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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />Land Use <br />The following subsections discuss existing land use (how the individual parcels are currently being used), <br />future land use (the County's vision for the future and the types of developments which can occur), and <br />zoning (regulations which dictate the use and dimensional standards of developments). The analysis <br />focuses only on the current land uses, future land uses, and zoning districts found in unincorporated areas <br />within the USB. <br />Existing Land Use Patterns <br />Existing land use patterns show how parcels are being used, whether for residential, commercial, <br />industrial, institutional, or other uses. These existing land use categories are derived from the Department <br />of Revenue (DOR) land use codes provided within the most recent data from the Indian River County <br />Property Appraiser. <br />Table 6 provides a breakdown of the acreages and proportions of each land use within the USB, while <br />Figure 2, Figure 3, and Figure 4 show maps of the current land use pattern within and outside of the USB. <br />The most prominent land uses in the USB Study Area are Single Family Residential (31 %), Vacant or <br />undeveloped (24%), Public/Institutional (9%), and Agriculture (7%). Residential Common Area (common <br />space surrounding multifamily or single-family residences), Recreation, and Conservation land uses <br />account for 7%, 6%, and 4%, respectively. Multifamily, Mobile/Manufactured Home, Industrial, <br />Commercial, Right-of-Way/Utilities, Office/Professional, Mixed Use, and Water land uses account for <br />smaller proportions (less than 3%) of the unincorporated area within the USB. <br />Table 6. Existing Land Use <br />Existing Land Use <br />Single Family Residential <br />Acres <br />13,197.5 <br />Percent <br />,, <br />Vacant <br />10,257.6 <br />24.1% <br />Public/Institutional <br />3,642.3 <br />8.5% <br />Agriculture <br />3,027.3 <br />7.1% <br />Residential Common Area <br />2,824.7 <br />6.6% <br />Recreation <br />2,441.1 <br />5.7% <br />Conservation <br />1,847.3 <br />4.3% <br />Multifamily <br />1,158.4 <br />2.7% <br />Mobile/Manufactured Home <br />1,127.5 <br />2.6% <br />Industrial <br />975.1 <br />2.3% <br />Commercial <br />929.2 <br />2.2% <br />Right-of-Way/Utilities <br />692.8 <br />1.6% <br />Office/Professional <br />253.8 <br />0.6% <br />Mixed Use <br />184.2 <br />0.4% <br />Water <br />Total Acreage <br />1 83.9 <br />42,642.6 <br />0.2% <br />0' <br />Sources: Indian County Property Appraiser, 2024 <br />EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />