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Overview
The Analyze: Inventory and Analysis chapter describes and illustrates the existing conditions of the City of Lake Forest Parks
and Recreation Department, showing a basic understanding of the City’s assets and programs
Purpose
This chapter documents the inventory and analysis
accomplished during the Analyze phase of the
comprehensive master planning process. This phase
describes the context in which the Department
operates, the recreation services they provide,
and the patrons that utilize parks, facilities, and
programs.
The following chapter defines the community’s
demographic context and provides detailed
maps of the City that identify parks, open space,
and other relevant land uses. It also includes the
level of service analysis for parks and amenities,
benchmarking the Department’s total acreage
of parks and open space and the number of
amenities to local (North Shore), state, and national
benchmarks. A distribution mapping analysis of
the geographic location of parks is also found in
this chapter. This information provides insight into
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potential surpluses or deficiencies the Department
has in terms of parks and open space.
Chapter Outline
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Demographics
Existing Conditions
Asset Inventory
Park Classifications
Park & Open Space Inventory Matrix
Indoor Facility Inventory Matrix
Level of Service Analysis
Acreage
Distribution
• Mini Park Distribution Analysis
• Neighborhood Park Distribution Analysis
• Community Park Distribution Analysis
• Overall Park Distribution Analysis
• Amenities
• Facility Square Footage
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