Planning 2018-05-24 Item 4 - Tukwila South Overlay Residential Development Standards and Guidelines - Attachment C: Multi-Family Design Manual

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III. LANDSCAPE/SITE TREATMENT Fig. 40: A recreation space for the 5-12 year old group which facilitates group interaction and skill testing. 33. At least one on-site play area designed for the child group should be provided. This area design should be characterized by interactive group equipment which tests skills. The Parks and Recreation Director should be consulted in the review of acceptable design proposals. 34. The child play area should reflect the design elements below: • Visually accessible to casual surveillance by passersby and residents. This is a key element in facility safety and generally requires a central location. Care should be taken to provide separation of play areas from general impersonal passersby for security. • Easy safe access from residence to play area(s). • Hard surface areas for wheeled toys and tricycles. • Equipment with zones to satisfy the specific sensory and skill needs up to age 12. Use water and sand if limited to two materials. These provide more possibilities for play and fun than all asphalt deserts combined. The ability to move over, under, around or through something affords a child control. He can change his relationship to it. • A child should be able to control his level of involvement with others. Make small sheltered areas for solitary play, larger spaces for group play. • An adjacent sitting area for monitoring the children. 35. Teen and adult on-site recreation facility demand may be satisfied with active recreation fields and sport courts, recreation rooms, pools and passive recreation trails. Linkages with existing public trail and park facilities should be made where possible, either through immediate construction or agreement to jointly participate in the coordinated provision of such a linkage at a later date. 28