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years. Since 1996, many new subdivisions have been constructed in the areas along 58th Avenue and CR 510. One project being developed along 58th Avenue is Waterway Village, a development of regional impact located on the east side of 58th Avenue, north of 49th Street. Consisting of 1,596 single-family and multi -family units, Waterway Village is the largest residential project approved in the unincorporated county since the Grand Harbor project was approved in the mid 1980's. In recent years, Vero Lake Estates also began to fill-in with single-family residences. Consisting of 5,804 platted lots in the unincorporated north county area, Vero Lake Estates is one of the largest subdivisions in the county. From its development in the 1950s until recently, Vero Lake Estates remained largely vacant. By 1996, only 634 lots (or 11 percent) had been developed. As of 2007, however, 2,343 single-family residences had been built in Vero Lake Estates. Of those 2,343 residences, 1,709 were constructed after 1996. Smaller concentrations of single-family development are located in other parts of the county, including Roseland, Wabasso, the North Beach area, Gifford, Winter Beach, and the area immediately west of Vero Beach. Several of these areas have unique land use patterns. The Roseland area, for example, is located just north of Sebastian along the Indian and St. Sebastian Rivers. No one land use dominates the area. While commercial uses and a hospital are located along US Highway 1, the area to the west is primarily residential. The residential area contains several subdivisions, mobile home parks and vacant land. Some of the older subdivisions contain a mix of single-family detached housing as well as mobile homes on individual lots. This is the only area in the county in which mobile homes are permitted alongside single-family homes. Another peculiarity of this area is the existence of home operated businesses, several of which are outside the scope of traditional home occupations. Located just north of Vero Beach, Gifford is one of the oldest developed areas of the county. This area contains land uses ranging from low-density residential to heavy industrial. Within this area, several of the older residential subdivisions do not meet current county standards. In this area, multiple -family housing is also permitted at densities up to 10 units/acre. On the east side of US Highway 1, across from old Gifford, is the Grand Harbor Development. This is an 800 acre multi -use development which, at build -out, is expected to contain approximately 2,000 residential units, residential care facilities, commercial space, a marina, golf courses and other recreational facilities. Overall, commercial and industrial uses in the Gifford area are located along the US 1/Old Dixie Highway corridor and on the two major east/west roads, 41st Street and 45th Street. As referenced in the Housing Element, this area has a large number of incompatible land uses with inadequate buffering between them. The Housing Element also identifies Gifford as an area that contains a large number of persons below the poverty level and living in substandard housing. Future Land Use Element 15