Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Master Plan Draft April 16, 2002 Prepared by: Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department and LandMark Design Group With assistance from: Leon Younger & PROS and OCULUS Cover artwork by Rebecca Parker, a multi-medium artist and an employee of the Parks and Recreation Department. The cover is free-hand using pen and ink with charcoal shading. Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation W CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Renny Bush Humphrey, Chair Matoaca District Kelly E. Miller, Vice-Chair Dale District Edward B. Barber Midlothian District J.L. McHale, III Bermuda District Arthur S. Warren Clover Hill District LANE B. RAMSEY, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Sherman Litton, Chair Dale District Daniel Gecker, Vice Chair Midlothian District Ronald K. Stack Matoaca District Phillip G. Cunningham Bermuda District Russell J. Gulley Clover Hill District CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY AND MASTER PLAN COMMITTEES Richard Worcester, Chair Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Terry Minor, Chair Master Plan Committee John Hilliard Harold McManus Robert Terrell Dennis Harding Timothy Mick Bryan Walker Marsha Litton Rose Minner Dorcas Yeager Ron Maxey Ronald Stack Richard Young ADVISORY GROUP TO MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE Sara Carter John Coe Dennis Farmer Carl Chafin Bill and Cheryl Duke Janit Potter CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Bradford Hammer Deputy County Administrator Mike Golden Director of Parks Bruce Dove Assistant Director, Parks Phil Innis Assistant Director, Recreation Mark Askin Chief of Park Operations Stuart Connock Chief of Design and Construction Lynell McClinton Chief of Financial Services Jennifer Wampler Park Planner CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT Tom Jacobson Planning Director James K. Bowling Senior Planner Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation W MASTER PLAN WORK GROUP William Bell Maurice Blackburn Margie Bryan Bill Carlson Donna Cooper Sharon Entsminger Noel Losen Eddie King Charlotte Kohr Susie Owens Rebecca Parker Clyde Randall Jayne Rich Greg Sager Cathy Sorenson Eileen Strafalace Lynn Vanderherchen Greg Velzy Wanda Yeatts Sheriff’s Work Crew headed by Deputy Lance Wilson and Deputy Steven Blount CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................i List of Exhibits............................................................................................................................................................iii List of Maps................................................................................................................................................................iv Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................. ES-1 Section I Introduction .....................................................................................................................................I-1 Section II Summary of Planning Process.......................................................................................................II-1 A. Public Input Meetings.......................................................................................................II-1 B. Citizen Survey..................................................................................................................II-1 C. User Group Meetings.......................................................................................................II-1 D. Department Review .........................................................................................................II-1 E. Other Information.............................................................................................................II-1 F. Stakeholder Session........................................................................................................II-2 Section III Parks and Recreation Trends and Issues .....................................................................................III-1 A. National Trends in Parks and Recreation .......................................................................III-3 B. Department Changes and Performance .........................................................................III-3 C. County Population Trends ..............................................................................................III-3 D. County Participation Trends............................................................................................III-3 E. Infrastructure Maintenance and Renovation ...................................................................III-3 F. Demand for Diversity and Stewardship...........................................................................III-4 G. Parks and Recreation Funding........................................................................................III-4 Section IV Demographics...............................................................................................................................IV-1 A. Population Growth ..........................................................................................................IV-1 B. Population Diversity ........................................................................................................IV-3 C. School Enrollment...........................................................................................................IV-4 D. Households.....................................................................................................................IV-4 E. Health Trends .................................................................................................................IV-5 F. Exercise Trends..............................................................................................................IV-6 G. Diversity in Facility Demand............................................................................................IV-7 Race ........................................................................................................................IV-8 Gender.....................................................................................................................IV-8 Income.....................................................................................................................IV-9 Statewide Recreation Participation..........................................................................IV-9 Growth in Non-Traditional Sports...........................................................................IV-11 H. Safety............................................................................................................................IV-11 Section V Existing Resources ........................................................................................................................V-1 A. Regional Resources.........................................................................................................V-1 B. County Resources ...........................................................................................................V-2 Green Infrastructure..................................................................................................V-2 Blueways ..................................................................................................................V-3 Bikeways...................................................................................................................V-3 Scenic Byways..........................................................................................................V-3 Historic Resources....................................................................................................V-4 THE LANDMARK DESIGN GROUP, INC. i DRAFT March 18, 2002 Table of Contents CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C. County Parks ...................................................................................................................V-6 Neighborhood Parks .................................................................................................V-7 Community Parks ...................................................................................................V-10 Regional Parks .......................................................................................................V-11 Special Purpose Parks ...........................................................................................V-12 Indoor Facilities - Park Operated ............................................................................V-13 D. Public Schools ...............................................................................................................V-14 Recreation Facilities at School Sites.......................................................................V-14 School Site Selection and Development Standards................................................V-15 Private Resources ..................................................................................................V-16 Section VI Vision for the Future: Themes and Goals......................................................................................VI-1 Section VII Summary of Public Input ..............................................................................................................VII-1