City of Durango CFS Data

• Description: Durango RICD
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 2/9/2000
• Author: City of Durango
• Title: City of Durango CFS Data
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

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Community or Regional Park /sports field complex. The south end of the site, the
hillside and the riparian area for the river are left in a native condition and could be
used for picnicking or passive recreation.
A second concept for the 17 acre site is also included in Section 6.7. This plan
shows the vehicular access coming from the north. Such an access would require a
permanent easement or right -of -way purchase. The plan is included to illustrate an
alternate park concept should the frontage road access prove to be unfeasible.
3.2.2 Sky Ridge Park
Sky Ridge Park is an eight -acre site on the east side of town on Jenkins Ranch
Road. This park will primarily serve the new Sky Ridge neighborhood.
Approximately half of the site is a sloping hillside with stands of mature pines and
small deciduous trees. The remainder of the site is gently sloping with native
grasses.
The hillside presents a nice opportunity for passive recreation and picnicking
among the large trees, although this is limited by its steepness. The lower half of
the site has been planned for a mixture of neighborhood park uses. The northern
end has been reserved for either tennis or volleyball, which will be served by a
small picnic shelter and ten off - street parking spaces. Immediately to the south of
the small shelter there is space for an area of open turf. This turf area would be
large enough to serve as a practice field for youth sports and informal field sports.
Continuing to the southwest, a picnic complex is proposed with a picnic shelter,
play structure and swings. Twenty -five off - street parking spaces are also located
in this end of the park. An area has been reserved for a restroom if warranted by
use. Soft surface paths are proposed on the hillside to connect the two picnic
complexes. The park will also have to provide some level of detention for the
subdivision. As these detention plans are finalized, this master plan may need to
be updated.
3.2.3 Recreation Center
The City will construct its new recreation center on a 6.8 -acre site in the north
corner of the old fairgrounds site. While the recreation center and associated
parking will use the majority of this acreage, there will be portions of the site
available for outdoor recreation. The current site plans for the recreation center
call for reserving an area for outdoor water play area southwest of the building.
Additional outdoor recreation facilities being discussed include a small outdoor
amphitheater and a play structure. If these facilities are built, it will allow the
recreation center site to function as a mini -park to the surrounding area.
3.2.4 County Fairgrounds Fields
La Plata County is currently completing a master plan for the fairgrounds site. The
property will be converted from an exhibition /race track use to multi -use sports
fields. There will be two baseball fields and a large area of open turf for multi -use
fields. While these facilities may help meet the current demand for sports fields,
there may be conflicts. The County wishes to reserve the right to use the fields for
special events. This could conflict with programmed use for sports. A use
agreement carefully defining use times will be needed before these fields can be
reliably available for City recreation programs.
Durango Parks Plan
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3.2.5 Holly Park
Holly Park is a 3.7 -acre neighborhood park in the northeastern area of the City. It
Located on the southwest corner of the intersection of 31st
Street and Holly Avenue.
Single family residential is to the south of the site and a church to the west. As a
neighborhood park, the master plan has been developed with the idea of serving
the recreation needs of the residents in the immediate vicinity. The site has no
existing vegetation and slopes from southwest to northeast (a drop of 40' across
the length of the property).
The proposed master plan makes use of the grade change on the site to define key
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