JONESBORO — After approving a series of conditional land use permits for the 71-acre Harvest Village development in December, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a place of worship permit for the project during its Jan. 16 meeting.
The project is described as a “legacy project” for Chick-fil-A’s Bubba and Cindy Cathy.
“This is something they want to leave behind to continue to go on and be a treasure for the county well after their time on earth here,” attorney Jon Jordan said in a presentation before commissioners on Jan. 16.
The mixed-use, urban village development on the north side of Walt Stephens Road between Spivey Village Way and Waverly Drive will have single-family homes, shops, a restaurant, a collaborative business center, a recital hall, artist studios, a stargazing patio, and other amenities.
But the Cathys also want to build a chapel on the site.
“It is very important for the Cathys to be able to provide this spiritual structure as part of this project,” Jordan said.
Jordan stressed that it will not be a church but a chapel and there will not be formal church services at site.
It will be used for a place for personal prayer, meditation and reflection, Jordan said.
A rundown of the project:
Building A will be a cluster of buildings — including a farm-to-table restaurant overlooking a flower and produce garden.
This section of the development will also have a teaching kitchen, cooking classes, bakery, bookstore, men’s and women’s clothing stores, and a rentable kitchen.
The lower level will include a deli, cafe´, photography studio, frame shop, men’s barber shop, women’s beauty shop, juice bar, music store.
The upper level will include movie/film editing studio space; loft living space for 24-hour security; an adult-size treehouse with sitting, stargazing, and eating space; and an…
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