What impact will the Florida Hometown Democracy have on construction?
A 1999 study added up the residential density allowed by all the town, city and county comprehensive plans and determined that the sum total of all the plans allow enough residential development for over 100 million people. Currently, the state has about 20 million residents. That study was conducted eight years ago. Imagine how much density has been authorized since then, as Florida went through the biggest developer driven boom in its history! Under Florida Hometown Democracy, even if voters reject most future comp plan amendments, there is so much growth built into the plans development will continue. Developers will learn to live within the parameters of the plans…they probably won’t get everything they want. Read about the 1999 study here.
