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Facility Square Footage
Square Footage Level of Service benchmarks are calculations of the minimum amount
of indoor space recommended to provide all indoor recreation activities. It also includes
considerations for specific facilities recommended to support programs and activities.
Level of Service (LOS) guidelines for indoor space is less
established than the guidelines for parks and open spaces,
but the planning team utilizes a Chicagoland benchmark
of two square feet per person with 1.5 square feet
consisting of indoor classroom-based or active recreation
space and 0.5 square feet consisting of indoor aquatics. In addition to the deficit in indoor recreation and
program space, the City of Lake Forest is lacking indoor
aquatics. The City has no indoor aquatics facilities but the
Chicagoland benchmark recommends 0.5 square feet per
person. In terms of square footage, the City of Lake Forest
has a 9,687.5 square foot deficit of indoor aquatic space.
The Department has a total of 20,661 square feet of indoor
recreation space and 2,457 square feet of single-use space.
According to the indoor square footage level of service
analysis, the Department has a total public indoor level
of service of 1.2 square feet per person. Compared to
the Chicagoland benchmark of 2.0 this is 0.8 square feet
per person below the benchmark and a deficit of 5,944.5
square feet. When considering combined recreation, program, and
aquatic indoor space, the City has a total deficit of 15,632
square feet compared to Chicagoland benchmarks.
Level of Service Analysis: Chicagoland Benchmark
INDOOR RECREATION SPACE
Classification
Indoor Recreational and Program Space
Indoor Aquatics
Total Square Feet
CLF Square Feet
(Total) CLF Existing
Level of Service
(SF / population) Recommended
Square Footage Recommended Level of
Service
(SF / population) Square Footage
deficiency / surplus
(SF)
23,118.0
0.0 1.2
0.0 29,062.5
9,687.5 1.5
0.5 -5,944.5
-9,687.5
155,215.0 1.2 38,750.0 2.0 -15,632.0
Recommended acreage is based off the existing population of 19,375
Surplus Amenities
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Deficit Amenities
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