Plans to add a spa at Harvest Inn won the support of the planning commission Tuesday.

The commission approved a use permit amendment, design review and variance for the project without discussion.

The spa facilities will be housed in five new buildings, totaling about 2,200 square feet, on the south side of the property near Lewelling Lane, a private road. Several existing buildings will be torn down.

The project required a variance because a new maintenance building will be only 7.4 feet from the property line, less than the 25 feet required by the zoning. However, the new building will use the same footprint as an existing building that’s slated for demolition, and landscaping shields the facilities from view.

To offset the increased water demand created by the spa, the Harvest Inn’s owners plan to start using groundwater for all the landscaping on the property.

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