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residences in planned residential developments . The desirability of ocean and other waterfront lots has resulted in the barrier island becoming an area dominated by high income housing . The Town of Orchid is the second municipality located exclusively o the barrier island . At the present time , land uses in the town consist of developed and undeveloped single-family lots , a golf course , a beach club , and approximately 110 acres of 1 vetland along the Indian River Lagoon . The wetland is protected under a conservation easer ient . Although unlikely to be developed at the maximum allowable density , the town ' approved master plan allows up to 425 residential units , approximately 340 of which are lanned to be single-family homes . The town ' s master plan also calls for limited commercial development on +/- 7 and +/-3 acre parcels located on CR 510 and SR Al A , respectively . Table 2 . 3 displays community characteristics within Indian River County . According to the Indian River County Property Appraiser' s 1996 data , the County contains approximately 21 , 270 acres of vacant land . Of that total , 3 , 050 acres are classified as vacant commercial/industrial , and 18 , 220 acres are classified as vacant residential . Because vacant land outside of the urban service area is classified as conservation or agricultural , those totals refer to land within the urban service area . Most of the vacant residential land is located in platted subdivisions that are largely unbuilt . Vero ake Estates is the largest of these subdivisions , although the Vero Beach Highlands subdiv sion also contains many vacant lots . In the year 2002 , commercial and industrial building permits were isr, ued for a total of 554 , 354 square feet . Seventy-one percent of the permits were located on unincorporated County land , while 18 % , 7 % , and 4 % were located in Vero Beach , Sebastian , and Fellsmere respectively . Figure 2 . 3 illustrates commercial development trends within the County between 1993 and 2002 . According to Enterprise Flo ida (2003 ) , There are 1 , 100 acres of land zoned industrial in the County , with 180 acres of industrial parks designated as well . Figure 2 . 3 . Commercial development trends , Indian River County , 1993 — 2002 . 1 , 600 , 000 1 ,400, 000 1 ,200, 000 1 , 000 , 000 800 , 000 600 , 000 400 , 000 200 , 000 0 Sq . ft. 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Source : Enterprise Florida (2003 ) . Indian River County has a total of 57 , 902 housing units comprised mostly of single-family detached units (59% ) , mobile homes ( 11 % ) , and multi -family structures with `%W 10 to 19 units ( 8 . 8 % ) . The County' s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan estimates 2-7