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11. PARK/GREENWAY/OPEN SPACE
A. Function
i. Provide open space and recreation areas to meet the physical and natural resource
needs of the Town and its residents.
ii. Enhance the Town’s aesthetic appeal within its neighborhoods and along transporta-
tion corridors.
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B. Preferred Uses
i. Land uses in the Park/Greenway designation should consist of passive and active recre-
ational uses, natural resource protection and conservation, and landscaped buffers.
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ming pools, tot lots, golf courses, dog parks, and other areas for recreational sports or
games. Types of passive recreation areas include trails (hiking, biking, walking), picnic,
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state including forests, meadows, hedgerows, and wetlands.
C. General Policies + Development Character
i. Park/Greenway/Open Space areas should retain existing vegetation where possible,
particularly mature trees and woodlands. Reforestation and revegetation of open ar-
eas of the site with native plant materials should be encouraged.
ii. Where feasible, currently damaged or degraded landscapes and wildlife habitats
should be restored and enhanced creating new natural areas and wetlands on the
site.
iii. All active recreation open space should be readily accessible to pedestrians, wheel-
chairs, strollers, and cyclists by sidewalk, path, trail, and/or bike lane.
iv. Site elements should be arranged to protect and enhance special land characteristics,
natural features, rare or endangered species areas, historic resources, archeological
sites, and other unusual natural or man-made site features.
Curb ramps should be included at all intersections
and pedestrian crossings, and be directed towards
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munity both provides local active and passive
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of open space types, including large natural
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encouraged
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