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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />Martin County <br />Martin County is located on the east coast of Florida, north of Palm Beach County and the Miami — Fort <br />Lauderdale —West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). According to the U.S. Census, the <br />County had an estimated population of 163,315 in 2023, which represented a 3.1 % increase in population <br />from the 2020 population of 158,431. <br />History of the Martin County Urban Service District <br />Martin County employs a strategic planning tool known as the Urban Service District (USD), which was first <br />established in 1982. In 1990, it evolved into the Primary Urban Service District, encompassing <br />approximately 58,270 acres of unincorporated land designated for industrial, commercial, and higher - <br />density residential development. The same year, a Secondary Urban Service District was created, covering <br />roughly 9,769 acres, as shown in Figure 5. It was designed to regulate urban sprawl by directing growth <br />efficiently to areas with urban public facilities and services while aiming to accommodate low-density rural <br />and suburban residential development on the urban fringe. It permits rural and estate densities not <br />exceeding one unit per gross acre, with only a reduced level of public facilities planned. <br />Figure 34: Martin County Primary and Secondary Urban Service Districts Map <br />Martin County <br />Legend <br />Major Roads <br />Roads <br />Urban Service District - Figure 4-2 <br />Wes <br />0 2 a e 12 <br />Primary Urban Service District <br />Secondary urban Service District <br />.f111 Freestanding Urban Service District <br />Source: Martin County, 2024 <br />N l�ettlon Maps.... <br />1 <br />t �- <br />VV <br />t� { <br />Appendix C: Peer Jurisdictions Report C-10 <br />