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[[File:Thesims3-62-1-.jpg|thumb|A park in ''The Sims 3'']]A '''Community lot''' is a public lot which serves as the basis for commercial or recreational buildings/facilities in a neighborhood, such as shops, parks, etc. These lots often provide important services for a [[neighborhood]], such as selling clothes, groceries, and magazines; and providing gathering places and entertainment. [[Townies]] and playable [[Sim]]s alike often appear on community lots to browse the goods, socialize or just hang around, so community lots are great places for Sims to make friends. Community lots are great places to meet the hard-to-find service Sims as well. Some (commercial only) objects can only be placed on community lots, and likewise some objects can only be placed on [[residential lot|residential lots]].

Community lots first appeared in ''[[The Sims: Hot Date]]'', and each ''[[The Sims]]'' expansion pack after that introduced a new [[sub-neighborhood]] with its own community lots. In order to visit community lots outside of [[Magic Town]], Sims must call a [[Taxicab|cab]], and may have to pay for the ride. (Magic Town's community lots may be visited by using the [[A Hole in the Ground|Hole in the Ground]].) When Sims visit a community lot, their [[residential lot]] is saved, and will not change until they return home.

All ''The Sims'' community lots have an NPC who serves as a [[janitor]]. This NPC does general clean-up and repair work on the lot.

Except for [[Vacation Island]] lots and family members on [[Downtown]] lots, non-controllable Sims on ''The Sims'' community lots cannot be interacted with until they are either greeted, or autonomously interact with a controllable Sim.

Residential lots also become static when a Sim visits a community lot. Sims do not age while on community lots, but their [[aspiration]] level will still decay. Babies and [[toddler]]s cannot visit community lots. [[Child]]ren can, if they are traveling with older household members. If a child is taken to a community lot, neighborhood children may appear with one or both of their parents, or a child Townie may appear.

[[Young adult]] Sims are able to build skills on university community lots. University community lots cannot be visited by Sims in any other age group unless they are invited by a young adult Sim. The semester timer continues to run while a young adult Sim is on a university community lot, but time on the residential lot will still be stopped. However, if a young adult Sim visits a community lot in the base neighborhood or in another sub-neighborhood, the semester timer will pause until he or she returns to the university sub-neighborhood.

Playable Sims can buy community lots, and establish businesses on them. A lot's owner, and members of their household, can build skills on that lot, though the progress bar will not appear. When the player sends a lot's owner or a member of their household to that lot, the Sims will be able to access their [[inventories]], enter [[Buy Mode]] and [[Build Mode]], and even to save.

Unlike in the PC version of Pets, in the console version there is only one community lot in the whole game, that being [[Town Square]]. The park is a place where Sims can take their pets to interact with other Sims and pets, where all the events are held, and also where all the shops are located. [[Pet Points]] are used in this community lot instead of [[Simoleons]].