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4 <br />•Overnight visitor accommodations – Estimated number of population equivalents from <br />the Survey attributable to tourist accommodations (0.5 percent of surveyed park users <br />which equated to 999 population equivalents) divided by the then-existing estimated <br />overnight visitor population (2,2962) = equivalent population factor of 0.44. <br />•Employees – Total assumed nonresidential equivalent population (16.4 percent) minus <br />share attributable to overnight visitors (1.5 percent from Table 1) = 14.9 percent (or 7,243 <br />employee population equivalents); 7,243 divided by 36,688 growth in employees = <br />equivalency factor of approximately 0.20. <br />As shown in Table E-1, the total projected growth in equivalent population during the 20-year <br />planning period is 48,469. <br />1.1.2 Level of Service Analysis <br />As discussed previously, the planned LOS forms the basis for determining growth’s capacity <br />needs for parks, trails and recreation facilities and how those needs will be met through either <br />planned future improvements or existing system capacity. <br />The following sections summarize the components of the LOS analysis. <br />1.1.2.1 Existing and Future Parks, Trails and Recreation Facilities <br />The System Plan identifies the following park classifications which are included in the SDC <br />methodology: <br />•Neighborhood <br />•Community <br />•Metropolitan <br />•Natural Area <br />•Urban Plaza <br />•Linear <br />Table E-2 provides a summary of existing, planned and future park acreage by park type as <br />well as miles of recreation trails, size (in square feet) of special facilities and number of <br />recreation amenities. As land for parks (and sometimes trails) is often acquired years before <br />development, Table E-2 shows developed park acreage separate from total acreage. <br />For purposes of determining the SDC, only those planned additions to park acreage, trails and <br />facilities projects that are listed in the Project Plan have been considered. The SDC <br />methodology does not consider projects listed in the broader System Plan that are anticipated <br />beyond the 20-year SDC methodology planning period. <br />Special recreation facilities and recreation amenities that are itemized separately in the Project <br />Plan are evaluated by facility type, so are also shown separately in Table E-2. <br />2 Calculated based on 1,934 tourist accommodation rooms X 1.93 occupants per room X 0.62 occupancy rate.January 21, 2020, Public Hearing – Item 1Page 101