Daisy Knoll - Farmington, Minnesota

D a i s y K n o l l P a r kMaster PlanSeptember 18, 2006EXISTING PARK FEATURES• 5-12 PLAYGROUND• 1/2 COURT BASKETBALL• NEIGHBORHOOD BALL FIELD• PAVED TRAIL IN ACTIVE PORTION OF THE PARK• SLEDDING HILL• NATURAL AREA CONSISTING OF WOODS ANDGRASSLANDSFUTURE POSSIBILITIESAMENITIES• NEW PLAY EQUIPMENT FOR 5-12 YEAR OLD AND 2-5YEAR OLD WITHIN EXISTING PLAYGROUND• PICNIC SHELTER• SECURITY LIGHT BETWEEN NEW PARK SHELTERAND PLAYGROUND• IMPROVED HALF COURT BASKETBALL• NEIGHBORHOOD BALL FIELD TO REMAIN• ADDITIONAL BENCHES AND TRASH RECEPTACLES• NEW PARK SIGNAGE AT TRAIL ENTRIESPEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION AND SAFETY• PAVED TRAIL CONNECTION TO UPPER 183RD ST.WEST• PAVED TRAIL LINKING EUCLID ST. TO PARKAMENITIES MEANDERS UP HILLSIDE THROUGH THEPARK’S NATURAL AREAS• SIDEWALK ALONG EUCLID ST. NORTH TO UPPER182ND AND SOUTH TO CONNECT TO EXISTING TRAILAT EUCLID PATH AND PILOT KNOB RD.• CONSIDER STOP SIGNS :- THREE WAY STOP SIGN AT ESQUIRE WAYAND ESSENCE TRAIL- THREE WAY STOP AT EUCLID ST. ANDUPPER 182ND ST.- ON EUCLID WAY AT EUCLIDST. INTERSECTION- ON UPPER 183RD ST. W. AT EUCLID ST.• BOLLARDS ON ALL TRAILS AT STREETINTERSECTIONS TO SLOW BICYCLISTS• GATE ON PARK ROAD AT ESQUIRE WAY TOCONTROL VEHICULAR ACCESSLANDSCAPING AND NATURAL AREAS• ENTRY GARDEN WITH PERENNIALS, SHRUBS ANDLANDSCAPE BOULDERS AT ESQUIRE WAY• LANDSCAPING ALONG WATER TOWER FENCE• ADDITIONAL SHADE TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREESAND SHRUBS IN KEY LOCATIONS• TRIAL PRAIRIE GARDEN ON STEEP DRAINAGESWALE SLOPES NORTH OF WATER TOWER ACCESSROAD• PRAIRIE RESTORATION AND WOODLANDMANAGEMENT IN EXISTING NATURAL AREASSEE SECOND PAGE FOR ENLARGED PLAN FOR SOUTHPORTION OF PARK AND PLAN KEYPARK SIZE: 25 ACRESOVERALL PLANPRAIRIE RESTORATIONIN EXISTING NATURALAREASPARK ENTRY - PAVEDTRAIL CONNECTIONAND TRAIL ENTRY SIGNEverton CourtPARK BOUNDARYPARK BOUNDARYPARK BOUNDARYUpper 182nd StreetEuclid WayHill Dee ParkSIDEWALK ON NORTHSIDE OF UPPER 182NDSTREET TO CONNECT TOHILL DEE PARK ISPLANNED AS PART OFTHE HILL DEERECONSTRUCTIONPROJECT.CONSIDER STOP SIGNS:• THREE WAY STOP ATEUCLID ST. ANDUPPER 182ND ST.• ON EUCLID WAY ATEUCLID STREETINTERSECTION• ON UPPER 183RDSTREET W. ATEUCLID STREETEuclid StreetUpper 183rd StreetUpper 183rd Street WestEverton Ave.BENCHESEXISTING WOODLANDAREAS MANAGED TOCONTROL INVASIVESPECIES SUCH ASBUCKTHORN ANDPRICKLY ASHEXISTINGNEIGHBORHOOD BALLFIELD TO REMAIN AS ISAND UNPROGRAMMED184th Street WestPARK BOUNDARYPARK ENTRY WITH PARKSIGN. CROSSWALKCONNECTION TOSIDEWALK ON EAST SIDEOF EUCLID STREET.SIDEWALK TO BE WITHINTHE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY AND WILL LINKUPPER 182ND STREETTO THE NORTH WITHEXISTING TRAIL ON PILOTKNOB ROAD TO THESOUTH.BENCHEXISTING SLEDDINGHILL TO REMAINExodusCircle200’PARK BOUNDARYPAVED TRAIL MEANDERSTHROUGH NATURALAREAS OF PARK ANDCONNECTS TO PARKAMENITIES.Water towerLANDSCAPING ALONGWATER TOWER FENCEPARK BOUNDARYPARK BOUNDARYTRAIL CONNECTION TOEXISTING TRAIL ON PILOTKNOB ROADExodus Ave.SEE ENLARGED PLANCONSIDER THREE WAYSTOP SIGN AT ESQUIREWAY AND ESSENCETRAILEssence TrailEsquire WayEuclid PathSOUTHERN PART OFPARK TO HAVE ENTRYGARDENS ON ESQUIREWAY, IMPROVED HALFCOURT BASKETBALL,UPDATED PLAYEQUIPMENT AND PICNICSHELTER. SEEENLARGED PLAN.Farmington, MinnesotaHoisington Koegler Group, Inc.

D a i s y K n o l l P a r kMaster PlanSeptember 18, 2006KEYEXISTING SHADE TREEPROPOSED SHRUBSPROPOSED TRAILS AND SIDEWALKSEXISTING EVERGREEN TREETURFEXISTING TRAILPROPOSED EVERGREEN TREEPROPOSED SHADE TREEPROPOSED ORNAMENTAL TREEPRAIRIEWOODSPROPOSED TRIAL PRAIRIE GARDENWASTE CONTAINERBIKE RACKBENCHPARK BOUNDARYENLARGED PLANSECURITY LIGHTAND TRASH RECEPTACLELANDSCAPING ALONGWATER TOWER FENCESHELTER FOR PICNICKINGAND PARK PROGRAMSPARK BOUNDARYSLEDDING HILLDEMONSTRATIONPRAIRIE GARDENON STEEPSLOPES OFEXISTINGDRAINAGE SWALEPARK BOUNDARYNEW PLAY EQUIPMENTFOR 5-12 YEAR OLDS;EXISTING SWINGS TOREMAIN.NEW 2-5 YEAR OLDPLAY AREAENTRY GARDENEXISTING WATER TOWER ACCESS ROADBOLLARD ATTRAIL / STREETINTERSECTIONTO SLOWBICYCLISTSCONSIDER ATHREE WAY STOPAT ESQUIRE WAY /ESSENCE TRAILINTERSECTIONSFOR PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST SAFETYPARK BOUNDARYIMPROVED 1/2 COURTBASKETBALLGATE AT WATER TOWERACCESS ROAD TO CONTROLVEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN PARK.POLICE WILL HAVE ACCESSFOR PARK PATROL.ENTRY GARDEN WITHLANDSCAPEBOULDERS, SHRUBSAND PERENNIALS.EXISTING PARK SIGN TOREMAIN.ORNAMENTAL TREES ANDLOW SHRUBS ON STEEPSLOPE AREASThe master plan suggests adding a park shelter,similar to this one, located in Hill Dee Park, for shade,picnicking, and park programs such as “Pooh’sPlayground.”Small park signs will beinstalled at all trail entrancesto the park.The master plan suggests updating the park’s play equipment. A recently installedplayground at Meadow View Park is shown above.Farmington, MinnesotaHoisington Koegler Group, Inc.