Making progress - Editorials - MiamiHerald.com

This editorial makes a like of good points and provides of summary of where we stand in many areas related to Everglades restoration. One of the most important points is the one made as the last paragraph, click title for link to article:

Another potential environmental threat is population growth. Florida will soon surpass New York as the third-most populous state. More people equals more development, especially along our coasts. Rather than easing growth-development rules, as the Republican leadership in Tallahassee has been doing in recent years, the state should prepare for more residents with smart-growth plans that discourage sprawl on undeveloped land and direct redevelopment in established urban areas, concentrating demand for expanding roads and schools and increasing other public services. We must grow wisely, without endangering our precious natural resources.

Can someone tell me how overly restricting building heights in Lake Worth is consistent with smart growth principles?