The

Recreation and
Open Space
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Sarasota City Plan
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Support Document
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The Recreation and Open Space Plan
INTENT AND PURPOSE..........................................................................................1
Sarasota’s Strategic Plan Goals ...............................................................................1
Florida Statutory Requirements ...............................................................................1
Organization of the Recreation and Open Space Plan.............................................2
Implementation of the Sarasota City Plan ..............................................................2

GOAL, OBJECTIVES AND ACTION STRATEGIES ..................................3

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INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS ...........................................................................10
OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................10

APPENDICES
Appendix 1: 9J-5 Requirements Index ..................................................................11
Appendix 2: Sarasota’s Strategic Goals.................................................................12
Appendix 3: Parks + Connectivity Master Plan ....................................................14

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
R-1 Parks + Connectivity Master Plan (map).............................................................................9

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 The
Recreation
and
Open Space
Plan
 INTENT AND PURPOSE
The purpose of the Recreation and Open Space Chapter is to provide and maintain a high quality
and environmentally sensitive system of open spaces and recreation facilities which meet the needs
of the community through the year 2010. The foundation for this Chapter is Sarasota’s
Strategic Plan and Florida statutory requirements.

Sarasota’s Strategic Plan Goals

In 2004, the City Commission adopted “Sarasota’s Approach to Strategic Planning”, which
provides the foundation for the Strategic Plan and six Strategic Goals that have particular
relevance to the Recreation and Open Space Chapter:

“Viable, safe and diverse neighborhoods and businesses that work

together.”
Neighborhood recreation and open spaces play a key role in providing viable neighborhoods.
They facilitate recreation and they foster neighborhood communication - often serving as the
central gathering place. They are a source of neighborhood pride and identity.

“An attractive, environmentally-friendly community that is safe and

livable and provides an array of cultural and aesthetic enjoyments.”
The City’s recreation and open spaces are critical to the City’s attractive, clean and aesthetically
pleasing image.

“Well maintained and future-oriented infrastructure.”

Maintaining existing parks and open spaces and recognizing changing demographics are
important to providing recreation and open spaces that meeting the needs of the community.

It is the intent of the Recreation and Open Space Plan to pursue actions that further Sarasota’s
Strategic Plan.

Florida Statutory Requirements

Section 9J-5.014, that addressed the subject matter of this chapter, was repealed February 20,
1996.

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Organization of the Recreation and Open Space Plan
The Recreation and Open Space Plan consists of a goal followed by objectives and action
strategies pursuant to the goal.

The Recreation and Open Space Plan is organized around objectives addressing the following
topics:

Objective 1. A System Consistent with the Needs of the Population;

Objective 2. Accessibility and Safety;

Objective 3. Efficient and Environmentally Sensitive Facilities;

Objective 4. Coordination with Public Agencies and the Private Sector; and,

Objective 5. Festivals and Cultural Celebrations; and

Objective 6. Parks + Connectivity Master Plan.

The Recreation and Open Space Plan is one of the eleven plans which collectively represent the
Sarasota City Plan. This Plan can neither stand alone nor be interpreted independent of the
others.

Implementation of the Sarasota City Plan

Implementation of the Sarasota City Plan will require actions by both the public and private
sectors. In this regard many of the plan components speak to “the City” pursuing certain actions
to:
promote, provide, consider, identify, enhance, create, maintain, conserve, support, reduce
discourage, coordinate, and employ.

While these actions may be initiated by City government itself, City government will also be
expecting applicants seeking development approvals to pursue these same type of actions as part
of their applications.

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 GOAL, OBJECTIVES
AND ACTION STRATEGIES
Goal
It shall be the goal of the City of Sarasota to provide and maintain a high quality and
environmentally sensitive system of open spaces, and recreation facilities which meet
the needs of the community.

Objective 1 - A System Consistent with the Needs of the Population

The City shall continue to plan, acquire, develop and maintain a system of open
spaces and recreation facilities, consistent with the needs of the population as
determined by the level-of-service standards.

Action Strategies

1.1 Level-of-Service Standards: The level-of-service standards for open space and
recreation facilities will be a minimum of 10 acres per 1,000 resident population.

1.2 Bayfront Park and Island Park: The City will develop a Master Plan for
Bayfront Park and Island Park. The Master Plan will seek to maintain and
improve open vistas to the water, provide for the highest level of maintenance,
and reestablish a pedestrian connection with the Downtown Proper. The Master
Plan will exclude the development of structure parking at the parks.

1.3 Gulf Coast Heritage Trail System: The City, in conjunction with the Sarasota Bay
National Estuary Program (SBNEP) and other agencies, shall continue to support
and promote the Gulf Coast Heritage Trail System for Sarasota and Manatee
Counties.

1.4 Bay and Gulf Access in Residential Development: Access to Sarasota Bay and the
Gulf of Mexico shall be considered in the review of proposed residential
developments in coastal areas.

1.5 Pedestrian Access to Shoreline: Public pedestrian access to Sarasota Bay and the
Gulf of Mexico shall be required incident to the development of properties in coastal
areas for non-residential uses, unless waived at the time of site plan approval.

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 1.6 Compatibility: Open spaces and recreation facilities will be compatible with
adjacent land uses. Buffering of active recreation facilities shall be provided when
necessary to mitigate any potential incompatibility with adjacent land uses.

1.7 Bayfront Mooring Field: A bayfront mooring field shall be developed and
maintained adjacent to Bayfront Park to address the needs of the community.

Objective 2 - Accessibility and Safety

The City shall continue to ensure public accessibility and public safety of open
spaces, recreation facilities, beaches and shores.

Action Strategies

2.1 Handicapped Accessibility: Park, recreation, and open space facilities will be
designed to provide for accessibility by handicapped persons in accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

2.2 Public Accessibility: Where a developer provides park, recreation, or open space
facilities for the general public, such facilities shall be planned and located so as to
maximize public accessibility.

2.3 Mass Transit Accessibility: The City will support expansions of the Sarasota
County Area Transit (SCAT) system operated by Sarasota County, to link major
residential developments with open spaces and recreation facilities.

2.4 Public Safety: Park and Recreation facilities shall employ Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles whenever possible.

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Objective 3 - Efficient and Environmentally Sensitive Facilities
The City shall continue to provide for the acquisition, development, and maintenance
of open spaces and recreation facilities, consistent with the adopted level-of-service
and the Sarasota City Plan, in an economically efficient and environmentally
sensitive manner.

Action Strategies

3.1 Resource Preservation: The City will continue to preserve and protect naturally
occurring habitats, such as beaches, dunes, and coastal vegetation.

3.2 Impact Minimization: Open spaces and recreation facilities shall be designed so as
to minimize the impact of human activities on natural systems, consistent with the
relevant action strategies of the Environmental Protection and Coastal Islands Plan.

3.3 Development Incentives: The City will explore providing certain development
incentives, in the Land Development Regulations, in exchange for the provision and
maintenance of open space and recreation facilities.

3.4 Federal and State Funds: The City shall pursue funds from various sources,
including, Federal, and State, and County agencies and private providers, for the
acquisition, preservation, and maintenance of open space and recreational facilities.

3.5 Developer Funded Public Art: The City recognizes that public art has broad
public benefits and will require developer funded public art or the deposit of a
monetary contribution into a public art fund for development located in select
zoning districts.

3.6 Public Funded Art: The City recognizes that public art has broad public
benefits and will analyze the feasibility of cosponsoring public art acquisitions
and events with other public and private entities.

3.7 Public Art in Neighborhoods: The City shall consider locating public art in
neighborhoods.

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Objective 4 - Coordination with Public Agencies and the
Private Sector
The City shall continue to coordinate with other public agencies and the private sector
in the acquisition and development of open spaces and recreation facilities with the
Future Land Use Chapter.

Action Strategies

4.1 Coordination: The City shall coordinate development and maintenance of open
spaces and recreation facilities with the private sector, including neighborhood
associations, and with Sarasota County, Manatee County, the School Board of
Sarasota County, and the Town of Longboat Key.

4.2 Consolidation of Service Provision: Programs for the provision and maintenance
of open space and recreation facilities shall be consolidated, where feasible, with
similar programs of other public agencies, to increase efficiency.

4.3 Adopt a Park Program: The City, in conjunction with “Sarasota County Keep
Sarasota Beautiful”, will continue to encourage such programs as: “Adopt-a-
Street”, “Adopt-a-Park” or “Adopt-a-Beach” to maintain and beautify the City’s
parks and beaches.

Objective 5 - Festivals and Cultural Celebrations

The City shall continue to encourage festivals and other cultural celebrations as part
of the City’s annual budget process.

Action Strategies

5.1 Coordinating Festivals and Special Events with Neighborhoods: The City
will coordinate the programming of festivals and special events with
neighborhoods that are impacted by these events.

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Objective 6 - Parks + Connectivity Master Plan

The City shall continue to develop, maintain, and improve upon its recreational
system of parks, trails, and open spaces by implementing the Parks + Connectivity
Master Plan when cost feasible.

Action Strategies

6.1 Eastside Park: The City will evaluate the development of a new park in the
eastern area of the municipality. If an Eastside park is developed, it should be
located proximate to residential uses and existing recreation facilities or schools,
and may include amenities such as basketball courts, a playground, family aquatic
center, and open space.

6.2 New Recreational Facilities: The City shall consider developing the following
recreational facilities as identified in the Parks + Connectivity Master Plan:

Facility Type Recommendation

Soccer/football 2 new fields
Tennis courts 3 new courts at Payne Park
Basketball courts 4 new courts
Playgrounds 1 new playground with sections for (a) tots and (b)
older children
Community pools 1 new family aquatic center
Boat ramps Work on parking availability to include consideration
of remote parking served by shuttle or valet system
Community centers Renovate Newtown Community Center and consider
adding an outdoor sprayground
Shuffleboard courts Add courts to Payne Park Shuffleboard Center to
allow for tournament play

6.3 Connectivity Plan: The City shall consider making improvements to its
transportation facilities in order to create a system of interconnected pathways
consisting of blueways, greenways and trails, parkways, landscaped highways,
and sleeves as displayed on Illustration R-1, Parks + Connectivity Plan.

6.4 Blueways: The City shall consider developing kayak and canoe launching areas
and allow for the private development of water taxi service at various locations
along the coast.

6.5 Greenways and Trails: The City shall consider creating interconnected
greenways and trails consisting of off-road multi-use paths suitable for cycling,

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 running, and walking. Greenways and trails encompass (1) multi-use recreation
trails (MURTs) and (2) rails-to-trails facilities

6.6 Parkways: The City shall consider transforming selected streets, as depicted on
Illustration R-1, Parks + Connectivity Plan, into parkways. Parkways are streets
that provide safe, pleasant pedestrian experiences, and where feasible, also
include dedicated bicycle lanes. Parkways will have appropriate landscaping,
lighting, and signage.

6.7 Landscaped Highways: The City shall consider providing for landscaping of
major thoroughfares, as depicted on Illustration R-1, Parks + Connectivity Plan,
to enhance the driving experience for residents and visitors.

6.8 Sleeves: The City shall develop “sleeves” at the intersections of trails and
parkways with landscaped highways in order to make it safe for pedestrians and
cyclists to cross the high-volume, highways.

6.9 Identification and Wayfinding: The City shall consider standardizing

identification signs for its park facilities and improve the wayfinding system by
including entrance signs into the City and developing a standard system for
directing drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians to parks and other points of interest.

6.10 Landscaping for Parks and Streetscapes: In developing landscaping for parks
and streetscapes, the City shall use the plant lists as recommended in the Parks +
Connectivity Master Plan as a guide.

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 The
Recreation
and
Open Space
Support Document
The inventory and analysis in the
Support Document provide the foundation
for the Plan portion of this Chapter.

The Support Document is not adopted.

 INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS

OVERVIEW
In September of 1989, the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County entered into an interlocal
government agreement consolidating the recreation departments of the two agencies for a period
of 20 years, beginning in 1990 and continuing to 2010. The County assumed maintenance
responsibility and recreational day-to-day programming for many of the City’s park sites and
recreation facilities. However, the City retains the responsibility for long-range recreational
planning.

Providing recreational facilities and services must be done within the constraints of a fixed
amount of land, water and shoreline. These recreational facilities and services offer an unusually
wide array of cultural and leisure time activities available to residents of the City and the region.

Parks and recreation services transcend the limits of the City of Sarasota. Even though a park or
recreation facility may be located inside the City, people who reside outside the City may travel
to visit and use the facility. The reverse is also true. Some facilities located outside of the City
serve regional areas, including residents of the City. Examples of such park sites and/or
recreation facilities include Everglades National Park in south Florida, Disney World near
Orlando (both of which attract visitors from all over the world), Raymond James Stadium in
Tampa, the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Tropicana Field (formerly known as the
Thunderdome) in St. Petersburg, and Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County.

In 2002, a Parks + Connectivity Master Plan was prepared for the City. The Parks +
Connectivity Master Plan includes a complete inventory of City park and recreational facilities,
an existing conditions analysis, and recommendations for future improvements. The Parks +
Connectivity Master Plan, located in Appendix 3, serves as the Support Document text for this
Recreation and Open Space Chapter.

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 APPENDIX 1
9J-5 Requirements Index

This Chapter was prepared to meet requirements outlined in the Florida Administrative Code,
Chapter 9-J5. This appendix references the relevant headings from Chapter 9-J5 to the location
in this Chapter where these requirements are met.

Section 9J-5.014 was repealed February 20, 1996.

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 APPENDIX 2
Sarasota’s Strategic Goals
In 2004, the City Commission, Commission adopted “Sarasota’s Approach to Strategic
Planning”, which provides the foundation for the Strategic Plan and six Strategic Goals that are
the foundation upon which the Sarasota City Plan is based. This appendix references objectives
and action strategies in the Sarasota City Plan that implement these goals.

Our Vision
“A City where urban amenities meet small town living.”

The Goals of the City of Sarasota

1. A responsible and accessible government that has sound financial and
administrative practices.

Applicable Action Strategies: 1.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, and 4.2.

2. Viable, safe and diverse neighborhoods and businesses that work together.

Applicable Action Strategies: 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.3, 5.1, and 6.1
through 6.10.

3. An economically sustainable community.

Applicable Action Strategies: 3.4, 4.2, and 4.3.

4. A workplace that attracts and retains an outstanding workforce.

Applicable Action Strategies: None.

5. An attractive, environmentally-friendly community that is safe and livable and

provides an array of cultural and aesthetic enjoyments.

Applicable Action Strategies: 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7,
5.1, and 6.1 through 6.10.

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6. Well maintained and future-oriented infrastructure.

Applicable Action Strategies: 1.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 6.1 through 6.10.

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 Appendix 3

Parks + Connectivity Master Plan

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CITY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA

PARKS +
CONNECTIVITY
MASTER PLAN

EDAW
Leon Younger and PROS
Hoyt Architects

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

City Commission

Carolyn J. Mason, Mayor

Lou Ann Palmer, Vice Mayor
Richard Martin, Commissioner
Mary Quillin, Commissioner
Mary Anne Servian, Commissioner

Planning Board

Kenneth C. Shelin, Chair

Dr. Robert Lee Kantor, Vice Chair
Michael J. Shelton
Sam Schackow
V. Shannon Snyder

Parks, Recreation and Environmental

Protection Advisory Board

Kenneth McMillen, Chair

Maria Price, Vice Chair
Robert Gorevan
Jay Gorzelany
Carolyn Johnson
Katherine Kelly
Millie Small

Charter Officials

Michael A. McNees, City Manager

Richard J. Taylor, City Attorney
Billy E. Robinson, City Auditor and Clerk

Deputy City Manager

V. Peter Schneider

Parks + Connectivity Master Plan

Project Team

Jane Robinson, Director of Planning and Development

Dennis Daughters, Director of City Engineering, City Engineer
John Burg, Chief Planner
Duane Mountain, Capital Projects Manager
Natalie Rush, Transportation Planner
Michael Woodman, Neighborhood Planner
John Brown, Sarasota County Parks and Recreation
Jaime Doubek-Racine, National Park Service, Rivers and Trails
Program, Florida
Millie Small, Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection
Advisory Board

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT THE

CITY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
AT 941/954-4195 OR [email protected]

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table of contents
1 INTRODUCTION.................................................. 1

Purpose......................................................1
Principles of Park Planning and Design .......2
Goals of the Plan ........................................3
National Trends ..........................................3
Planning Process: Public Involvement .........4

2 EXISTING CONDITIONS................................... 6

Issues and Opportunities............................. 6

Standards and Levels of Service ................. 9
Conclusion ............................................... 10

3 RECOMMENDATIONS .....................................16

New Parks................................................ 16
New Facilities ........................................... 18
Connectivity Plan...................................... 20
Other Recommendations .......................... 25
Existing Parks Conceptual Design............. 29
Implementation Matrix............................... 34

Note: This Parks + Connectivity Master Plan

document provides a summary of existing
conditions as well as recommendations for
future development of Sarasota’s parks and
connectivity system . The separate Support
Document includes technical information used
to formulate the recommendations included in
this plan.

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introduction PURPOSE

The City of Sarasota is a scenic Florida Gulf Coast

community with a rich cultural history and
spectacular physical location. With miles of
pristine white beaches as well as its own
symphony, ballet and opera companies, excellent
schools, and a healthy economic climate, Sarasota
offers an outstanding quality of life. Forbes
magazine named Sarasota as the winner in its
small city category for Best Places 2000.

An essential component of any community’s

quality of life is the opportunity for recreation and
Arlington Park - trail experiencing the outdoors. Sarasota enjoys an
excellent park system that provides citizens and
visitors a range of opportunities for physical
fitness as well as connecting to each other and the
environment. From Lido Beach and Ken
Thompson Park to Ed Smith Stadium and the
Bobby Jones Golf Course, residents and guests
have many opportunities to enjoy passive and
active recreation in the gorgeous climate that
makes Sarasota a great place to live and visit.
Parks enhance the City whose vision is:

A City of urban amenities with

small town living and feeling.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park – canoe launch
Parks, open space and trails are urban amenities
that connect citizens to nature, provide
opportunities for physical fitness, and provide
alternatives to transportation by car. In addition,
parks enhance the small town atmosphere
expressed in the vision statement, ensuring that
neighbors have places to meet and be outdoors.

The City of Sarasota Parks + Connectivity Master

Plan provides the framework for enhancing the
City’s system of parks and open space, with
specific emphasis on connecting Sarasotans to
each other, to nature, and to urban amenities such

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as schools, museums, retail centers, public 5. Define the city

buildings, parks and transit.
Parks, greenways and open spaces can clearly
PRINCIPLES OF PARK PLANNING AND DESIGN define the boundaries between urban and
undeveloped areas. In addition, as described
Frederick Law Olmsted, noted landscape architect earlier, an excellent parks and open space system
and America’s founding father of parks system will enhance the city’s identity for citizens and
design, had seven principles for planning and visitors alike.
designing parks. They are:
6. Increase property values
1. Build community
Numerous recent studies confirm that properties
This principle refers to the role of the park system adjacent to parks have higher values because of
in connecting citizens to each other as well as their proximity to this important urban amenity.
providing community identity. Most great cities Parks must be well designed and well maintained
are known for their great parks: New York has to enhance their surroundings.
Central Park, Chicago has Lincoln Park, and San
Francisco is known for Golden Gate Park.
Sarasota should be no different; a “signature” park 7. Elevate the lives of citizens
can enhance community identity and civic pride.
This principle, which summarizes and
encompasses the previous six, expresses the value
2. Respect the local landscape
that parks and open space have in building
excellent communities. Parks make citizens feel
Respecting the local landscape means respecting
better about themselves and their communities by
the environment and responding to its cues.
providing opportunities for connections:
Sarasota’s coastal environment is beautiful and
connecting citizens to each other, connecting
fragile, and the park system must enhance and
citizens to nature, connecting citizens to important
respect the native flora and fauna.
destinations like schools, open spaces,
neighborhoods, museums, libraries, and other
3. Enjoy scenery urban amenities.

To be successful parks must provide users the After discussion of these principles in Sarasota, the
opportunity to experience and enjoy nature. Parks steering committee added an eighth principle for
should be aesthetically pleasing and provide the Sarasota plan:
opportunities to enjoy views within and outside
the parks. In particular, pathways and greenways
can enhance travelers’ experiences and views of 8. Make parks accessible for all
the City.
Accessibility refers to easy travel to parks by foot,
by car, by bicycle, and by boat. Accessibility also
4. Integrate built elements into the park plan refers to the community’s obligation to provide
facilities for citizens with disabilities. Finally,
A comprehensive parks system includes facilities making parks accessible for all also means
for active recreation and human comfort, as well providing equitable distribution of open space and
as undeveloped open spaces. Built elements facilities throughout the community. This ensures
should respect the landscape and complement the equal access to open space and recreation
natural environment. opportunities to all citizens, regardless of age,
income and location.

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GOALS OF THE PLAN NATIONAL TRENDS

The overall purpose of the plan is to provide National trends in parks planning take into
direction developing and maintaining an optimal account both the aging and greening of America,
system of connected landscape, park and open while allowing maximum flexibility for a rapidly
space elements within the City. The City changing recreation setting.
determined that the master plan must:
With baby boomers aging, more opportunities are
being provided for passive recreation. At the same
• Respond to the City’s visions and goals;
time, the children of the baby boomers (and their
• Respond to the demographics of the City’s children) continue to require facilities for
residents; traditional as well as new youth activities. Mean-
• Respond to the City’s physical environments, while, as cities and suburbs continue to develop,
including the existing inventory of landscape, the value of open space has never been higher,
park and open space features; and attention is being paid to the environmental
impact of artificially groomed parklands.
• Be integrated into the City’s Geographic
Information System (GIS) so that the plan can Perhaps the most significant national recreation
be used and easily updated; and
trend sweeping the country is the popularity of
• Be fiscally responsible. multi-use recreational (non-motorized) trails,
blueways and greenways. Greenways and
As indicated above, a guiding factor for the blueways have numerous benefits to the
development of the City of Sarasota Parks + community:
Connectivity Master Plan is the high value of
recreation citizens expressed in the 1998 Sarasota
• They provide opportunities for exercise for all
City Plan (City Plan). In addition, the City of
ages.
Sarasota Downtown Master Plan 2020 (Downtown
Plan) set out several themes that relate to and are • They provide opportunities for exercise with
incorporated in this plan: limited equipment (and expense).
• They connect neighborhoods to each other.
• Connecting the City and the bayfront • They connect neighborhoods with schools,
• Walkable streets libraries, commercial centers, parks, beaches,
and other destinations.
• Balanced transportation
• They provide opportunities to reduce auto
• Walk-to-town neighborhoods trips, by providing safe, pleasant alternatives
• Civic improvements such as walking, biking, and boating.
• Pragmatic implementation
Other national trends include:
As noted, the City Plan vision placed a high value
on parks, open space, and recreational programs. • According to the Outdoor Recreation in
It also stated the need to prepare a parks and American Life: A National Assessment of
recreation plan to address future needs Demand and Supply Trends, published in
incorporating public input and cooperation with 1999, the most popular activities in the U.S.
other recreational providers. This plan has been are walking, viewing a beach or waterside,
prepared in response to this need. outdoor family gatherings, and sightseeing.
• The same publication states that among the
fastest-growing outdoor recreation activities
through 2050 are expected to be visiting historic

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places, sightseeing, and viewing wildlife. for supervised unstructured play such as
• The slowest-growing activities include fishing, basketball clinics, as well as facilities such as
primitive camping, and hunting. roller hockey rinks and skate parks, provide
facilities for desirable recreation activities.
• Basketball and softball continue to enjoy
strong participation rates, while participation • Partnerships are the way of the future for park
in football and tennis are declining in some and recreation agencies across the country.
areas of the country. Soccer, on the other These include public/public, public/private,
hand, is soaring in popularity, particularly and public/not-for-profit partnerships. All
among younger and immigrant populations. three types of partnerships are designed to
Girls’ fast-pitch softball is also experiencing allow a community to leverage resources and
explosive growth. build community support.

• Popular themed playgrounds go beyond the • Integrating a citywide parks maintenance

normal powder-coated swings and jungle program with the tenets of new urbanism is a
gyms found in older parks to more interactive challenge facing many American cities. New
playground appropriate for various age urbanism calls for more, smaller parks, within
ranges. walkable distance of neighborhoods. Smaller
pocket parks can be a strain on parks
• Skate parks, roller hockey rinks, and other maintenance budgets. A balance must be
active amenities not imagined 20 years ago are struck between livable, walkable
becoming standard in cities of all sizes. Parks neighborhoods with appropriate recreation
systems need to be flexible to accommodate and proper allocation of municipal
new, currently unimagined activities that will maintenance funds. One way this balance has
become popular in years to come. been achieved is through public-private
• The popularity of static lap pools is fading in partnerships.
favor of more dynamic family aquatic centers,
which can include traditional lap pools, but The most important national trend to note is that
also feature water play structures, fountains, parks planning at the master plan level must
spraygrounds, zero-depth entry, and other create a flexible system that responds to the needs
family-friendly amenities. of the current population while ensuring that
changes can be made to accommodate future as-
• Traditional recreation centers geared toward yet-unknown recreation needs.
youth activities are being replaced by larger,
more diverse centers that provide facilities PLANNING PROCESS: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
and activities for all ages, improving
interaction and communication among Any well developed plan needs to respond to the
generations. Cardio and strength training needs and goals of the system stakeholders. In
facilities, commonly found in community Sarasota these included park users as well as City
recreation centers, are seeing growth in both and County employees, City Commissioners and
younger and older populations. others with an interest in the system. Discussions
• Providing activities to attract teens challenges with staff, City Commissioners, and stakeholders
communities all over the country. Research complemented public meetings.
suggests that teens are less interested in
structured recreation activities than in In September 2001 three meetings were held to
unstructured environments where they can be solicit additional input:
with friends. Unprogrammed open spaces
and recreation centers can attract teens and • On September 24, 2001, the City sponsored a
encourage positive behavior, providing a public meeting. The planning team
structured environment with unstructured summarized the analysis and inventory phase,
activities. In addition, facilities, which provide outlined major issues and preliminary

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directions for development of the draft plan, Programming, maintenance, and operations of
and sought input. Key comments included active parks were reviewed with Sarasota County
requests for better maintenance, requests for Parks and Recreation staff. Program and facilities
better coordination with the school system, audits identified current conditions, inefficiencies,
requests for smaller neighborhood parks that opportunities for improvement, and other
residents can walk to, and requests for better characteristics. The team visited all parks within
canoe and kayak access to blueways. the City and special facilities such as Bobby Jones
• During a joint workshop on September 25 Golf Course, Ed Smith Stadium and Lido Beach.
with the City’s Planning Board and Parks, County parks located close to the City limits were
Recreation and Environmental Protection also visited and reviewed.
Advisory Board the consultant team reviewed
the topics of the public forum; summarized This document contains summaries of extensive
public input; and received comments from examination and analysis of the Sarasota parks
these two advisory boards. existing conditions and plan recommendations. A
separate volume—the Support Document—
• At a workshop with the City Commission on contains all relevant background information.
September 28, the consultant team reviewed
the topics of the forum, input from the public,
and comments of the advisory boards. Based
upon this review, the City Commission gave
direction for the next phase of the plan.

In February 2002, a draft plan was completed and

distributed to the City Commission, Planning
Board and the Parks Recreation, Environmental
Protection Advisory Board (PREPAB), and other
interested groups. The draft plan was also posted
on the web. In addition to the meetings below the
planning department met with many special
interest groups (e.g. bicyclists, trail advocates, etc.)
• On March 5, 6, and 7, community forums were
held to receive additional public input from
residents.
• A joint session of the Planning Board and the
PREPAB met along with consultants on March
25 to review comments on the Master Plan
and Supporting Documents.
• On April 4, a City Commission workshop was
conducted to review the Master Plan and
Supporting Documents.
• At the May 6 City Commission meeting, the
Commission provided final direction for
completion of the plan.

Additional community meetings were held with

the National Park Service (NPS) and other service
providers to understand future greenway and trail
plans in the City and surrounding area.

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existing
conditions
ISSUES + OPPORTUNITIES

Condition of existing parks

Overall, the condition of parks and recreation

facilities in the City of Sarasota is satisfactory.
There are a few gaps in service, but the most
critical consideration of parks and recreation
facility modifications should be in upgrading
facilities and creating connections between parks.
This interconnectivity will give Sarasotans the
options of walking, biking, paddling or driving to
get around town.

Links Plaza Our inventory revealed that Sarasota’s park

system features a wide range of recreation
opportunities, from passive parks and open areas
to recreation centers, swimming pools, golf
courses and basketball facilities. These facilities
are spread across the city evenly, except for the
southern side of the mainland and the extreme
eastern portion of the City.

According to the City Plan, the City of Sarasota

owns more than 45 parks sites with a total of
750.98 acres. In addition, there are 25 County and
privately owned facilities in the City. These
include the Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, Jewish
Community Center and Cool Girls, Inc. Other
recreation facilities such as the active 17th Street
Park fall immediately beyond the City limits but
North Water Tower Park - path
provide recreation for city residents.

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Classification of Existing Sarasota Parks

Name Type of Park

ARLINGTON PARK AND AQUATIC Community

COMPLEX
BAYFRONT PARK Community
BAYFRONT PARK & MARINA/ISLAND Community
PARK
GILLESPIE PARK Community
KEN THOMPSON PARK/CITY ISLAND Community
NEWTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER Community
NORTH WATER TOWER PARK Community
PAYNE PARK Community
PIONEER PARK Community
WHITAKER GATEWAY PARK Community
OTTER KEY Natural Resource
35TH STREET PARK Neighborhood
AB SMITH PARK Neighborhood Lido Beach
AVION PARK Neighborhood
BAY ISLAND PARK Neighborhood
BIRD KEY PARK Neighborhood
CAUSEWAY PARK Neighborhood
CHARLES RINGLING PARK Neighborhood
Standardizing the parks system categories will
COHEN PARK Neighborhood help managers understand resources and clarify
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PARK Neighborhood the City-County agreement.
FREDD ATKINS PARK Neighborhood
FRUITVILLE ROAD PARK Neighborhood
LEMON AVENUE MALL Neighborhood Connectivity Opportunities
LUKEWOOD Neighborhood
MARY DEAN PARK Neighborhood
Multiple connectivity opportunities include
NEW PASS FISHING PIER Neighborhood designated bike lanes, undesignated bike lanes,
ORANGE AVENUE PARK Neighborhood sidewalks, proposed bike lanes and trails, the
ROBARTS MEMORIAL PARK Neighborhood
Multi-Use Recreational Trail (MURT), greenways,
SAPPHIRE SHORES PARK Neighborhood
SELBY FIVE POINTS PARK Neighborhood and blueways. These different types of
ST. ARMAND'S CIRCLE PARK Neighborhood connections can be accomplished by using canals,
TONY SAPRITO PIER/CAUSEWAY PARK Neighborhood abandoned rail corridors, drainage areas and
BOBBY JONES GOLF COURSE Special Use
CENTENNIAL PARK Special Use stormwater easements, and the areas alongside
ED SMITH SPORTS COMPLEX Special Use bayous.
FAIRGROUNDS/BABE RUTH PARK Special Use
CIVIC CENTER/LAWN Special Use
BOWLING/BAYFRONT REC
Currently, connections to parks and
LIDO BEACH AND POOL Special Use neighborhoods are provided mainly through
NORTH LIDO BEACH Special Use sidewalks and bike lanes. In addition to the need
PAW PARK (see 17th Street Park) Special Use
to provide a cohesive system within the City, there
SOUTH LIDO BEACH Special Use
17TH STREET PARK Sports Complex are opportunities to connect with the
YOUTH ATHLETIC COMPLEX Sports Complex unincorporated portion of Sarasota County,
Manatee County, Longboat Key and a larger
regional network.
The table above illustrates our suggested
categorization of existing parks, consistent with Recommendations for connections are included in
NRPA standards. See Table 10 in the Support the Recommendations section of the plan.
Document for details regarding these classifications.
All parks not listed are considered mini-parks.

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Environment Structure of City/County Relationship

Sarasota’s physical environment encompasses a In 1990, the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County
variety of individual ecosystems that contribute to entered into an agreement that allowed the
the area’s overall quality of life. These ecosystems County to conduct all recreational programming
not only improve air and water quality and protect and maintenance of 30 parks that are owned by
beaches and other areas from erosion, but also serve the City. The remaining parks, Bobby Jones Golf
as habitats for threatened and endangered species. Complex, and Ed Smith Stadium would be
maintained by the City. The agreement was for 20
The preservation of these areas is critical to the City years and contains three amendments that address
of Sarasota’s future. Efforts to protect habitats, flora, the addition of new facilities.
and fauna should include, but not be limited to,
functional and native landscaping, reduced Despite the agreement, the relationship between
impervious surfaces, minimization of area the City and County is not well-defined in terms
disturbance, and public education. of who is responsible once new facilities have been
added and how funding should be allocated
Current environmental efforts by the City of throughout the park system.
Sarasota include Ordinance No. 89-3344 Section 5-
21-90, which calls for the eradication of the Brazilian Of particular issue is the appropriate level of
Pepper plant. The County has also created an maintenance required and capital expenditure
ordinance (2001-05) with that goal. Other initiatives planning. The agreement between the City and the
include the City of Sarasota codes that call for County should be updated to define these issues
pollution permits, tree protection, and mandatory clearly.
recycling, provision of sewage treatment to Sarasota
County residents along Phillippi Creek, and creation Similarly, the City does not have standards and
of brownfield redevelopment processes. levels of expectations for the County’s program
delivery, projected revenues, or outcomes.
Regional efforts have included the distribution of Therefore, any new contract or amendments to the
Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Environmentally contract should clearly define these issues. A
Friendly Landscaping, which was published by the sample of a City/County agreement is included in
University of Florida and Sarasota Bay and Tampa the Support Document.
Bay Estuary Programs. This booklet explains the
importance of design and maintenance of yards. STANDARDS AND LEVELS OF SERVICE
More specifically, it addresses the importance of
native plants, composting, using slow-release To direct Sarasota in its future planning for parks,
fertilizers, non-toxic pesticides, and minimal it was necessary to look at Sarasota’s existing
irrigation, and other methods to prevent stormwater system and compare it to both national standards
runoff. and similar cities in the region. Of course no direct
comparison is completely accurate because every
Future Sarasota parks should be designed with municipality is unique; this comparison is merely
environmental sensitivity in mind, respecting their a starting point for recommendations.
locations and taking advantage of environmental
assets. The recent restoration of Hog Creek is a great For benchmarking purposes we collected data
example of creating a park space that acknowledges from other cities with demographics, geography,
the environmental assets of an estuary; creating a and services similar to Sarasota. (See Support
passive open space as well as an educational Document for full discussion of comparison
opportunity for the park patrons. benchmark cities.) The municipalities are:
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
• Pensacola, Florida
• Boca Raton, Florida

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Acres of Parkland Per Person eastern portion of the City. The Support
Document provides a more detailed analysis of
A rough method of assessing level of service takes
specific facility needs and recommendations.
the acres of parkland and divides it by thousands of
residents. The National Recreation and Park CONCLUSION
Association (NRPA) suggests as a rough guide 10
acres per thousand population. Sarasota has an excellent system that serves the
community well. Major recommendations for
City of Sarasota total park acreage is approximately enhancing the system are to:
750 acres (City Plan). Census data indicate that the
2000 resident population for Sarasota is 52,715
(www.census.gov). This results in approximately 14 • Develop an extensive system of parkways,
acres of parkland per 1,000 people. The following greenways and blueways to connect citizens
table shows Sarasota compared to the NRPA to each other, the environment, and parks and
Guideline and other cities sampled. other destinations
• Develop a new community park in the east
Acres of Parkland per Thousand Population
side of the City
City/Source Acres per Acres per
• Redevelop Payne Park, Fredd Atkins Park,
thousand thousand
w/o golf
and North Water Tower Park
NRPA Guideline 10.0 NA • Revise or replace the City-County agreement
Sarasota 14.2 8.3 to clarify roles and expectations
Myrtle Beach 23.1 14.3
Pensacola 10.7 8.4
Boca Raton 10.0 7.3 These and other recommendations are described
Source: EDAW, 2001 in more detail in the next section of the plan.

Therefore, in terms of total acreage, the City has

adequate parks for the population. This rough
analysis, however, does not include issues of
quality, geographic distribution, demographic
characteristics, programs, types of facilities related
to need, or connectivity. When golf courses are taken
out of the calculation, Sarasota compares well with
two of the three benchmark cities. (The NRPA
standard includes golf courses, so this standard is
not applicable when golf is not considered.)

Facilities

The maps on the following pages illustrate the

geographic distribution of playing fields, swimming
pools, recreation centers, basketball courts, and boat
ramps. These maps, which also indicate in some
cases the densities of children from five to seventeen
years of age per acre for a particular Census tract,
are useful tools in analyzing the geographic equity
of recreation service delivery throughout the City.
The age group of five to seventeen years is analyzed
due to the high levels of use of recreation facilities
for that particular age group. In general, the maps
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1 17rH STREET PARK A SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTER • a KAYAK ROUTE
2 35TH STREET PARK B AL TA VISTA ELEMENTARY
3 AB SMITH PARK C BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS
D BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL _....,, - . . . WATER TAXI ROUTE
4 ARLINGTON PARK AND AQUATIC COMPLEX
5 AVION PARK E BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
6 BAY ISLAND PARK F CARDINAL MOONEY HIGH SCHOOL
7 BAYFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER G CHARACTER HOUSE greenways and trails
8 BAYFRONT PARK H CHARTER HOUSE
9 BAYFRONT PARK & MARINA/ISLAND PARK I CONCOARDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL 2 ~ RAILS TO TRAILS:
10 BIRD KEY PARK J ECKERD COLLEGE PEDESTRIAN / BICYCLE PATH ON EXISTING RR RO.W.
11 BOBBY JONES GOLF COURSE K GULF COAST VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE WITH RESERVATION FOR FUTURE LIGHT RAIL
12 CAUSEWAY PARK L MCCLELLAN PARK SCHOOL
13 CENTENNIAL PARK M RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
N SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL MURT:
14 CHARLES RINGLING PARK
0 SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MULTI-USE PEDESTRIAN / BICYCLE TRAIL
15 COHEN PARK
16 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR , PARK P ST MARTHA'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
17 EASTWOOD PARK Q SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES parkways
18 ED SMITH SPORTS COMPLEX R THE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER

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19 FAIRGROUNDS/BABE RUTH PARK S TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARKWAY CROSS SECTIONS TO BE COMPLETED IN A
20 FREDD ATKINS PARK T UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AT SARASOTA SUBSEQUENT PHASE - SEE TEXT FOR PROTOTYPICAL
21 FRUITVILLE ROAD PARK U WESTCOAST SCHOOL FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CROSS SECTIONS
22 GALVIN PARK
23
24
GILLESPIE PARK
INDIAN BEACH
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25 KEN THOMPSON PARK/CITY ISLAND LANDSCAPE HIGHWAY 1: 4-6 VEHICULAR LANES
26 LAUREL PARK
27 LAWN BOWLING CIVIC CENTER ,s,
28 LEMON AVENUE MALL ., LANDSCAPE HIGHWAY 2: SIMILAR TO 1 WITH BIKE LANES
29 LIDO BEACH & POOL
30 LINKS PLAZA PARK
31
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33 MARY DEAN PARK
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34 MCCLELLAN PARKWAY PARK
35 NEW PASS FISHING PIER
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36 NEWTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER
37 NORASOTA WAY
38 NORTH LIDO BEACH
39
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41 OTTER KEY
42 PAW PARK
43
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45 PIONEER PARK
47 ROBERTS MEMORIAL PARK
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48 SAN REMO PARK
49 SAPHIRE SHORE PARK
50 SELBY FIVE POINTS PARK
51 SOUTH LIDO BEACH
52 ST. ARMAND'S CIRCLE PARK
53 TONY SAPRITO PIER
54 WATERFRONT PARK
55 WHITAKER GATEWAY PARK
56 YOUTH ATHLETIC COMPLEX

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áãéÉêîáçìë=Åä~ó=ä~óÉê=ÄÉäçï=íÜÉ=ëìêÑ~ÅÉ=~åÇ=ëìëí~áå= =
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~åÇ=áåíçäÉê~åí=çÑ=ë~äí=~åÇ=ëÜ~ÇÉK= Acer Rubrum Red Maple Y
= Eugenia axillaris White Stopper Y
qÜÉ=`áíó=çÑ=p~ê~ëçí~=Ü~ë=êÉÅÉåíäó=~ÇçéíÉÇ=ä~åÇëÅ~éÉ= Eugenia foetida Box Leaf Stopper Y
ÖìáÇÉäáåÉëK=qÜÉ=éêáã~êó=áåíÉåí=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÖìáÇÉäáåÉë=“áë= Gordonia lasianthus Loblolly Bay Y
íç=éêçãçíÉ=íÜÉ=éìÄäáÅ=ÜÉ~äíÜ=~åÇ=ïÉäÑ~êÉ=Äó= Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly Y
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áãéêçîÉ=~áê=~åÇ=ï~íÉê=èì~äáíóI=ÅçåëÉêîÉ=ëçáäI=ëÅêÉÉå= Magnolia virginiana Sweet Bay Y
ìå~ííê~ÅíáîÉ=îáÉïëI=~åÇ=ãìÑÑäÉ=ëçìåÇÒ=EpÉÅíáçå=sffJ Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle Y
PMN=çÑ=íÜÉ=`áíóÛë=wçåáåÖ=`çÇÉFK= Persea borbonia Red Bay Y
= Pinus elliottii Slash Pine Y
låÅÉ=~ÇçéíÉÇI=~ää=ä~åÇëÅ~éáåÖ=éä~åë=ãìëí=ãÉÉí= Quercus virginiana Live Oak Y
ÅÉêí~áå=ÅêáíÉêá~I=ïÜáÅÜ=áåÅäìÇÉë=ìëáåÖ=ä~åÇëÅ~éáåÖ= Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm Y
ã~íÉêá~äë=ïÜÉêÉîÉê=ÑÉ~ëáÄäÉ=íÜ~í=~êÉ=å~íáîÉ=íç=íÜÉ= Tabebuia spp. Trumpet Tree
~êÉ~=~ë=ÇÉíÉêãáåÉÇ=Äó=ëçáä=ÅÜ~ê~ÅíÉêáëíáÅëI=ïáåÇ=~åÇ= Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress Y
ë~äí=íçäÉê~åÅÉëI=ÇêçìÖÜí=íçäÉê~åÅÉI=~åÇ=ã~áåíÉå~åÅÉ=
ÇÉã~åÇëK=qÜÉ=êÉÖìä~íáçåë=ÑçìåÇ=áå=pÉÅíáçå=sffJPMU= Natural Areas – Shrubs
ÉåëìêÉ=íÜÉ=ìëÉ=çÑ=å~íáîÉ=íêÉÉë=~åÇ=ìåÇÉêëíçêó=éä~åí= =
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Å~åçéó=íêÉÉë=ÄÉ=å~íáîÉ=íç=cäçêáÇ~K=qÜÉ=êÉÖìä~íáçåë= Callicarpa americana Beauty Berry Y
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êÉã~áåáåÖ=RM=éÉêÅÉåí=~åÇ=~äëç=éêçîáÇÉ=~=äáëí=çÑ= Coccoloba uvifera Sea Grape Y
~ÅÅÉåíLìåÇÉêëíçêó=íêÉÉëI=~åÇ=åìáë~åÅÉ=ëéÉÅáÉëK= Dodonaea viscosa Varnish Leaf Y
= Hamelia patens Firebush Y
_~ëÉÇ=çå=íÜÉ=`áíó=çÑ=p~ê~ëçí~=ÑìíìêÉ=ÖìáÇÉäáåÉë=~åÇ= Hypericum spp. St. John's Wort Y
ÉñéÉêíáëÉI=íÜÉ=ÑçääçïáåÖ=áë=~=êÉÅçããÉåÇÉÇ=äáëí=çÑ= Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle Y
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Myrcianthes fragrans Simpson Stopper Y
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Psychotria nervosa Wild Coffee Y
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Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto Y
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Sophora tormentosa Necklace Pod Y
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Stachytarpheta urticifolia Blue Poterweed Y
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Natural Areas – Groundcovers/Vines=
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çÑ=íÜÉëÉ=äáëíëI=éäÉ~ëÉ=Å~ää=íÜÉ=p~ê~ëçí~=`çìåíó= Kosteletzkya virginica Salt Marsh Mallow Y
`ççéÉê~íáîÉ=bñíÉåëáçå=pÉêîáÅÉ=~í=VQNJPNSJNMMM=çê= Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle Y
îáëáí=íÜÉ=cäçêáÇ~=eçìëÉ=~í=QSMM=_ÉåÉî~=oç~Ç=pçìíÜK=
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaican Blue Porterweed Y
=
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=
Hamelia patens Firebush Y
Botanical Name Common Name Native
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese Hibiscus
Canna flaccida Yellow Canna Y Ixora coccinea Flame of the Woods
Crinum americanum String Lily Y Jasminum multiflorum Downy Jasmine
Hymenocallis latifolia Spider Lily Y
Myrcianthes fragrans Simpson Stopper Y
Juncus effusus Soft Rush Y
Nerium oleander 'Petite
Nymphaea odorata Fragrant Water Lily Y Dwarf Oleander
Pink'
Sagittaria spp. Arrowhead Y Plumbago capensis Plumbago
Scirpus spp. Giant Bulrush Y Podocarpus macrophylla Podocarpus
Thalia geniculata Arrowroot Y Schefflera arboricola Dwarf Schefflera
= Syzygium paniculatum Bush Cherry
Neighborhood Areas – Trees Tabernaemontana divaricata Crape Jasmine
= Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle
Tibouchina granulosa Purple Glory Tree
Botanical Name Common Name Native Viburnum obovatum
Walters Viburnum
'Walters'
Bucida buceras 'Shady
Black Olive Zamia maritima Cardboard Palm
Lady'
Eriobotrya
=
Eriobotrya deflexa Neighborhood Areas – Groundcovers/Vines
Coppertone deflexa
'Coppertone'
'Coppertone' =
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat
Botanical Name Common Name Native
Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly Y
Juniperus silicicola Southern Redcedar Y Agapanthus africanus Lily of the Nile
Lagerstroemia spp. Crape Myrtle Cyrtomium falcatum Holly Fern
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia Y Dietes vegeta African Iris
Podocarpus gracilior Weeping Podocarpus Gamolepis
African Daisy Bush
chrysanthemoides
Platycladus orientalis Arborvitae
Hemerocallis sp. Evergreen Daylily
Quercus virginiana Live Oak Y
Juniperus conferta Shore Juniper
Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm Y
Dwarf Carisa
Swietenia mahogani Mahogany
Trachelospermum asiaticum Asian Jasmine
Syagrus romanzoffiana Queen Palm
Tebebuia species Citrus Species Y =
Washingtonia robusta Desert Fan Palm Town Center – Trees and Palms
=
Neighborhood Areas – Shrubs Botanical Name Common Name Native
=
Bucida Buceras 'Shady
Black Olive
Botanical Name Common Name Native Lady'
Acalypha hispida Chenille Plant Cocos nucifera Coconut Palm
Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly Y
Allamanda cathartica Allamanda
Lagerstroemia spp. Crape Myrtle
Alpinia spp. Ginger
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia Y
Acalypha wilkesiana Copperleaf Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm
Acca sellowiana Pineapple Guava Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak Y
Calliandra haematocephala Powder Puff Quercus virginiana Live Oak Y
Roystonea elata Florida Royal Palm Y
Cassia alata Candle Bush Y
Tabebuia impetiginosa Purple Trumpet Tree
Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoplum Y Washingtonia robusta Washington Palm
Coccoloba uvifera Sea Grape
Town Center – Shrubs
Eugenia uniflora Surinam Cherry
=
Fatsia japonica Fatsia
Botanical Name Common Name Native
Galphimia glauca Thryallis
Allamanda cathartica Allamanda

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Chamaerops humilis European Fan Palm
ÉñÉÅìíáîÉ=çêÇÉê=íç=~ãÉåÇ=íÜÉ=ÉåÇ~åÖÉêÉÇ=ëéÉÅáÉë=
Codiaeum variegatum Croton
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Feijoa sellowiana Pineapple Guava
íÜÉáê=Åçåíêçä=~åÇ=íç=ãáåáãáòÉ=ÉÅçåçãáÅI=ÉÅçäçÖáÅ~äI=
Gamolepis
chrysanthemoides
African Daisy Bush ~åÇ=Üìã~å=ÜÉ~äíÜ=áãé~Åíë=íÜ~í=áåî~ëáîÉ=ëéÉÅáÉë=
Heliconia spp. Heliconia
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ã~å~ÖÉãÉåí=éä~å=Ñçê=ÇÉ~äáåÖ=ïáíÜ=áåî~ëáîÉ=ëéÉÅáÉëK=
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet =
Livistona chinensis Chinese Fan Palm qÜÉ=ëí~íÉ=çÑ=cäçêáÇ~=ëÉí=ìé=~=í~ëâ=ÑçêÅÉ=ã~ÇÉ=ìé=çÑ=
Philodendron selloum Philodendron ckd^=EcäçêáÇ~=kìêëÉêóãÉå=~åÇ=dêçïÉêë=
Philodendron 'Xanadu' Xanadu Philodendron ^ëëçÅá~íáçåFI=cibmm`=EcäçêáÇ~=bñçíáÅ=mÉëí=mä~åí=
Phoenix robellini Pygmy Date Palm `çìåÅáäFI=~åÇ=q_t^=Eq~ãé~=_~ó=tÜçäÉë~äÉ=
Podocarpus macrophylla Podocarpus dêçïÉêëF=íç=ÇÉîÉäçé=~=äáëí=çÑ=áåî~ëáîÉ=ëéÉÅáÉëK=qÜÉ=
Rhapis excelsa Lady Palm ä~íÉëí=áëëìÉÇ=äáëí=áë=Ñêçã=OMMNK=qÜÉ=éìêéçëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=äáëí=
Russelia equistiformis Firecracker Plant áë=íç=ÑçÅìë=~ííÉåíáçå=çå=íÜÉ=ÑçääçïáåÖW=
Strelitzia nikolai White Bird of Paradise =
Strelitzia reginae Bird of Paradise
íÜÉ=~ÇîÉêëÉ=ÉÑÑÉÅíë=çÑ=ÉñçíáÅ=éÉëí=éä~åíë=çå=
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Star Jasmine
jasminoides
íÜÉ=Ü~Äáí~í=äçëëÉë=Ñêçã=ÉñçíáÅ=éÉëí=éä~åí=
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Agapanthus africanus Lily of the Nile

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Coleus hybridus Coleus

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Cuphea hyssopifolia Mexican Heather
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Justicia brandegiana Shrimp Plant áåî~ëáîÉ=éä~åí=ëéÉÅáÉë=~êÉ=éêÉî~äÉåí=EëÉÉ=qÉÅÜåáÅ~ä=
Liriope muscari 'Evergreen jÉãçê~åÇìã=Ó=pÉÅíáçå=N=áå=íÜÉ=pìééçêí=
Liriope
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Nephrolepis exaltata Sword Fern
_äççãáåÖ=`ÉêÉìëI=fåÇá~å=oçëÉïççÇI=`~ëíçê=_É~åI=
Trachelospermum asiaticum Asian Jasmine
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Zamia spp. Coontie/Cardboard Plant
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Invasive Species
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Adopted September 3, 2002 – Resolution No. 02R-1526
Open Space Support Document R/OS - 45 Adopted - December 1, 2008
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29 Prepared by EDAW Inc.
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Open Space Support Document R/OS - 46 Adopted - December 1, 2008
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30 Prepared by EDAW Inc.
Adopted September 3, 2002 – Resolution No. 02R-1526
Open Space Support Document R/OS - 47 Adopted - December 1, 2008
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Open Space Support Document R/OS - 48 Adopted - December 1, 2008
 CITY OF SARASOTA: PARKS + CONNECTIVITY MASTER PLAN EDAW INC

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32 Prepared by EDAW Inc.
Adopted September 3, 2002 – Resolution No. 02R-1526
Open Space Support Document R/OS - 49 Adopted - December 1, 2008
 CITY OF SARASOTA: PARKS + CONNECTIVITY MASTER PLAN EDAW INC

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Open Space Support Document R/OS - 50 Adopted - December 1, 2008
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Action Probable Cost1 Potential Funding/Partner(s) Five-Year Phasing (years)

0-5 5- 10- 15-
10 15 20
Lemon Avenue Mall (from $900,000 CRA •
Downtown Master Plan)
Rosemary Neighborhood Land swap possibility CRA/Public-Private •
Public Square at 6th & Central Partnership
(from Downtown Master
Plan)
Linear Park, on Shade $1.5 million CDBG •
th
between 8 & Blvd. of the
Arts (from Downtown Master
Plan)
Identify and acquire land for TBD Concessionaire (for valet •
additional parking at option)
Centennial Park OR institute
off-site parking with shuttle
or valet
Gillespie Park: Upgrade $70,000 CDBG, Corporate • •
existing basketball courts and Sponsors, FRDAP,
add one court Foundations
Construct “sprayground” at $500,000 NPS (UPARR) •
Newtown Park
2
Replace recreation center at $3,750,000 CDBG, Corporate •
Newtown Park Sponsors, FRDAP,
Foundations
Parkways
Create parkway typical cross- $20,000 FDOT •
section and set priorities for
projects
Construct parkways $200-225/LF, 50’ section FDOT; foundations, NPS, • • • •
$250-275/LF, 60’ section DEP, CDBG, Urban Infill,
3
$350-375/LF, 70’ section federal, state and local
grantors
Trails
Acquire right-of-way for $6,000-acre Foundations, Florida • • • •
trails Greenways and Trails
Acquisition Program
Create Trails typical cross- $15-20,000 City, FRDAP, Recreational •
section and set priorities for Trails Program
projects
Construct trails Budget approximately Foundations, T-21, FDOT, • • •
$130,000 per mile NPS
Blueways
Extend Whitaker Bayou TBD Based upon design Sarasota County Storm • •
criteria Water Mgt., SWFWMD,
SBNEB, Florida Coastal
Management Program
(FCMP)
Extend Hudson Bayou TBD Based upon design Sarasota County Storm • •
criteria Water Mgt., SWFWMD,
SBNEB, FCMP

2
Assumes $200/SF for new and $100/SF for renovation
3
These estimates are based upon the assumption that existing conditions are perfect. It is important to note that should
relocation of curbs, gutters, water lines, storm sewers or other utilities be required estimates will be much higher

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Action Probable Cost1 Potential Funding/Partner(s) Five-Year Phasing (years)

0-5 5- 10- 15-
10 15 20
Construct Kayak $70-100K each FCMP, Land and Water • •
Takeouts/put-ins Conservation Fund
(LWCF), Volunteer,
Corporate Sponsorship
Create water taxi system: Staff time Concessionaire •
legal framework, RFP,
negotiations
Other Projects
Design and construct Project-based costs FDOT, Metropolitan •
landscaped highways Planning Agency
Develop new City/County Staff time City and County •
agreement
Negotiate City/School Board Staff time School Board •
Partnering Agreement
Negotiate Other Agencies Staff time Agencies as identified •
Partnering Agreement
Create City-wide Wayfinding $50,000 – 75,000 Chamber of Commerce, •
Tourism Development
Council
Design and implement $750,000 County; FDOT, Corporate •
standard park sign system4 Sponsorship
Develop Resource $50,000 County •
Management Plan
5
General upgrade for existing $4.5 million City and County • • • •
parks

4
Includes informational signs (one for each park), as well as wayfinding, regulatory, and informational signs.
5
Calculated at approximately $100,000 for each neighborhood, community, and special purpose park, plus $20,000 for
each minipark.

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