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It is recommended that a full range of community and neighborhood park sites and facilities be provided.
Recommendations for the provision of local park sites and facilities should be identified through the preparation
and local adoption of comprehensive local municipal park and open space plans.

Non-profit Conservation Organization, Lake District or Association Sites
The Park and Open Space Plan also identifies lands that should be acquired by non-profit conservation
organizations. Primarily, these lands are isolated natural areas or critical species habitat sites that are not part of
a DNR project boundary, that are not parcels to be acquired as a major park for Waukesha County and that are not
part of a property identified for local municipal park purposes. It is recommended that the County continue using
its Natural
Areas and Critical Species Habitat Sites Acquisition Partnership Funding Program established under enrolled
Ordinance 152-101, to collaborate with non-profit conservation organizations in the acquisition of these sites
where appropriate.

Open Space Lands to be Protected by Land Use Regulation
The Park and Open Space Plan also identifies lands that should be protected through public land use regulation.
These lands contain natural resource features such as wetlands and minor isolated natural areas that have not
been identified for acquisition by the County, DNR, local municipalities or non-profit conservation organizations.
As a result, these lands should be placed in protective zoning districts to prevent incompatible use. Such protective
zoning districts include an environmental corridor and, for upland portions of the corridor outside areas of steep
slopes, rural residential zoning with an overall density of no more than one dwelling unit per five acres. In addition,
land use regulation may include actions such as dedications, conservation easements and preservation statements.
However, should such open space lands, particularly lands within primary environmental corridors, become
available for acquisition and use for public open space purposes, it is recommended that the appropriate public
agency consider the acquisition of such lands.

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