community facilities

Public use buildings

Community facilities are buildings and spaces that serve the shared needs of a local population—libraries, parks, recreation centers, health clinics, community halls.

The term appears most often in urban planning and zoning contexts, where it designates land use for public or nonprofit services: The development plan includes community facilities on the east side of the property.

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health clinic · theaters · museums · playgrounds · dog park · daycare centers · public parks · libraries · train stations · post office · town hall · clinics · youth clubs · public restrooms · picnic areas · sports fields · pharmacies · universities

Opposites
ownership and access

community facilitiesprivate property

Individually owned assets

exclusive clubs · gated communities · private estates · country clubs · private residences

scope of service

community facilitieshome gyms

Residential exercise areas

scale of service

community facilitiespersonal property

Movable owned assets

private residences · single-family homes

Family

community, facilities, commune, communal, communally, communion, communism, communist, communicate

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