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CITY OF ELOY
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
Open Space Element
Existing Character Parks & Open Space Goals &
Objectives Parks & Open Space Plan Open Space Implementation
Existing Character
The City of Eloy owns and maintains:Seven park facilitiesTwo community centers Comprising 14.3 acres
Parks, Recreation Facility, and Open Space Type
Recommended
Standard/Population
Year 2010Population
Current Level
Of Service
Surplus or
(Deficiency)Parks
Mini Park .10/1,000 1.6 Acres 2.1 Acres .5 Acres
Neighborhood Park 70/1,000 11.2 Acres 11.3 Acres .1 Acres
Community Park 2.20/1,000 35.1 Acres 0 Acres (35Acres)
Total Park 3.0/1,000 47.9 Acres 14.8 Acres (34.5 Acres)
Recreation Facility
Urban Multi-Purpose Trail System
1 Mile/2,000
7.9 Miles
0 Miles
(7.9 Miles)
Swimming 1 Pool/5,000 3 pools 1 pool (2 pools)
Softball/Baseball 1 Diamonds/2,500 6 Diamonds 7 Diamonds 1 Diamond
Soccer/Football 1 Field/10,000 1 Field 3 Fields 2 Fields
Basketball 1 Court/2,500 6 Courts 16 Courts 9 Courts
Volleyball 1 Court/2,500 3 Courts 4 Courts 1 Court
Tennis 1 Court/5,000 3 Courts 8 Courts 5 Courts
Skateboard Park 1 Facility/25,000 1 Facility 1 Facility 1 Facility
Recreation Center 1 Facility/15,000 1 Facility 1 Facility 0 Facility
Golf Course 1-18 Hole Course/25,000 1 Facility 1 Facility 0 Facility
Open Space
Natural Area Open Space
Varies Varies 0 Acres NA
Greenways Varies Varies 0 Acres NA
Open Space Total 3.0/1,000 47.9 Acres 0 Acres (47.9 Acres)
Parks & Open Space Goal
To provide a linked network of open space areas throughout the community that enhance the quality of life, protect the environment, and provide a mixture of active and passive recreation opportunities.
Objectives, Measures & Policies
Open space access
Preserve and enhance existing natural open space & recreation areas.
Number of access points to open space.
The City shall work with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) to obtain funding for recreational & open space improvements
Park land enhance-ment
Ensure that parks & open space are an integral component of all new development.
Amount of improved parks and open space acreage.
The City should establish and adopt standards & procedures for the dedication of appropriate land for open space and parks.
Open Space
Connections
Retain and integrate key open space areas in the community through connected multi-purpose trails and parks
Miles of connected multi-purpose trails and acres of new park land.
The City should prepare a Trails Master Plan so that future development will have the ability to incrementally provide multi-purpose trails that will connect with a community-wide network.
Parks and Open Space Plan
By the year 2010, The City of Eloy faces the challenge of designing and developing an additional 18.3 acres, which would produce a total of nearly 48 acres of parks land.
Short and Long-Term Needs Timeframe
Mini – Park
Neighborhood Park
Community Park
Total
ProjectedNeed
AcreagePer Park
ProjectedNeed
AcreagePer Park
ProjectedNeed
AcreagePer Park
Parks
Acreage
(1)
Year 2010
1
0.6
0
0
2
16.25
3
33.1
(2)
Buildout
9
1.0
13
5
13
16.25
35
285.3
(1) 15,943(2) 95,0241 Projected Population2 Projected Buildout of Incorporated Area Source: BRW, Inc. July 2001
Proposed Park/Rec and Trails Areas
Irrigation Canal Trail System
Multi-Purpose Urban Trail System
Eloy Airport Airspace Park
Growth Area Park Development
Current Projects
Wilson Park Toltec Fire Station Park Community Center Park Eloy Community Center
Summary
Identified Needs Established Goals Formulated a plan Implementation