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5.14 Parks and Recreation

Los Angeles Countywide Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment

Adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 5, 2016, the Parks Needs Assessment was a
historic and significant undertaking to engage all communities within Los Angeles County in
a collaborative process to gather data and input for future decision-making on parks and
recreation. The primary goal of the Parks Needs Assessment was to quantify the magnitude
of need for parks and recreational facilities, and determine the potential costs of meeting
that need. This goal has been accomplished, as evidenced by the final report which uses a
transparent, best-practices approach to evaluate park and recreation needs, and is the
product of an engagement process that involved the public, cities, unincorporated
communities, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders. Specifically, the
Parks Needs Assessment:

• Uses a set of metrics to measure and document park needs for each study area;
• Establishes a framework to determine the overall level of park need for each study
area;
• Offers a list of priority park projects for each study area;
• Details estimated costs for the priority park projects by study area;
• Builds a constituency of support and understanding of the park and recreational
needs and opportunities; and
• Informs future decision-making regarding planning and funding for parks and
recreation.

The Project site is located within the Unincorporated Northwest Antelope Valley Study Area,
which currently does not contain any community or neighborhood parks operated by DPR.

County of Los Angeles Trails Manual

The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation Trails Manual provides
guidance on trail planning, design, development, and maintenance of hiking, equestrian, and
mountain biking recreational trails, while addressing physical and social constraints and
opportunities associated with the diverse topographic and social conditions that occur in the
unincorporated territory of the County.

5.14.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

There are no existing parks or other recreational features on the Project site, as the site is
privately owned. However, a variety of jurisdictions own and/or maintain open space areas,
parks, and recreational facilities in the vicinity of the Project site. Exhibit 5.14-1, Existing
Open Space and Recreation Areas, depicts the location of recreational areas in the vicinity of
the Project site and Exhibit 5.14-2, Existing and Proposed Trails in the Project Vicinity and
Exhibit 4-8, Conceptual Bicycle Plan, located in Section 4.0, Project Description, depicts the
location of both existing and proposed trails and bikeways, respectively, on and near the site
with Project implementation.

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