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Comprehensive Plan Housing Element <br />Encouragement of development of "no-frills" starter homes in areas suited for small - <br />lot housing having convenient access to transportation, employment, and utility <br />services. <br />In the future, the county should continue to perform these tasks. Also, the county should maintain <br />its policy of expediting permits for affordable housing development near transportation, <br />employment, and utility services. <br />Land Requirements to Accommodate Future Housing Needs <br />The approximate acreage required to meet the projected housing needs through the year 2030 is <br />indicated in Table 7.21. Presently, the County has ample land to meet those projected residential <br />acreage needs. That includes the many platted, unbuilt on lots that have utilities available, as well as <br />the large vacant, unplatted tracts that can be readily developed by the extension of urban services. <br />Both the Potable Water and Sanitary Sub -elements describe the County's plant capacity for <br />accommodating increased demand, and the County has an ongoing program to extend facilities and <br />services to meet needs. <br />TABLE 7.21 <br />LAND REQUIREMENTS TO MEET FUTURE HOUSING NEEDS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />2005-2030 <br />TYPE OF UNIT <br />%ALL TYPES <br />UNITS <br />ACRES <br />Single -Family Low Density (assumes 2.4 units per gross acre) <br />50 <br />13,832 <br />5,763 <br />Single and Multi -Family Medium Density (Assumes 4 units per gross acre <br />average) <br />30 <br />8,299 IL074 <br />Multi -Family Medium/High Density (Assumes 8 units per gross acre <br />average) <br />20 <br />5,538 <br />692 <br />TOTAL <br />100 <br />27,669 ii <br />8,529 <br />Source: Indian River County Planning Division <br />Note: The percentage distribution is based on the assumption that the present lot sizes for single-family low density <br />development will decrease slightly in future years; that mobile homes will be included in the Single and Multi - <br />Family group (density of 4 units average per gross acre); and that the maximum density for multi -family units <br />will not change in future years, resulting in an average density for this housing group of 8 units per gross acre. <br />39 <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />