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RESIDENTIAL <br />Within Indian River County, residential is the predominant non-agricultural land use category. <br />While individual residences may be found in all areas of the county, the vast majority are located <br />within 11 miles of the coastline, east of I- 95. The exception to this is the City of Fellsmere, <br />located about 2'/z miles west of I-95 on CR 512, in the northern part of the county. <br />The residential land use category includes: single-family, duplex, and multi -family housing <br />units; group quarters; mobile home parks and subdivisions; and condominium and cooperative <br />housing developments. <br />This category does not include recreational vehicle and recreational campgrounds; hotels, motels <br />and other transient housing, such as shelters or time-share facilities; seasonal units such as <br />hunting or fishing cabins; nor farm residences on active farms. <br />Overall, the residential land use category is divided into three sub -classifications: single-family, <br />multi -family, and mobile homes. Within Indian River County, single-family homes are generally <br />developed in densities of less than 6 units per acre. In the urban areas and in the more developed <br />eastern portion of the county, densities range from 3 to 6 units per acre. In transition, rural, and <br />environmentally sensitive areas, densities range from 1 unit per acre to one unit per 5 acres. <br />Multi -family housing includes duplexes, condominiums, townhomes and apartments. Generally <br />found in higher densities, these units range from 3 to 10 units per acre in the county. <br />Manufactured homes (mobile homes) located in parks and subdivisions are generally sited in the <br />6 to 8 unit/acre density range. <br />According to Property Appraiser's records, residential land in the unincorporated county now <br />totals 32,761 acres, of which 19,693 acres are developed and 13,068 acres are vacant. Vacant <br />platted lots in subdivisions and vacant lots in areas predominated by residential uses are included <br />in the vacant residential acreage category. Combined, vacant lots in existing subdivisions <br />comprise 3,207 acres. <br />Figure 2.3, "Housing By Type in Indian River County", shows the general distribution of <br />residential development in the unincorporated area of the county. <br />Future Land Use Element 12 <br />