Open Space and Facility Standards Open space and facility standards are guidelines that define service areas based on population that support investment decisions related to facilities and amenities. These standards are for all service providers, not just the District. These standards consider public service providers such as schools, and not-for-profit recreation services groups. Standards can and will change over time as the program lifecycles change and demographics of a community change. Wheeling Park District Open Space and Facility Standards 4/11/2017
38,550 Population 42,800 Population
2007 District Current District 2007 District Current District National Guideline Wheeling Park District Board Surplus/Deficit (2017) Inventory Inventory Service Level Service Level Standard Adopted Standard (11/07) Surplus/Deficit (2006) Population - 42,800 Facility Type Neighborhood/Mini Parks (# of Parks / Acres) 9 / 50.5 10 / 64.35 1.3 acres / 1,000 1.5 acres / 1,000 2 acres / 1,000 1.50 ac / 1,000 Need 7 Acres Meets Standard Regional Parks (# of Parks / Acres) 1 / 83.00 1 / 104 2.2 acres / 1,000 2.42 acres / 1,000 3 acres / 1,000 2.50 ac / 1,000 Need 13 Acres Need 3 Acres Greenways/Linear Parks/Linkages (#of Parks / Acres) 0/ 0 0/ 0 0.25 ac / 1,000 Need 10 Acres Need 10.7 Acres Special Use Areas (#of Sites / Acres) 6 / 125.5 12 / 139.5 3.2 acres / 1,000 3.25 acres / 1,000 5 - 10 acres / 1,000 3.20 ac / 1,000 Meets Standard Meets Standard Conservation/Preservation/Natural Areas 0/ 0 1 / 31.0 0.72 acres / 1000 Total (# of Parks / Acres) 16 / 258.5 17 / 338.85 6.7 acres / 1000 7.91 acres / 1,000 7.45 ac / 1,000 Tennis Courts 2 0 1 Court / 19,278 0 Court / 42,800 1 Court / 5,000 1 court / 10,000 Need 2 Courts Need 5 Courts Outdoor Basketball 9 8 1 Court / 4,284 1 Court / 5,350 1 Court / 2,500 1 court / 5,000 Meets Standard Need 1 Court Playgrounds 16 20 1 Playgrnd / 2,410 1 Playgrnd / 2,140 1 Playgrnd / 1,250 1 Playground / 2,000 Need 3 Playgrounds Need 2 Playgrounds Shelters/Gazebo 10 12 1 Shelter / 3,900 1 Shelter / 3,567 1 Shelter / 5,000 1 Shelter / 5,000 Meets Standard Meets Standard Trails (miles) 2.3 4.3 0.06 miles / 1,000 0.10 miles / 1,000 0.4 miles / 1,000 0.4 miles / 1,000 Need 13.3 Miles Need 12.8 Miles Dog Parks 0 0 n/a n/a 1 site / 50,000 1 site / 50,000 Need 1 Site Need 1 Site Skate Parks (Inline, Skateboard) 0 0 n/a n/a 1 site / 50,000 1 site / 50,000 Need 1 Site Need 1 Site Indoor Recreation Space (Square Feet)* 1 / 69,674 1 / 69,674 1.81 sf / person 1.62 / per person 1 sf / person 2.00 sf / person Need 7,436 Square feet Need 15,926 Square Feet Aquatic Center 1 1 1 pool / 38,550 1 pool / 42,800 1 pool / 20,000 1 pool / 50,000 Meets Standard Meets Standard *Note: Indoor Recreation Space does not include school gynmasium space since it is not a facility available exclusively for full-time programming for District residents and hence actual usage hours would be much lesser than optimum capacity
Neighborhood/Mini Parks Chamber Park Childerley Park Denoyer Park Horizon Park Husky Park Malibu Park Meadowbrook Park Northside Park Pleasant Run Park Twain School Park
Acres 6.3 12.7 4.5 10 5 1.2 2.8 3.1 4 14.75
Regional Parks Heritage Park
Acres 104
10
64.35
1
104
Greenways/Linear Parks/Linkages
Acres
0
0
Special Use Areas Chevy Chase Country Club Family Aquatic Center Community Recreation Center Arctic Splash Indoor Pool Fitness Center HP Sports Complex HP Performance Pavilion Twain School Gym Tarkington School Gym & Fields Holmes Fields London Fields Wheeling H.S. Sports Field 12
Acres 125.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 5.5 139.5
Conserv/Preservation/ Natural Areas Lake Cook Property
Acres 31
1
31
Note: Highlighed text indicates changes and/or additions to the 2007 District Facility Type Inventory and/or Acres
Table 21: Open Space and Facility Standards. See full size table in Appendix 1
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