What I intended was that local unincorporated communities were being imposed on more and more by their county governments. Because the local communities have opted to save money by not incorporating and running their own governments, they are subject to the laws of the county.
Before the rush of Californians what the county wanted was pretty much in line with what the unincorporated communities wanted, but this is not so much the case anymore.
All of the people in the unincorporated areas of Boulder County, for example, pale in comparison to the people living in the cities of Boulder and Longmont. Longmont used to be decidedly conservative, but now even Longmont has been invaded by oddball liberal "new urbanism" schemes such as Prospect New Town.
Some of the restrictions may be OK with the residents of unincorporated cities such as restrictions on open fires, fireworks, marijuana operations, watering lawns, etc. Some of the "fees" that counties are charging to get around TABOR might also be acceptable to some of the new emigres living in their cute little mountain cabins.
I don't think it's going to end well for the unincorporated. Even in incorporated areas such as Erie, Superior, etc. the cities completely changed when the builders jammed in hundreds of new homes, bought up good shooting ranges, etc.