Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Parks & Recreationdemand for neighborhood parks is being met by the seven existing parks(plus the two special use facilities). There is also a demand for additionalplaylots, which is currently deficient by 4.2 acres.PROJECTED FUTURE DEMANDS ‐ Displayed in Table 4.2, ExistingAcreage Versus Future Demand, is a tabulation of the recommended supplynecessary to support the projected “middle ground” population of 43,560persons (refer to Chapter 2, Community Snapshot). The additional neededacreage above that already owned by the City by the Year 2025 isapproximately 118 acres.Based upon the “middle ground” projected future population, the City willneed a total of 118 additional acres to meet community parks and recreationdemands. Again, the greatest area of need will be for additionalneighborhood parks, where nearly 65 additional acres will be needed. Theadditional 44.7 acres of community parks may be met with the acquisitionand development of one or more additional community parks within one ofthe identified needs areas reflected in the parks and recreation system planbelow. The need for playlots will increase from 4.3 to 8.7 acres, meaning thatan additional 8.6 acres will be needed by 2025.SERVICE AREAS of Parks • • •Evaluating service areas is an effective means of identifying geographic areasthat have sufficient park areas available, but more importantly to identifythose in need of additional parks and recreation areas and facilities. Theexisting inventory of playlots, neighborhood parks, community parks, andschools is shown in Figure 4.1, Service Area Coverage.Community parks have a primary service area of one mile, meaning that amajority of persons utilizing these area‐wide parks generally reside withinthis area. The secondary service area extends two miles from the park toaccount for user patterns associated with the types of activities and facilitiesavailable in the community parks, such as little league athletic fields thatdraw participation from throughout the community.Illustrated in Figure 4.1, Service Area Coverage, is the service areas of the sixcommunity parks, including Bob Briscoe Park, Bob S. Owen Pool, HughAdams Park, Lions Park, Morgan Park, and Pearson Park. These six facilitiescontribute 129.5 acres to the current inventory of areas and facilities. Asexhibited, a majority of the most populated areas is within the service areas ofPage 4-20