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N:\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Case Files\P\P 16-22 Whiteoak\3-Parks and Recreation\6.1 sr.docx Parks and Recreation Master Plan The Neighborhood Parks Service Area text in Chapter 5 of the master plan states, recreation facilities should be developed when 300 or more households within cluster developments or on lots less than 2 acres are located within 1.5 miles of the park. The subject property does not meet this requirement. Therefore, staff recommends the Parks and Recreation Commission recommend Park Dedication be in the form of cash. Trail Connectivity, as indicated in the master plan, indicates “Other Future Trails” are desired along the west side of Elk Lake Rd NW. The subject property is on the east side of Elk Lake Rd so the trail connectively plan does not apply in this case, therefore no easement is needed for a trail. During the October 12, 2016, a Parks and Recreation commission member stated the trail would be best on the east side of the County Road 1 because of an existing trail and proximity to a regional park in the area. Another commission member asked if the Master Plan (trail plan) was side specific? The trail connectivity exhibit clearly shows the trail on the west side of County Road 1. The tools city staff uses to communicate with and to make recommendations to the various public bodies are the City Council approved plans. These plans include, but not limited to, the Land Use Map, Zoning Map, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, Mississippi’s Connections, FAST, and the Gravel Mining Area Land Use, Transportation, and Utility Plan. The intention of these plans is to create a comprehensive plan of the city while taking out the guess work for individual properties and analyzing them case by case. On all of these plans, graphics are utilized extensively. If, for instance, the zoning map shows a property is zoned residential, it cannot arbitrarily be recommended to be commercial for various reasons. Those decisions have already been previously made and approved by the City Council. Staff continues to recommend that park dedication be in the form of cash and no easement be recommended as the approved Parks and Recreation Master Plan does not indicate “Other Future Trails” along the east side of Elk Lake Road adjacent to the subject property. Financial Impact None Attachments  Location Map  Preliminary Plat  Excerpt from the October 12, 2016 Parks and Recreation Commission Request for Action  Excerpt from the October 17, 2016 City Council Request for Action  Fig 5.6 Trail Connectivity - Partial