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PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE

                                                                                                                                       This designation includes the locations of government-owned and maintained public parks, designed for both active and
                                                                                                                                       passive recreational enjoyment, along with similar private sites. Some sites are developed with a variety of facilities and
                                                                                                                                       amenities while others have limited improvements and will be developed over time or remain in a more natural state.

                                                                                                                                       Primary Land Use Types
                                                                                                                                          –  Public parks, greenways, trails and open space.
                                                                                                                                          –  Public recreation areas and facilities, both outdoor and indoor.
                                                                                                                                          –  Private recreation areas and facilties, both outdoor and indoor.





























                                                                                                                                       Maybury State Park between Eight Mile Road, Beck Road, Seven Mile Road and Napier Road.


                                                                                                                                       Characteristics
                                                                                                                                          –  As with any public facility, the design, intensity of development and planned uses/activities within parks should
                                                                                                                                           match area character (e.g., public squares/plazas in Urban downtowns relative to recreational play and sports-
                                                                                                                                           focused parks in Suburban character areas and nature-oriented parks for passive recreation in Estate Residential and
                                                                                                                                           Rural areas).
                                                                                                                                          –  Public parkland theoretically will remain so in perpetuity compared to other public property and buildings that can
                                                                                                                                           transition to private ownership at some point.























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