4.2.2 Provision and Access
Classification
Table 4-4 provides an updated Parkland Classification system adapted from the County of Oxford’s Official Plan classification system that is currently in place for the Town.
Table 4-4: Updated Tillsonburg parkland classification system
Park Type Typical Size
Description
Location
Examples
• support a range of activities • serve the whole community • major recreation
Memorial Park Annandale Park
• accessible along collector or arterial roads • street frontage • pedestrian and bicycle access
5.0 Ha or greater
Veterans Walkway Kinsmen Participark
Community Park/Trail
facilities/amenities
Serves the whole Town
• parking • has support amenities (e.g., washrooms, drinking water, concessions, etc.) • supports a smaller range of activities • typically geared for
• centrally located
1.0-2.0 Ha Serves 4,000-5,000 people
within neighbourhoods
Southridge Park Northcrest Trail
Neighbourhood Park/Trail
• street frontage • pedestrian and bicycle access
local use (800m radius)
• passive activities, seating, gardens • sizable urban squares
0.6 Ha or less Serves 1,000-2,000 people
• can be in
neighbourhoods, commercial, and institutional areas
Bert Newman Parkette
should be designed to accommodate a range of events such as markets and live music/performance
Parkette
• street frontage
• topographic
• naturally significant lands in need of protections • may contain trails and other recreation amenities
variations, ravines, water ways
Tillsonburg Conservation Area
Natural Areas/ Trails
Undefined
• ideally located to create a
connected network throughout Town
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