Publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex with a centerpiece man-made tropical-style lagoon and method for providing efficient utilization of limited use land

A method for efficiently utilizing limited use land by creating a publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex, the method comprising:

• a) selecting a site with a minimum total surface of 16,000 m2, wherein the site is selected from vacant land, underutilized sites, limited use land, or land that is contiguous or nearby recreational, educational, sports, or commercial venues, has a minimum surrounding population of 500.000 people within a 50-mile radius connected by road access, and has a water supply with sufficient availability for use at the site;
• b) constructing a centerpiece lagoon, the lagoon having a bottom, a perimeter, and a surface area between 10,000 m2 and 200,000 m2 to recreate a tropical lifestyle look and feel, wherein a majority of the bottom is constructed with a flexible, plastic material, and wherein at least one portion of the lagoon further includes a zero-entry edge resembling a natural beach edge:
• c) establishing at least one sand beach area and a rest area surrounding the perimeter of the lagoon, wherein the sand of the sand beach area has a light color thereby resembling a tropical beach, and wherein the sand beach areas and rest areas have a surface area of at least 2,500 m2;
• d) connecting a water source to the lagoon with a water supply system, the water supply system providing both filling and/or make-up water for the lagoon;
• h) incorporate a water treatment system for treating water in the lagoon, wherein the water treatment system is arranged and configured to utilize at least 50% less electricity compared to a conventional swimming pool centralized filtration system, wherein the filtration capacity and filtration water volume is at least 50% lower than for a conventional swimming pool filtration system that filters the complete water volume 4 times per day;
• e) delimiting at least a portion of the lagoon, the sand beach area, and the rest area with a physical barrier, wherein the area within the physical barrier further creates an urban beach entertainment complex, the barrier being arranged and configured to limit individual access to the complex;
• f) locating an access control system in at least one portion of the physical barrier, wherein the access control system is arranged and configured to selectively permit entry of individuals into at least a portion of the urban beach entertainment complex;
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• g) establishing at least one ancillary facility located within the entertainment area, selected from the group of commercial, recreational, educational, cultural, residential, and sports facilities;
• whereby individual entry fees provide revenue for the urban beach entertainment complex, thereby providing an efficient use of a facility or land that has limited use.