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Comprehensive Plan, City of Paris, Texas <br />Future Lancl Use <br />Park <br />Category <br />Function <br />Service <br />Area <br />Desirable <br />Size <br />Acres / <br />1,000 <br />Po . <br />Desirable Site <br />Characteristics <br />Special Use <br />Areas for specialized or <br />No <br />Sufficient <br />Variable <br />Accessible to communities <br />single purpose recreational <br />applicable <br />size to <br />depending <br />and/or tourists and tourist <br />activities, such as golf <br />standard <br />protect the <br />on desired <br />amenities. <br />courses, nature centers, <br />resource and <br />size. <br />marinas, zoos, <br />provide <br />conservatories, arboreta, <br />maximum <br />display gardens, arenas, <br />use. <br />outdoor theaters, gun ranges, <br />or downhill ski areas, or <br />areas that preserve, maintain, <br />and interpre[ buildings, sites, <br />and objects of archeological <br />significance. Also plazas or <br />squares in or near <br />commercial centers, <br />boulevards, parkways. <br />Conservancy <br />Protection and management <br />No <br />Sufficient to <br />Variable <br />Variable, depending on the <br />of the naturaUcultural <br />applicable <br />protect the <br />resource being protected. <br />environment with recreation <br />standard. <br />resource. <br />use as a secondary objective. <br />Jource: National Recreation and Park Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado <br />Paris Park Facilities <br />Mini Parks. Specialized facilities that serve a concentrated or limited population; or specific <br />groups. Mini parks provided to Paris residents include: <br />Bywaters Park, 2.6 acres <br />John Chisum Memorial Park, and 0.3 <br />lOth Street Park. 0.15 <br />Neighborhood Parks. An area for recreational activities, such as field games, court games and <br />playgrounds. Paris area neighborhood parks include: _ <br />Travis Park, 8.0 acres <br />Depot Park 6.0 <br />Oak Park, and 7.5 <br />Martin Luther King Park. 5.2 <br />Community Parks. Usually an area of diverse environmental qualities that may include areas <br />suited for intense recreational facilities, such as athletic complexes. The area may also have a <br />natural quality suitable for outdoor recreation activities such as walking. Community parks in <br />and around Paris, in addition to the Aquatics Center, include: <br />Walker Park, 18.9 acres <br />Record Park, 17.6 <br />Dragon Park, 52.0 <br />Wade Park, and 8.4 <br />the adjacent areas of Culbertson Park and Ellis Park. 7.0 and 1.0 <br />$:\98288\WPCltinal rcpurt 2-0I.4x 51 BWR <br />