APPENDIX B: LISTS OF APPROVED MATERIALS APPENDIX B: LISTS OF APPROVED MATERIALS B6 Parks and Landscaping MAY 2016
APPENDIX B6 PARKS AND LANDSCAPING MATERIAL LIST 1.0 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT 1.1 Swings CAN/CSA Standards Z614 Children s Playspaces and Equipment (latest edition) Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 Neighbourhood Park: 2 seats for toddlers, 4 belt seats, and 1 accessible seat for children with disabilities Community Park: 5 seats for toddlers, 6 belt seats, and 1 accessible seat for children with disabilities - All styles approved, prefer rubber over wood. - All swing posts shall be embedded in footings (anchor footing to bedrock where depth of cover is not at least 1200mm) - Top cross bar shall be min. 2440mm above finished grade MAY 2016 APPENDIX B6: LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS FOR PARKS AND LANDSCAPING PAGE B6-1
- Minimum 4 seats provided in one unit or two separate units - Minimum 2 belt seats, 1 toddler seat, 1 seat for a disabled child - All swing chains shall be ¼ galvanized 1.2 Junior Creative Structure CAN/CSA Standards Z614 Children s Playspaces and Equipment (latest edition) Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 1.3 Senior Creative Structure CAN/CSA Standards Z614 Children s Neighbourhood Park: 2-3 decks with min. 1 roof, transfer station & stairs, 2 plastic slides single and dual track, climber, tunnel or bridge between decks, 3-4 activity panels, and talk tube or alternate Community Park: 2-3 decks with min. 1 roof, transfer station & stairs, 2 plastic slides single and dual track, climber, tunnel or bridge between decks, 3-4 activity panels, and talk tube or alternate Neighbourhood Park: 3-6 decks with min. 1 roof, transfer station with stairs, MAY 2016 APPENDIX B6: LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS FOR PARKS AND LANDSCAPING PAGE B6-2
Playspaces and Equipment (latest edition) Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 accessibility ramp, 2 plastic slides straight and spiral both open, 3 climbers, rock wall or similar activity, 4-5 activity panels, and sliding pole Community Park: 5-7 decks with min. 1 roof, transfer station with stairs, accessibility ramp, 2-3 plastic slides straight and spiral both open, 3-4 climbers, rock wall or similar activity, 5-7 activity panels, and sliding pole Spring / Spinning Toy Neighbourhood Park: 2 units varying types Community Park: 3-4 units varying types - Spring toy see saws - Saddlemates, dino, fire chief car - Spring rider, giant see saw, 4-way rock-a-bout - Selected spring products MAY 2016 APPENDIX B6: LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS FOR PARKS AND LANDSCAPING PAGE B6-3
Slide - Attached to creative structures, no independent slides - High vandalized areas, specify stainless steel slide - All other areas specify poly slides - Open slides are required, slide tubes are not approved - Straight, wavy and spirals are acceptable Decks Climbers - Steel with plastisol coating preferred; plastic wood or Trex is acceptable - Provide minimum 1 set of stairs - Chain net, cable net, and cargo net climbers shall have one piece coupling or nut and bolt couplings. Screw couplings are not acceptable - Finish: zinc bath, polyester powder coat MAY 2016 APPENDIX B6: LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS FOR PARKS AND LANDSCAPING PAGE B6-4
Activity Panels - Steel bars at ends of ramps - Mix up steel bars, poly windows, activity panels - Provide 40% of activity panels on ground level for wheelchair users - Percussion musical panels permitted in low vandalized areas - (Tic tac toe, Mirror, Little Tikes 7 station panel, Poly windows, Steering wheel) Fibre Crushed granite sand CSA Compliant Rubber - engineered wood fibres minimum 300mm (12 ) deep MAY 2016 APPENDIX B6: LIST OF APPROVED MATERIALS FOR PARKS AND LANDSCAPING PAGE B6-5