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➢ City of Sebastian The City of Sebastian, the county's largest municipality in population, is located in the northern area of the mainland, along the Indian River. Single-family residential is the dominant land use in the city. While a significant number of vacant residential lots exist in the city, that number has declined in recent years due to construction of new houses in the city. The second most dominate land use is the municipal airport. This general aviation facility is located in the northwest portion of the city. Land uses east of the airport consist primarily of undeveloped county owned conservation property. Along the US Highway 1 corridor in the northern portion of the city, there is a concentration of industrial and commercial uses. To the east, Sebastian's boundary is an irregular shape. Land uses in this area consist primarily of residential uses, except for commercial and industrial uses that are present where the city limits extend to the US I Corridor or Indian River. ➢ City of Fellsmere The City of Fellsmere is the only municipality in the county located west of I-95 and is also the county's largest municipality in land area. Generally, the developed portion of the city is laid out in a grid pattern. The core area of Fellsmere is easily divided into quadrants using County Road 512 and Broadway as the axes. While the northwest quadrant is developed in a single family residential pattern, the southwest quadrant is partially developed with single family homes and mobile homes. Although the southeast quadrant is primarily undeveloped, mobile homes are present along the city's southern limit. The northeast quadrant is a partially developed single-family area. Commercial development is located along Broadway, north of CR 512, and along CR 512, east of Broadway. An extension of the core area is located east on CR 512. This extension of the core area contains a mix of uses including commercial businesses, single-family residences and mobile homes. Between 1998 and 2008, the city's land area increased significantly. During that 10 -year period, the City of Fellsmere annexed 23,973 acres, or 37.5 square miles, of unincorporated county area. As a result of those annexations, the City of Fellsmere increased from 1,481 acres in 1998 to 25,454 acres in 2008. Agricultural land accounted for the vast majority of land annexed into Fellsmere during that time. Future Land Use Element 39