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Comprehensive Plan Public School Facilities Element <br />Permit Activity/Projected Permit Activity <br />In Indian River County, the increase in population has been accompanied by an increase in <br />residential housing units. Table 12.3a details building permit activity for the county and <br />municipalities for the period between 2001 and 2009. Table 12.3b identifies the increase in <br />total residential units from the 2000 Census to 2009. <br />Table 12.3a: Total Building Permits Issued Per Year <br />Building Type <br />2001 <br />2002 <br />2003 <br />2004 <br />2005 <br />2006 <br />2007 <br />2008 <br />2009 <br />Single Family Units <br />1,361 <br />1,484 <br />2,050 <br />3,168 <br />3,426 <br />2,813 <br />1,104 <br />615 <br />249 <br />Multi -Family Units <br />122 <br />991 <br />913 <br />562 <br />144 <br />182 <br />106 <br />40 <br />0 <br />Mobile Home <br />Setups <br />49 <br />42 <br />52 <br />68 <br />91 <br />12 <br />9 <br />7 <br />5 <br />Source: Indian River County Community Development Report, January 2010 <br />Table 12.3b: Indian River County Total Residential Units <br />Residential Units <br />Census 2000 <br />2009 <br />Total Single Family Units <br />36,240 <br />53,419 <br />Total Multi -Family Units <br />14,792 <br />18,295 <br />Total Mobile Home Units <br />6,870 <br />7,231 <br />Total Housing Units <br />57,902 <br />78,945 <br />SourceAdian River County Community Development Report, January 2010. <br />The data detailed in Table 12.3a indicate a steady increase in the number of single family <br />residential building permits issued in Indian River County between 2001 and 2005, with a <br />significant decrease occurring in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The decrease in the number of <br />building permits issued during the 2006 - 2009 time -frame is associated with overbuilding <br />and an economic recession. Despite the reduction in the number of residential building <br />permits issued, the number of residential housing units constructed still increased. These new <br />units place additional demands on the school system's capacity because each new housing <br />unit has the potential to generate new students. Table 12.4, however, shows that the number <br />of building permits to be issued annually through the year 2014 is expected to decrease and <br />then fluctuate, but remaining lower than during prior years. <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />4 <br />