1. OUTAGAMIE COUNTY – WISCONSIN
JUNE 25, 2018
Outagamie County
Plamann Park - Master Plan
PUBLIC INPUT MEETING 1
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY – WISCONSIN

2. Park System: “An interconnected network of parks and parkways that are part of a comprehensive and balanced system within a metropolitan area. The variety of park types and sizes within the system makes it possible to preserve and display the natural beauty of a region’s landscape while also providing a range of recreational experiences. The units of a park system can include: city squares, playgrounds, small neighborhood parks, large parks, scenic reservations, boulevards and parkways. The parks are typically connected by paths and parkways that serve as linear parks to create a larger green network within a metropolitan area.”
-The Cultural Landscape Foundation

3. Outdoor Recreation Facilities Terminology
Classification
General Description
Service Area
Size Criteria
Pocket or Mini Park
Used to address limited, isolated, or unique recreational needs.
Contains greenery, a place to sit outdoors, children's playground, or historical marker or art project.
Often created on a single urban lot or remnant parcel.
Less than a 1/4 mile distance.
Typically between 2,500 sq. ft. and 1 acre
Neighborhood Park
The basic unit of the park system.
Serves as the recreational and social focus of the neighborhood.
Used for informal active and passive recreation.
Passive areas are wooded, scenic, and well landscaped. Passive area facilities are limited but should include picnic areas (with tables and grills), drinking fountains, and pathways.
1/4 to 1/2 mile radius.
5-10 acres
Community Park
Broader purpose than Neighborhood Park.
Focus is on meeting community-based recreation needs and/or preserving unique landscapes and open spaces.
Provides a combination of intensive and non-intensive development ranging from play apparatus to trail systems. In addition to the facilities provided at neighborhood parks, community parks may provide swimming pools, picnic areas, elaborate playfields, game courts, ice skating, shelters, or sanitary facilities and ample off-street parking.
1 to 2 mile radius. Determined by the quality and suitability of the site. Usually serves two or more neighborhoods.
As needed to accommodate desired uses. Usually between acres.
Regional Parks
Regional parks serve a broader purpose than community parks
Used when community and neighborhood parks are not adequate to serve the needs of the community.
Focus is on meeting community-based recreational needs, as well as preserving unique landscapes and open spaces.
Determined by the quality and suitability of the site. Usually serves the entire community
As needed to accommodate desired uses. Usually a minimum of 50 acres, with 75 or more acres being optimal
Green Space or Open Space
In addition to providing numerous recreational experiences, these types of parks provide environmental quality and act as land use buffers.
Most urban greenspace or open space parks contain natural areas such as woodlands, floodplains, wetlands, rock outcroppings and scenic views.
Common recreational developments include biking, hiking, jogging, bridle paths and cross country ski trail systems.
Some active recreation facilities are provided where land is conducive to that type of development, however, it is preferred that these areas stay in a predominantly passive state if possible.
No set standard. Several communities use a ratio of one acre for every 1,000 residents as a basis to project community demand.
Urban Plazas
Places for people to gather together and host events and other functions.
These spaces can be used for a range of formal and informal community activities, such as farmers markets, concerts, art shows, and other community activities.
Located within the more densely-developed and commercial parts of the community and tend to be predominantly developed with impervious surfaces and structure.
Greenway Corridors
Linear features that may wind through neighborhoods, often connecting larger park sites.
May be comprised of wetlands, floodplains, and other environmental features, or include storm water management facilities.
Generally undeveloped or with minimal improvements such as paths.
Special Recreation Area
Covers a broad range of parks and recreation facilities oriented toward single-purpose use.
Variable
School Parks

4. Mini-Parks Used to address limited or isolated recreational needs.
Is the smallest park classification.
Provides unique recreational opportunities.
Location:
Demographics and population play a role in location, but the Mini-Park often services a specific recreational need or takes advantage of unique opportunities. In a residential setting, the service area is usually 1/4 mile or less in radius. Accessibility is by way of interconnecting trails, sidewalks, or low volume residential streets.
Size:
Usually between 2500 sq. ft. and 2 acres

5. Neighborhood Parks
Remains the basic unit of the park system, which serves as the recreational / social focus of the neighborhood.
Location:
Service Area is between 1/4 and 1/2 mile in distance and should not be interrupted by non-residential roads and other physical barriers.
Size:
Usually acres.

6. Community Parks
Community parks should provide multiple neighborhoods pedestrian and vehicular access, and can contain active / passive recreation opportunities and areas for larger activities.
Broader service than Neighborhood Park. Focus is on meeting the community based recreation needs, as well as preserving unique landscapes and open spaces.
Location:
Usually serves two or more neighborhoods at about a 1-mile distance.
Size:
As needed to accommodate desired uses. Usually between 10 and 50 acres.

7. Regional Parks
Regional parks serve a broader purpose than community parks and are used when community and neighborhood parks are not adequate to serve the needs of the community. Focus is on meeting community-based recreational needs, as well as preserving unique landscapes and open spaces.   
Location:
Determined by the quality and suitability of the site. Usually serves the entire community.
Size:
As needed to accommodate desired uses. Usually a minimum of 50 acres, with 75 or more acres being optimal.
In Outagamie County:
Plamann Park, Barker Park, Outagamie County Pet Exercise Area

8. Natural Resource Area
 Land set aside for preservation of significant natural resources, remnant landscapes, open space, and visual aesthetics/buffering.
Location:
Based on resource availability and opportunity.
Size:
Variable based on available land.
Site Selection Guidelines:
Site selection is generally based on availability and the trail system plan. Natural corridors should be considered whenever possible but appropriate “built” corridors are also acceptable with proper design.
Development Guidelines:
Area of natural quality for natural-oriented outdoor recreation, such as viewing and studying nature, wildlife habitat, conservation, swimming, picnicking, hiking, fishing, boating, camping, and trail uses. This may include active play areas as well. Generally, 80% of the land is reserved for conservation and natural resource management, with less than 20% used for recreation development.
In Outagamie County:
Mosquito Hill Nature Center, View Ridge Natural Area, Old Stone Bridge Wooded Area, County Forest

9. Plamann Park
Large regional park with swimming lake, athletic fields, playgrounds, picnic shelters, 27 hole disc golf course, Children’s Farm, hiking trails, sledding hill, ski trails and snowmobile trails.   
Location:
North of Appleton on Broadway Drive 
Size:
257 acres

10. EXISTING CONDITIONS – PARK MAP

11. EXISTING CONDITIONS – AERIAL PHOTO

13. OUTAGAMIE COUNTY – WISCONSIN
JUNE 25, 2018
Questions and Input
Outagamie County
Plamann Park - Master Plan
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY – WISCONSIN

14. What do you like about the existing park?
JUNE 25, 2018
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What do you like about the existing park?

16. What improvements would you like to see at the existing park?
JUNE 25, 2018
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18. Thank You!