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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComprehensive Park, Recreation & Open Space Plan-Mission Statement COMPREHENSIVE . i , PARK RECREATION & , . OPEN SPACE PLAN .,... _____--->---- ____.,_ ---------_--------------- ... ___... _______ ____________-- v.„. . wtk.))/i--, _____ ,44,t.ic.,,,,_...„, _ _______ ,.„,,, i .....„ ,, .........„______ . . ___________ ?.! ..),,,\ , *:.., , .. . .. ,, _____,---____________________-______ \\ ,._ �' . , :, ��, ,�:. , ‘ ..,) ,. ,-., -,, ,. ,___________-------_______ _ T C ��.,13.1- '�. ' 7,;.... r -:.ter I 71t,..r„ l'', Ili , ltk Arill'A-147, » bl,' Ill 7414 -, ,,, ‘', ----\, .117 iet 'I. ,, , *,,c ot - 4:- 1114•Mi% ' 1-4---, iy, .(1(.11,la I," :' 1 " __ti .-\_i .,' .,3•L 'i'''Pr4i11‘."‘.. . ‘-'" 1 ifi . . , , , \ , �� - --- - - - CITY OF RENTON 1 ASHINGTON off ' s 1-5 (\J.�ti ti..: v Renton is located in the east ,° O� central part of the Seattle 1-405 Metropolitan Area. It is 1��+ found at the very south end ►. K.Washington of Lake Washington and is ��al BELLEVUE bordered by the cities of 4 w Bellevue on the north, Kent * SEATTLE 1-90 on the south and Tukwila on 4 RENTON the west. ._ ',.,: .."--\...r.‘,.....„_ The City has a very strong economic position ;;:<• KENT centered around an employment base that FEDER i creates more jobs than there are residentsAUBURN living in the city. Boeing by itself creates TACOMA over 24,000 jobs in Renton. a.= 1-s /NWY 167 The Iandforms created by Lake Washington,the Cedar River and the Green River essentially divides the city into four distinct areas. This has caused some problems in providing recreation services because each area is isolated from the other. The result is the duplication of facilities in some cases. The major land forms and other features that create the four areas are shown below. -\,,,.\.\.//) i L—..-1 Fii. _ i •* i • ` - EAST HILLS F. 1 1 WEST HILLS o19 Jai1-405 GREEN RIVER 1 SOUTH HILLS VALLEY I L____ r.. iI V A . y� �� Renton is fortunate in that it has many existing natural recreation resources. These include the Cedar River, Lake Washington, The wooded hillsides of Maple Valley, many utility corridors,wetlands and other features. However, since 1984 when the last Park and Recreation Plan was completed, the city has undergone a great amount of change. Large amounts of land that were once undeveloped or vacant have converted to housing and other urban spaces. At the present rate of growth, little opportunity will exist in five years to acquire additional park and open space land. The need to preserve public land is critical. While Renton has a good park and recreation program, now is the time to take it one step further. By capitalizing on the opportunities that now exist,the city can offer recreation programs and services that are usually limited to the larger and more progressive communities. This change will not come by itself. It will require innovative thinking and diligent work by the staff,The Board of Parks Commissioners, City Council and all of the special recreation groups that now exist in the city. However, the end results will be rewarding and the beneficiary will be the residents of Renton. This report is a summary of the findings and recommendations of the Park, Recreation and Open Space Study. Further information can be found in the technical report under the same title. ` ,- St; jo O J ZZ , il fI{�� • , I i I II ,4 14 � ,1 I II' l I ' 1 ,° � i� r �, 1 _ Wiz: S I; Population Growth The City has experienced a steady rate of growth with the greatest amount occurring in the second half of the 1980 decade. In 1990 the city's population was placed at 41,688 persons. Table 1 Population Growth 1950-1990 City of Renton Year Population Per Cent Increase 1950 16,039 1960 18,453 15.1% 1970 25,878 40.2% 1980 31,031 19.9% 1990 40,000 34.3% For this study, a service area was identified that included both the city limits and additional land that was considered to be within the urban growth boundary. Identification of recreation and facility needs and recommendations for future park sites were made for this service area. the forecasted population for the service area is as follows: Year Population 1990 69,200 2000 84,200 2020 113,600 r+'recCire:till �titi primary provider of park and recreation services in the Renton area. These services , indoor recreation facilities, open space areas and recreation programs. Other suppliers that provide recreation services include King County and some commercial oriented terprises. Shown below is a summary of existing park facilities found in the Renton area. Table 2 Existing Park and Open Space Areas Renton Service Area City Facilities Acres Neighborhood Parks 74.46 Community Parks 21.29 Regional Parks 55.33 Open Space Areas 214.32 Linear Parks 25.15 Special Use Parks 255.20 TOTAL 645.75 County Parks Neighborhood Parks 27.50 Community Parks 19.70 Open Space 145.70 TOTAL 192.90 TOTAL PARKS AND OPEN SPACE 838.65 Acres Most of the park sites managed by the Renton Department of Parks and Recreation are developed and fully utilized. The exception is the Cedar River Property which will eventually become a sports field complex, the Cedar River Natural Area and some miscellaneous open space areas. Shown on the back of this sheet is a listing of park and open space sites managed by the City. Table 3 Existing Park and Open Space Sites Renton Parks Only Park Name Size (acres1 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS Earlington Park 1.54 Heather Downs Park 4.30 Jones Park 1.18 Kennydale Lions Park 3.60 Kiwanis Park 9.00 Maplewood Park 2.20 North Highlands Park 2.64 Philip Arnold Park 10.00 Springbrook Park 16.00 Talbot Hill Reservoir 2.50 Thomas Teasdale Park 10.00 Tiffany Park 7.00 Windsor Hill Park 4.50 Total 74.46 COMMUNITY PARKS Highlands Park 9.40 Liberty Park 11.89 Total 21.29 REGIONAL PARKS Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park 55.33 LINEAR PARKS Burnett Linear Park 1.00 Cedar River Trail 24.15 Total 25.15 SPECIAL USE AREAS Cedar River Park 18.50 Cedar River Property 40.00 Glencoe Park .42 Kennydale Beach Park 1.76 Maplewood Roadside Park 1.13 Maplewood Golf Course 190.00 Renton Senior Center 2.60 Sunset Court Park 0.50 Tonkins Park 0.29 . Total 255.20 NATURAL OPEN SPACE AREAS Cedar River Natural Area 151.48 Lake Street .34 Lower Talbot 4.50 Renton Wetlands 20.00 Springbrook Watershed 38.00 Total 214.32 Vy PF The need for park and recreation services was identified from a random household survey,two community-wide workshop meetings, input from the city staff, contacts with special interest groups and assistance of a planning advisory committee. While the analysis indicated that the City was providing a good level of recreation services, some specific needs were identified. Some of the major needs were: o more hiking and walking trails o more large multi-use community parks o additional river and waterfront opportunities o an indoor swimming pool o more communication and publicity about the city's park and recreation services A study of the history of park development in Renton revealed that the primary emphasis has been on neighborhood parks. Because of this emphasis,the city has an adequate number of these parks but is deficient in the larger multi-use community parks. Following an analysis of the existing park system, standards were developed to quantify the need for park areas and recreation facilities. These standards and need based on a year 2000 population of 84,200 persons are described below. Recommended Existing Year 2000 Park Area or Facility Standard Inventory Need Neighborhood Parks 1.2 Ac./1,000 Pop. 101.96 Ac. 101.04 Ac. Community Parks 1.1 Ac./1,000 Pop. 40.99 92.62 Regional Parks 11.1 Ac./1,000 Pop. 456.44 934.62 Lineal Parks .9 Ac./1,000 Pop. 25.15 75.78 General Open Space 12.7 Ac./1,000 Pop. 188.54 1069.34 Special Use Areas .8 Ac./1,000 Pop. 25.57 67.36 TOTAL PARK LAND 27.8 Ac./1,000 Pop. 838.65 2340.76 Tennis Courts 1 per 1,500 Pop. 38 49 Softball Fields 1 per 3,800 Pop. 15 21 Youth Baseball Fields 1 per 4,070 Pop. 16 19 Soccer Fields 1 per 3,000 Pop. 27 27 Walking/Hiking Trails 0.20 miles/1,000 Pop. 2.45 Mi. 16.84 Mi Indoor Pool Area 99.1 SF/1,000 Pop. 3,965 SF 8,344 SF PARK DESIGN STANDARDS Type Service Area Size Operational Characteristics Neighborhood 1/2 mile radius 5-10 Acres 50% of site should be flat Park of most and usable and contain residences active and passive spaces. A park should be provided when neighborhood reaches 60% development. Community 1-2 mile radius 15-25 Acres At least 10 acres should be Park of most utilized for organized residences sports and other active recreation use. A park should be provided when neighborhood reaches 70%development. Regional Entire community 100 acres or Park should offer a wide range of Park or region more recreation opportunities but emphasize the features that make it unique. Linear Local or Minimum of Elongated parks that follow Park Community 100'wide stream corridors, utility Wide easements, etc. Usually passive in nature but can be highly developed. General Open Community 5 acres or Environmental sensitive areas Space Area Wide more and forested lands. Special Use Community Varies Areas that contain indoor facilities Area Wide miscellaneous sites and landscaped areas. A development strategy for implementing the Park, Recreation and Open Space Plan is found in Section nine of the Technical Report. This section includes funding sources, project priorities and a six year Capital Improvement Plan. Projects in the CIP include park and open space acquisition, new park development, existing park improvements,trail development and the construction of specialized indoor and outdoor recreation facilities. Name Action Cost Year 1 1 Cedar River Trail Development $1,500,000 2 Black River Open Sp. (Phase 1) Acquisition 4,300,000 3 Black River(Phase 2) Acquisition 3,500,000 4 May Creek Trail/Duvall-Glencoe Site Acquisition 750,000 Year 2 5 Cedar River Sports Complex Development $3,500,000 6 Heather Downs Park (Phase 1) Development 400,000 7 Lake Wash.Trail (Boeing-Phase 2) Development 1,000,000 8 Springbrook Wetlands Trail Acquisition 450,000 9 West Kennydale Open Space Acquisition 2,100,000 Kennydale Creek Trail Acquisition (1) Lake Washington Vista Park Acquisition (1) 10 Pacific Coast Railroad Trail Acquisition 100,000 11 Springbrook Creek Park Acquisition 195,000 Year 3 12 Duvall/Glencoe Site Development 650,000 13 Black River Trail Acquisition 400,000 14 Valley Industrial Park Acquisition 750,000 15 Lake Washington Trail Development 3,000,000 16 Non-motorized Boating Center Development 200,000 Year 4 17 Park Shops Development 2,500,000 18 Honey Creek Trail Development 250,000 19 Honey Creek Open Sp. (Phase 2) Acquisition 50,000 (2) Part of West Kennydale Open Space Project Name Action Cost Year 5 20 Lake Wash.Trail (Boeing-Phase 3) Development 750,000 21 Farmstead Site Acquisition 990,000 22 Rolling Hills Park Acquisition 2,100,000 23 Nature Center Site (LaRue Site) Development 500,000 24 Honey Dew Park(East) Acquisition 1,375,000 25 Springbrook Creek Park Development 250,000 26 Honey Dew Park (East) Development 2,000,000 27 Rolling Hills Park Development 1,000,000 28 Royal Hills Park(Phase I) Development 500,000 29 Pacific Coast Railroad Development 100,000 Year 6 30 Black River Nature Center Development 1,000,000 31 Creative and Cultural Arts Center Development 1,500,000 32 Indoor Pool Development 3,000,000 33 Airport Perimeter Trail Development 168,000 34 South Slope Maple Valley Open Space Acquisition 1,800,000 35 North Slope Maple Valley Open Space Acquisition 1,120,000 Note: Costs do not include EIS Preparation or mitigation cost 4' ' rr1yti1r WEST PLANNING AREA �v In section seven of the technical report, specific recommendations are given for existing and future park sites, major new recreation facilities, administrative and management changes and additions to Existing Additional the recreation program. A separate trails plan was prepared and is also incorporated into the plan. Park Type Acres Sites Acres Sites r Shown on the inside of this sheet is the recommended park facility plan. It is designed to achieve four primary objectives. They are: Neighborhood Parks 1.5 1 6.0 1 -�" .__ Community Parks 19.7 1 0.0 0 Regional Parks 0.0 1 0.0 0Ips,,,,; o Promote the Cedar River Corridor for recreation access and use Natural Open Space 4.1 1 145.0 4 o Develop unique and specialized recreation areas Linear Parks 0.0 0 0.0 0 o Preserve open space areas and significantly environmentally sensitive areas Specialized Use Areas 0.0 0 0.0 0 o Develop a city-wide trails system to supplement the park system SOUTHWEST PLANNING AREA Summary of the Park Facility Plan Existing Additional Park Type Acres Sites Acres Sites NORTH PLANNING AREA Neighborhood Parks 0.0 0 0.0 0 6......... Community Parks 0.0 0 0.0 04 II Existing Additional Regional Parks 0.0 0 0.0 0 - Park Type Acres Sites Acres Sites Natural Open Space 20.0 1 60.0 1 =-- Linear Parks 0.0 0 16.0 2 _ Neighborhood Parks 18.2 4 10.0 2 Specialized Use Areas 0.0 0 30.0 1 Community Parks 0.0 0 30.0 1 Regional Parks 55.3 1 0.0 0 4PA SOUTH PLANNING AREA Natural Open Space 122.0 1 888.0 4 Linear Parks 0.0 0 0.0 0 Existing Additional Specialized Use Areas 2.7 3 17.0 1 Park Type Acres Sites Acres Sites EAST PLANNING AREA Neighborhood Parks 56.2 6 20.0 2 Community Parks 0.0 0 25.0 1 4pq Existing Additional Regional Parks 0.0 0 530.0 4 Park Type Acres Sites Acres Sites Natural Open Space 212.8 5 167.0 3 Iiii Linear Parks 0.0 0 44.0 2 Neighborhood Parks 24.6 5 0.0 0 Specialized Use Areas 19.8 2 18.0 1 Community Parks 9.4 1 25.0 1 Regional Parks 0.0 0 280.0 1 Apq Natural Open Space 0.0 0 30.0 1 Linear Parks 0.0 0 20.0 1 Major Facilities Specialized Use Areas 230.0 2 0.0 0 The following recommendations have been made for major recreation facilities. CENTRAL PLANNING AREA Existing Additional o Remove existing outdoor swimming pool when new pool is constructed Park Type Acres Sites Acres Sites o Construct an indoor swimming pool at the Community Center o Construct a Creative and Cultural Arts Center Neighborhood Parks 1.2 1 0.0 0 o Upgrade the North Highlands Community Center Community Parks 1 1.0 1 0.0 0 o Construct a new satellite senior center Regional Parks 0.0 0 0.0 0 Apq o Acquire the land adjacent to the Highland Community Center Natural Open Space 0.0 0 0.0 0 o Find a new site for a new Park Operations Shop Linear Parks 25.2 2 0.0 0 o Construct a new non motorized boating center Specialized Use Areas 2.9 2 3.3 1 o Construct an indoor shooting range -.P. iiiiiN MERCER ( 0 •• �/ / 4 I l.r I. ISLAND 0 F; ''-i. ®1-N 1, • 9 it f a d� Ili. 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