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• the number of public facilities provided in Louisville in 1995, including facilities managed
by the LMPRD and (if available) by other providers such as Jefferson County Public
Schools(JCPS);
• the current distribution of facilities within Louisville;
• the standard recommended to guide the future development of facilities in Louisville;
• 1995 and projected deficiencies were derived by applying the recommended standard
to 1995 and 2020 population figures and to the current number of facilities managed by
the then L/JCPD; and
• actions recommended to satisfy the identified deficiency. (It should be noted that the
recommended actions are based on a number of factors including geographic
distribution, maintenance issues, trends in level of use, and the role of private sector
facilities as well as application of the numeric standards).
Both 1995 and 2016 facility information was derived from various sources. Information
on facilities managed by the LMPRD was derived from the LMPRD inventory as depicted in the
Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium (LOJIC) system. 1995 information on
facilities managed by the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Department was derived from
the Kentucky Recreational Facilities Inventory (June 1993) compiled by the State of Kentucky,
and 2016 data was requested from JCPS. 1995 information on facilities managed by other
providers was derived from an inventory of parks and recreational facilities in Jefferson County
compiled by the Jefferson County Division of Planning and Development Services. It should be
noted that in general for both 1995 and 2016, the information on facilities managed by other
providers is less complete. Both for this reason and, more important, because the LMPRD has
little or no control over the continued provision of service by others, these facilities were given
less significance in the needs analysis.
Certain private recreation facilities such as tennis and swimming clubs and golf courses
also make contributions to the overall recreational provision available to Louisville residents.
Since the recreation facility standards are intended to address public facilities, and these private
facilities are only available to a limited membership, the presence of such facilities was not
accounted for in determining future public facility needs. However, in the more detailed analysis
which would accompany any specific facility development proposal, the local presence or
absence of such private facilities should be considered.
In addition to the facility types for which numeric standards are recommended, the plan
considered a number of recreational uses for which there are no generally accepted standards.
The following uses are addressed in the “Other Facilities” section which follows the discussion of
specific facility types:
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