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Occupancy <br />Approximately 25 percent (132 units) of the housing units in <br />the Winter Beach Area are leased out. In 1979, approximately 16 <br />percent (18 units) of the rental units remained vacant. These 18 <br />units accounted for about 3.5 percent of the total vacant units <br />in the Winter Beach Area. <br />The median gross rent in the Winter Beach Area in 1979 was <br />$215. The mean gross rent was $236. <br />EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS IN THE WI,TER BEACH AREA <br />Agricultural <br />The predominant land use in the Winter Beach Area, as in <br />Indian River County as a whole, is agriculture. Agricultural <br />uses are widely scattered throughout the Winter Beach Area. <br />Citrus production, the largest agricultural land use in the <br />county, is more concentrated in the western and eastern portions <br />of Winter Beach. A major agricultural research center, <br />Ciba-Geigy, is located at Kings Highway and North Winter Beach <br />Road'; just west of the Kiwanis-Hobart Park. There are also <br />several nurseries and tree farms located throughout the Winter <br />Beach Area. <br />Single-family structures constitute the majority of residen- <br />tial units in the Winter Beach Area. Most residential sub- <br />divisions in the Winter Beach Area are located between U.S. <br />Highway #1 and 66th Avenue. All of these subdivisions are <br />located in residentially zoned areas except for two. These two <br />exceptions are Quay Subdivision and Jennings Addition which are <br />located in the MXD corridor along U.S. Highway #1 and are within <br />industrial and commercial zoning districts, respectively. A <br />mobile home park is also located on the east side of U.S. Highway <br />#1 and south of 67th Street. Present residential and <br />institutional landowners in Quay Subdivision are concerned about <br />the future of their properties, due to the nonresidential ^oning <br />districts in which they are located. This warrants a closer look <br />5 <br />