Florida's population and business is more spread out, with major regional centers in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, and the state capital of Tallahassee. Florida's growth management act is another difference between the two states. I think we've done it a little more flexibly. Instead of doing it by state law, we've done it by regional commission. Before we zone, we negotiate the environmental impact.
Nothing is mandated.
Young tells a story about a generous contribution his gubernatorial campaign received from a developer. Young's administration had earlier denied the man a demolition permit. Instead of sending the man packing, however, the city came up with an alternative solution, swapping parcels of land to make his project work. I had to disagree with most of the people who contacted me on special problems. But they wanted their day in court.