2006 Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan - City of Lakeville

Comparison With City Standards
The City standards suggest that the City provide 2.5 to 3.5 acres of active neighborhood
park land per 1,000 people. The 2020 population suggests a future need of between
18.2 and 25.6 acres of active park land. While the combination of City park and schools
exceed forecasted need, the existing facilities are primarily playfields which do not
include recreational facilities found in neighborhood parks serving smaller, more
intimate neighborhood environments. Stoneborough Park has been acquired and
Village Creek Park has been acquired and developed to address neighborhood park
needs in areas of District 8 currently developing.
Recommendations
To address the park and trail needs of District 8, the following recommendations are
offered:
1. The City will explore the opportunity of creating a community playfield in
conjunction with City-owned land along South Creek, south of Highway 50 and
east of Cedar Avenue. Any park planning in this area of the City should
implement strategies for preserving South Creek as a trout stream.
2. Two neighborhood park search areas are identified in District 8:
a. The first park search area is located between Hamburg and Cedar
Avenues. This area represents future residential areas supporting low to
medium and medium to high residential densities.
b. The second park search area is located east of Cedar Avenue. This area
of the City is proposed for medium density residential land uses. The
Cedar Avenue corridor presents a physical barrier that may inhibit
residents from using parks located west of Cedar Avenue. An initial parcel
of land for this park has been acquired by the City through dedication as
part of the Spyglass subdivision. Additional land will be acquired to
assemble with the Spyglass parcel when the land north of Spyglass is
subdivided.
3. The following trail improvements will be considered in District 8:
a. Extension of MPTWs along Cedar Avenue.
b. MPTWs along 202 nd Street, 205 th Street and 210 th Street
c. The provision of MPTWs along Dodd Boulevard and County Road 70
when Dakota County upgrades these County highways.
4. The City has established portions of the South Creek greenway. With infill
development, the City will preserve the balance of the corridor. A critical issue is
connection of the South Creek greenway from Stone Borough Park east to
Holyoke Avenue to provide a connection from areas west along the corridor
(including Lakeville South High School) to the Lakeville CBD.
City of Lakeville, Minnesota
Chapter Six
2006 Comprehensive Parks, Trails, & Open Space Plan Page 162