

Answer 3

-Greenways
-Parkways
-Park-school eg terry fox highschool /w/ ajoining park
-regional park eg minniekada regional park

Question 4

neighbourhood park

Answer 4

-area of 1.5 to 3.0 hectares
-serve the local residents
-facilities such as :Basketball court
jogging track
playground equipment
baseball diamond
-within walking distance of 0.75 km
-parkin is commonly provided
- may be located along a local or minor collector road

Question 5

community park

Answer 5

-require an area of 5 to 10 hectares
-facilities include: -basketball or soccer field
-swimming pool
-rec centre
-open water for boating and fishing (like LaFarge Lake in
Coquitlam)
-serve the adjacent communities as well as load residents
-usually located along major collectors and in the vicinity of arterial roads
-most users drive to a community park therefore parking is required

Question 6

large urban park

Answer 6

-often associated with urban settings with large Populations in a densely populated area, such as new york or vancouver
- more preveleant in urban areas with limited natural open space
-not common in a residential subdivision

Question 7

playground or local park

Answer 7

-see pg 207 to 211
-area is approx 0.25 to 1.5 Ha
-serves toddlers or seniors in the area
-has swings, slides, see saws, park benches for
seniors
-serves people around half a kilometre away
-accessed by walkways normally,it could be
located by local roads as well,
-parking is not required
-bathroom facility close to the playground
-sitting are for parents to watch kids

Question 8

park dedication

Answer 8

• as one of the conditions for subdiv approval, developer is required to dedicate up to 5% of the total area as parkland
• the title of the parkland belongs to the province
• the leave strip is not counted as part of the 5% of land for park use

Question 9

park dedication rule exceptions

Answer 9

• no park designation required for a subdivision of less than 3 lots created
• not needed if the smallest lot created in a subdivision is larger than 2 HA
• not needed if it is a consolidation of a number of lots into a larger parcel of land
• a municipality can accept cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication (will accept cash instead of parkland dedication), i.e. the developer may be asked to pay 5% of the assessed market value of the land to the city for future park use