A business had to stop building
@LeaPea2417 (37379)
Toccoa, Georgia
July 1, 2022 3:59pm CST
In the town that my husband and son work in which is thirty minutes away, something crazy recently happened. A Dunkin Donuts had broken ground to build a new Donut Shop, laid the foundation, put water pipes in etc, then promptly stopped construction.
The reason is because the company made a mistake in the zoning map. They had put some of the foundation in the next door Burger King lot.
I don't know how it will be corrected. I've never heard of this happening. Have you heard of something like this happening?
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@aninditasen (16503)
• Raurkela, India
2 Jul 22
Our city is in shambles in the plea of renovation. All over the city we have such incomplete structures.
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@aninditasen (16503)
• Raurkela, India
3 Jul 22
@LeaPea2417 Yes and uncomfortable too.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Jul 22
That's was the first thought that crossed my mind.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
2 Jul 22
@LeaPea2417 I think it would be the easiest way to go on.
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@kaylachan (71773)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul 22
It's possible, can be hard to tell where my yard ends and my neighbor's begins. But, that's life I guess.
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@kaylachan (71773)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Jul 22
@LeaPea2417 I really hate people like that, they ruin life for everyone.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Jul 22
We had to get a survey of our property border, because on one side, we have weird neighbors who call the cops any time they think someone is on their property.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Jul 22
This is the first time I have ever heard of a business having to stop construction of a building due to the error of having the foundation of another business.
This only happened in a Jetsons cartoon.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Jul 22
It does seem like a plot for a comedy show.
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@Deepizzaguy (104160)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Jul 22
@LeaPea2417 The Jetsons cartoon was a comedy cartoon produced by Hanna Barbera Productions.
@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
3 Jul 22
I agree. I was shocked when I learned about it.
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@GardenGerty (160952)
• United States
1 Jul 22
I hope they can work it out in a friendly manner.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
3 Oct 22
I actually did hear news about it the other day. They were able to work out the Zoning issue, so building has started up again.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
1 Jul 22
I've never heard like this happening in my area, but in residential areas, it can happen. That's why my neighbors have walls or fences erected all-around their perimeters.
I admire houses in Cheyenne in the US because in subdivisions, you can rarely see tall fences or walls that separate neighbors but everyone respects each other's properties.
Here in the Philippines, we have erected tall walls and fences to keep other people out of our properties.
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Jul 22
We have solid fences around our yard, especially the back yard for total privacy.
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@much2say (56057)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 22
Uh-oh. That's a pretty bad miscalculation. I've never heard of that particular incident happening, but I have seen plenty of human error because someone (or a group) did not do their job thoroughly. I wonder how they're going to settle that one!
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@wolfgirl569 (108144)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Jul 22
The easy way would be to buy the part they need from Burger King. It can be easy enough to make that kind of mistake.
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@Fleura (30541)
• United Kingdom
1 Jul 22
There was a court case here just a few days ago where the owner of one London house prosecuted his neighbour because said neighbour had extended his basement actually underneath the first owner's house! The second person blamed his contractors of course.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
2 Jul 22
I know sometimes when companies start construction on a job they run out of money and the project never happens, or they change their mind or something. Nothing exactly like what you described though.
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@LindaOHio (181693)
• United States
2 Jul 22
I've heard of this happening. They should have been more careful! It's an expensive mistake. Good to see you here! Have a good 4th weekend.
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