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