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Neighborhood Parks Medium-sized parks that provide passive and active recreation opportunities within walking or biking distance for residents in one or more neighborhoods. SIZE: 5-10 acres preferred LOCATION & ACCESS: Central to the neighborhoods that they serve with residential or school adjacent land uses and at least two street frontages. Where applicable, connect to bikeways, sidewalks and trails and minimize access barriers such as fencing, steep slopes, or major arterial roads. PARKING: Street and bike parking AMENITIES: REQUIRED • Playground (or comparable play environment for ages 2-5 and 5-12) • 1+ active-use amenity, such as a sport court or athletic field • 1+ special recreation amenity (i.e. amphitheater, skate park, splash pad, dog park, roller rink, pump track, community garden, sensory garden, etc.) • Open lawn for multi-use recreation and unstructured play • Dispersed picnic areas • Accessible walking loop • Site furnishings (including benches, tables, drinking fountains, trash receptacles, bike racks, etc.) • Site signage • Intuitive and accessible pathway circulation RECOMMENDED: • Group picnic shelter • Permanent restrooms (based on park capacity/ amenities) • Interpretive signage, especially near notable natural features. • Interpretive trail and/or signage • Public art LANDSCAPE: • Large shade trees should be plentiful, with a tree canopy of at least 25% of the site. • Turf grass should only be used in centralized lawn or picnic areas. Periphery landscape areas should include low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plantings. • Existing natural features should be preserved and incorporated and optimized for resource and habitat protection, windbreaks, and shade. Mini Parks Mini parks are small-sized parks that provide basic recreation amenities for nearby residents in a specific neighborhood or subdivision. SIZE: Less than 1 acre LOCATION & ACCESS: Embedded within neighborhoods or at trailheads. Frontage on two streets is preferable; one street frontage is acceptable. PARKING: Street and bike parking AMENITIES: REQUIRED: • 1+ active-use amenity, such as a sport court or tot lot, placed with sensitivity to neighbors • Open lawn for multi-use recreation and unstructured play • Dispersed picnic areas • Site furnishings (including benches, tables, drinking fountains, trash receptacles, bike racks, etc.) • Site signage • Intuitive and accessible pathway circulation RECOMMENDED • Playground (or comparable play environment for ages 2-5 and 5-12) • Small or mid-sized picnic shelter. • Interpretive signage, especially near notable natural features. • Public art LANDSCAPE: • Large shade trees should be plentiful, with a tree canopy of at least 25% of the site. • Turf grass should only be used in centralized lawn or picnic areas. Periphery landscape areas should include low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plantings. San Leandro Park Master Plan | 76 DRAFT DRAFT 77 | Realizing Our Vision