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40 •s South Winter Beach Road Industrial Node The Indian River County Comprehensive Plan also established a one -hundred (100) acre industrial node located on South Winter Beach Road, west of the Florida East Coast Railroad right-of-way. The boundaries of this node have recently been approved by the county. Existing uses in this node include a mill working establishment and a water -bed manufacturing facility on the south side of South Winter Beach Road. There is also a warehouse located along the western boundary of the node on the south side of South Winter Beach Road. Storm Grove Road and U.S. #1 Commercial/Industrial Node The Comprehensive Plan also designates an eighty (80) acre commercial node on the east side of U.S. #1 at the proposed intersection of Stone Grove Road. -Since the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, completion of Storm Grove Road has not commenced and that proposed intersection has shown little demand for commercial use. Due to these facts, this commercial node is in the process of being reduced to ten (10) acres. NEEDS AND CONSTRAINTS OF THE WINTER BEACH AREA Based on the existing land use survey and demographic analysis of the Winter Beach Area, the major problems are unemployment and lack of quality low to moderate income housing. In 1979, approximately 21 percent of those in Winter Beach who were considered to be in the labor force received unemployment benefits. This leads to the conclusion that there is a need for additional Y employment opportunities in the region. Also, as a result of the windshield survey conducted of the area, much of the housing in the MXD District in Winter Beach is in substandard condition. Winter Beach residents have also expressed interest in the need for a neighborhood shopping center which would provide basic services such as a grocery and drug store. 11