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Introduction
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Purpose
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Development of the Community System. The pur-
pose of this Design Guide is to provide guidance for the
development of the community system for the installa-
tion. It addresses the entire process for developing com-
munity facilities to fulfill an installation's needs, from post-
wide planning through facility operation (see figure 2 - 1).
It also guides the development of Community Activity
Centers (CAC's) - consolidated facilities for Morale Sup-
port Activities and other community programs.
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b. Planning, Programming and Design. This Design
Guide provides direction for three distinct steps in the
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Purpose
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community development process: planning, program-
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Format
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ming and design. It outlines considerations for post-wide
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Responsibilities
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planning of a system of community facilities, for inclusion
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References
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in installation masterplans and military construction pro-
grams. It provides criteria for programming individual
Community Activity Centers - the activities to be accom-
modated and their design requirements. It also gives
basic criteria for initial facility design, for new construc-
tion as well as renovation of existing buildings. For
detailed design, reference is made to a series of Design
Guides for specialized facility types. The criteria in this
guide are also useful for the review and evaluation of
designs, and for assistance to program personnel in
operating the facilities.
c. Local Consideration. Each installation has different
potential for community life, which must be developed
locally. This guide is designed to stimulate local thinking
about the community needs, appropriate programs and
facilities to serve them. It does not provide a precon-
ceived Community Activity Center design, nor a definitive
post-wide pattern of facilities. Although illustrative designs
are included, they are not intended as definitive designs.
The variables of programs provided at each installation,
modes of operation, existing facilities, functions included
in each CAC facility, and local site requirements, are far
too numerous and complex to permit standardized
solutions.
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