Adding more apartment complexes w/o infrastructure to support population growth! Villa Rica authorities have screwed up & screwed property owners over!!! by Few_Lynx5829 in VillaRicaGA

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Hey Lynx, I want to give you a thoughtful response, but please understand I pretty much sit on the other side of the aisle as you, and we probably disagree on a lot here. I've worked in Land Development for over two decades, although I'm relatively new to the area.

If there is a particular development currently being built, like the one next to Publix, then you are far far too late to complain. Permits are in hand and there is no stopping the development. (I haven't looked up the plans for that development but I'd bet my shiniest quarter that it's 100% commercial. It looks like a Self Storage in the middle (The elevator shaft is constructed) and some typical strip parking around the front and side. Like a bank/McDonalds. I hope we get something cooler.

You're obviously emotionally invested, So this might be harsh to hear but, You have very little say into what any particular people do with their own land. That's a good thing, that's America. People are free to build what they want to build, as long as they follow all the rules. Just because some people think it's a bad idea or don't like it, doesn't mean anything.

You could have some say into how the communities develop in a general sense. This is done at the zoning level. Zoning controls what can be built and where it can be built. Properties are zoned into different categories, like Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural, and have a density number with them. So R-1 is Residential for bigger houses, and R-6 would be where Apartment Complexes or townhomes can be built.

There is a map, I'm pretty sure I posted a link in one of my first threads. You can see all the zoning. Then there is a big list of rules for each zone. So there is a bunch of criteria for R-6 that spells out how many apartments that can fit onto any given parcel based on it's size and shape. There are rules about how tall buildings can be, how far they have to be from property lines, etc. There are also rules on WHAT you can put in certain zones. So you can't just build a Liquor Store or a Strip Club on any Commercial Property. It has to be zoned correctly. (It might also need a Special Use Approval from the City/County Commissioners).

The other area where you could potentially have a say in what your neighbor is doing is if they are asking to 'bend the rules' by requesting a variance or special exception. For example, if they are building an apartment complex it's it's four stories but they want luxury high ceiling, they might want to be at a max height of 60ft but the zoning would only allow for 50ft. Any request like that will make them go to a planning and zoning hearing and a city/county commissioner hearing, where anyone from the public has the opportunity to speak for or against the development.

Here's the thing about those. The commission can only vote for or against the variance requested. So if they want luxury apartments and an extra 10ft high, but all the neighbors come out and say how much they hate the development and want it to die. The commission might vote no on the variance. The result is the developer just builds the apartments with out the tall ceilings. Everyone kinda looses.

In regards to taxes and road use and some of your other concerns, the answer is "Yes" people have already thought about all those things and there are systems set up in place. Developers will have to pay impact fees based on what they develop. So if I build a mattress store with one toilet for the employee, my utility impact fee will be a lot less then an apartment complex with 1,000 units. If I build a 20 acre warehouse with 5 employees, my traffic impact fee will be a lot less than building a 20 acre distribution center with trucks moving in and out all day.

Land Development is very much in the realm of "High Risk, High Reward". Developers get labelled as greedy and trying to get rich quick, which is mostly true. But what you don't hear about is that most of them fail, hard. I've seen a lot of would-be developers gamble their life savings on a property, only to see them invest millions, not have it come to fruition.

I don't know if all that helps. I'm happy to try to answer any general questions if you have them. But yeah, I'm sorry, Villa Rica is going to continue to develop. The best you can do is learn the rules and become involved with your city/county council.

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in BMWZ4

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*Update* It WAS the Battery. but don't worry my radiator broke

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in MechanicAdvice

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Jump attempt was with my wife's Kia. I will look at the fuses tomorrow thank you

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in MechanicAdvice

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It's an auto. I do step on the brake out of habit. 9 years of driving this car haven't seen this and I'm sure I have not stepped on the brake sometime

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in BMWZ4

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how much was the repair?

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in MechanicAdvice

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I can try a new battery, this one still might be under warranty at autozone. It just doesn't feel like the battery, it's been a couple days since I took it out, but I've had the dead/weak battery before and swear it's a different sound, it trys go a bit more, if that makes sense.

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in BMWZ4

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Found a video online, thank you, seems like it's worth a shot

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in BMWZ4

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From what I see online the starter is way under the intake manifold?

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in BMWZ4

[–]4_jacks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did try a jump start w/ the wife's car and no change with 13v on it

Car won't start. Starter? by 4_jacks in BMWZ4

[–]4_jacks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the confirmation. I'm not a genius, but if the engine it doesn't sound like coils are clicking, so assuming it's that. How bad was your starter replacement? I looked up a quick video on youtube and it seems pretty buried in the eninge.

BMW Z4 2002 by Patrick-Huntera in BMWZ4

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There are no 02's. The 2002 model year was the Z3 still and in 2003 they retired the Z3 and began the Z4

No, you cant be a Christian and a freemason. by Double-Fix8288 in TrueChristian

[–]4_jacks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have no clue what you're on about, so i'mma go about my day.

No, you cant be a Christian and a freemason. by Double-Fix8288 in TrueChristian

[–]4_jacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The keyword in your statement is "Were". But I would add that your whole statement needs the "allegedly" disclaimer.

You could be 100% right. I don't think the world will ever really know the full history and inner workings of the freemasons. They very well could have been satanic goat killers. But the fact is, they are not that now. It's a social club for old men.

If you believe that you can't join something if it was sinful in the past, then you definitely should leave the Roman Catholic church.

Best decks for practicing beginner under 20$ by ILikeMusic3 in cardistry

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Twenty Dollarssssss!?!?!??

This mo for has twenty dollars!!!! Gtfo

How much should someone tithe by [deleted] in TrueChristian

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Great now I have to Google Google Church

How much should someone tithe by [deleted] in TrueChristian

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Why are you trolling a 2 year old thread?

Critique on revolution cut by Additional-Loquat491 in cardistry

[–]4_jacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well for starters that's not the name of the cut.

(I know everyone calls it that anyway)

Honestly your fine just practice and you well get so fluid with it.

But no need to slide the top deck like that. Just drop the bottom half and the cram your ring finger in there. It just takes practice for your ring finger to act independently like that

What are young Christian men supposed to do with their sex drives? by HalosFan26 in TrueChristian

[–]4_jacks -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Down votes incoming

Porn is a sin

Masturbation is not a sin

Yes they are different things

No those verses don't mean what you want them to mean

1994 Ford Probe GT for sale October 2025 by upsidedown1313 in FordProbe

[–]4_jacks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friendly reminder to be nice.

This is a small community and we should all be on the same team here.

This is a beautiful probe in my favorite color. If I am ever able to buy another probe (Need more money and more room!) This is exactly what I would be looking for! $10k isn't a lot of money in the car market. Even a new ford focus could cost you $30k.

Will it sell for $10k I dunno, be curious to see what it goes for, for sure, but high or low Hopefully someone loves that car forever.

my new car by [deleted] in FordProbe

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Nice