Open space plan review community

5. Conservation and Recreation Inventory:

1.14Inventory of Lands of Conservation and Recreation Interest:

Table 5 -1 and Table 5 -2 below present important land use factors pertinent to significant public and private open space land areas summarized in a matrix format.

Figure 5 -1 is a map showing the location and extent of the town's public and private open space land areas. The open space areas are identified on the figure by various categories which include town-owned open space (recreation and conservation), public open space (parks and wildlife refuges), and private land parcels used for recreation or presently undeveloped. In addition, the large institutional land holdings (such as McLean Hospital and Belmont Hill School campuses) are differentiated on the map.
Those parcels, which are classified as protected, are indicated with a circled letter "P" over them on the map. Parcels are only considered protected if they meet one of the following criteria:
a. Owned by the town's Conservation Commission

b. Owned by the town's Water Department

c. Owned by one of the state's conservation agencies

d. A non-profit land trust

e. Property that the town received state or federal funds for purchase or improvements

f. Private land with an in perpetuity deed restriction

g. Private land with an Agricultural Preservation Restriction

h. Private land that the DEP has placed a conservation restriction on as part of the

Wetlands Conservancy Program
The protected parcels in Belmont include the land recently acquired by the MDC on the former Met State Hospital property; Rock Meadow Conservation Land; MDC's Beaver Brook Reservation and Metropolitan Park, and the Town Field between Waverley and Beech Streets.

Table 5-1 - Significant Belmont Public Parcels

Public and Non-Profit Lands	Owner	Manager	Use	Funds Used	Condition	Recreation Potential	Public Access	Zoning	Degree of Protection
Beaverbrook Reservation	MDC	MDC	Playground, Picnic, Walking	NA				SA, R	Protected
Belmont Cemetery	Town	Town	Walking	NA	Excellent	Medium	Good	R	Protected
Belmont Transfer Station	Town	Town		NA	Good	Low	Good	B	Unknown
Burbank School	Town	Town	Basketball, Playground	NA	Excellent	High	Excellent	SC	Protected
Butler School	Town	Town	Basketball, Playground	NA				R	Protected
Clay Pit Pond	Town	Town	Walking, Park, School, Sports Fields	NA	Excellent	High	Excellent	B	Protected
Gravel Pit, Pleasant St.	Town	Town	None	NA	Poor	Low	Poor	SD	Unknown
Grove Street Field	Town	Town	Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Playground	NA	Good	High	Excellent	R	Limited protection
High School Field	Town	Town	Baseball, Football, Soccer	NA	Good	High	Excellent	R	Protected
Kendall Gardens	Town	Town	Playground	NA		High	Good	SA	Unknown
Little Pond	MDC	MDC	Boating, Walking	NA	Good	Medium	Poor	R	Protected
Metropolitan State Hospital Wetlands	Town	Town	Conservation	NA	Good	Low	Poor	SD
Metropolitan State Hospital	MDC	MDC	Trails	NA	Good	High	Good	SD	Protected
Payson Park Field	Town	Town	Playground, Park	NA	Excellent	Medium	Good	SC	Protected
Pequossette Playground	Town	Town	Tennis, Baseball, Soccer, basketball, Playground	NA	Good	High	Excellent	R	Protected
Rock Meadow	Town	Conservation Commission	Trails, Gardens	Self-Help, LWCF	Fair	High	Good	SD	Protected
Royal Road	Town	Town	None	NA	Poor	Low	Poor	SC	Limited protection
Snake Hill Road	Town	Town	Trails	NA	Good	Low	Poor	SA	Unknown
Town Field	Town	Town	Baseball, Basketball, Playground	LWCF	Good	High	Good	R	Protected
Underwood Playground	Town	Town	Swimming, Playground, Skating	NA	Good	High	Good	SC	Protected
Washington Street Playground	Town	Town	Baseball, Basketball, Tennis	NA	Excellent	High	Excellent	SC	Protected
Wellington School	Town	Town	Playground	NA		Medium	Excellent	SC	Protected
Wellington Station	Town	Town	Park	NA	Excellent	Low	Good	SC	Unknown
Winn Brook Field	Town	Town	Playground, Baseball, Tennis	NA	Excellent	High	Excellent	SC	Protected
Woodfall Road	Town	Town	Trails	NA	Good	Medium	Poor	SD	Protected

Table 5-2 - Significant Belmont Private Parcels

Private Lands	Owner	Manager	Use	Funds Used	Condition	Recreation Potential	Public Access	Zoning	Degree of Protection
Belmont Country Club	Belmont Country Club	Belmont Country Club	Private Golf Club	Private	Excellent	High	None		61B, Minimal
Belmont Day School	Belmont Day School	Belmont Day School	Education, Sports	Private	Excellent	Medium	Poor	Residential	None
Belmont Hill Club	Belmont Hill Club	Belmont Hill Club	Private Tennis Club	Private	Excellent	Medium	Poor		None
Belmont Hill School	Belmont Hill School	Belmont Hill School	Education, Sports	Private	Excellent	High	Poor	Residential	None
Belmont Uplands	O’Neill Properties	O’Neill Properties	Office Park	Private	Good	Low	Poor	Residential	None
Highland Farm/Habitat	Mass-achusetts Audubon Society	Massachusetts Audubon Society	Trails, Walking, Education	Private	Good	High	Good	Residential	None
McLean Farm	Partners Health	Partners Health	Walking, Park	Private	Poor	High	Good	Residential	In Process
McLean Hospital	Partners Health	McLean Hospital	Trails	Private	Excellent	High	Good	Residential	In Process
Sergi’s Farm	Private	Sergi	Agriculture	Private	Good	Low	Poor	Residential	61A, Minimal