[paul544]

I lived in South Florida for many years. What they have done down there is a disgrace. They routinely ignore environmental impact laws and have paved over thousands of acres in pursuit of the almighty tax dollar.

I'm all for tough laws to limit the number of sub divisions. We're losing farmland and open space and when it's gone, it's gone for good.

[2CAVTrooper]

Yeah.

Here it's different though, in that it affects estate settlement Let's say that Joe Snuffy dies, and in his will he divides his 4 acres of land between his wife and children. Under the county subdivision laws, his estate has to submit a plat, have paved roads with curb and gutter, utilities run, etc, etc, etc. So that means the family has to spend tens of thousands of dollars that they may not have just to satisfy the county regulations. Same thing applies to someone who wants to sell off an acre or two, to have money to pay off debts or whatever. The regulations were so restrictive that land owners couldn't even do a simple land swap for equal acreage without having to do a plat.