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#WE10 45-Year Building Moratorium Bill โ๏ธ
A Citizen-Led Law to Freeze Corruption, Cool the Climate, and Reclaim Floridaโs Future
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PREAMBLE / STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
In the [STATE / COUNTY / CITY] of [__________], we are building ourselves into disaster. Florida is overheating โ in water, in air, in overdevelopment, and in corruption. Every new tower, every luxury mid-rise, and every bulldozed canopy raises local temperatures, worsens flooding, accelerates insurance collapse, and weakens our resilience to hurricanes.
This bill enacts a 45-year moratorium on new construction to protect the land, the water, the wildlife, and the people. It is not anti-development โ it is anti-suicide. For too long, profit has paved over protection. Today, that ends.
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SECTION 1 โ BUILDING FREEZE
No new ground-up development shall be permitted in [JURISDICTION] for a period of forty-five (45) years from the date of passage of this initiative.
This includes:
โข Residential, commercial, industrial, and resort construction
โข Urban expansion, greenfield development, and wetland disturbance
โข Public-private partnerships for new construction projects
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SECTION 2 โ EXEMPTIONS FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES
The following activities are allowed under the moratorium:
โข Interior or exterior renovations
โข Structural rehabilitations and code upgrades
โข Storm recovery rebuilds (when restoring a damaged primary structure on the same footprint)
โข Essential public works (e.g., schools, hospitals, emergency infrastructure), subject to public review
No project may expand square footage, density, or environmental footprint beyond what existed on [FREEZE DATE].
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SECTION 3 โ BUYBACK & MAKE-WHOLE PROVISIONS FOR DEVELOPERS
To ensure fairness and encourage cooperation:
โข Developers holding permits, entitlements, or in-progress projects may:
โข Sell their land back to the state at appraised value + bonus conservation incentive
โข Receive state-level tax credits for withdrawing projects and preserving land
โข Be honored as โEco Shepherd Partnersโ for choosing preservation over profit
Land returned to the state will be placed in an environmental trust for permanent protection.
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SECTION 4 โ CITIZENS PRESERVATION WINDOW (FOR CONDOS & HOA BUILDINGS)
To protect residents from predatory redevelopment under laws such as SB 4D:
โข All buildings currently under structural repair mandates shall be granted a 5-year extension to meet reserve or reconstruction requirements
โข No evacuations, demolitions, or condemnation orders shall be issued unless the building is deemed imminently hazardous by two independent engineers certified by a citizen oversight board
โข Residents and associations shall be offered public interest financing, mitigation grants, or nonprofit engineering mediation
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SECTION 5 โ ANTI-STEALTH MONOPOLY RULE (THE โNO SHADOW TAKEOVERSโ CLAUSE)
To prevent secretive land grabs by undisclosed entities:
โข All land purchases over [X acres or 3 parcels] must disclose the true beneficial owner(s) of the purchasing entity
โข Purchases made through LLCs, shell entities, or nominee purchasers must be traced to their controlling party and recorded publicly
โข Any entity acquiring 3 or more adjacent properties within a 12-month window shall trigger a public interest land aggregation review
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SECTION 6 โ ENFORCEMENT & DURATION
โข This moratorium shall remain in effect until [YEAR + 45] unless overturned by a direct vote of the people through a [#WE10 Citizen Quorum Petition]
โข A citizen oversight board shall be formed to:
โข Review exception applications
โข Monitor environmental impact
โข Publicly report all development-related actions taken during the moratorium
โข Local permitting offices shall be legally prohibited from issuing new construction permits unless the above conditions are met.