Restoration Services in Lovejoy, Clayton County
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Lovejoy homes: newer builds, real storm history
Lovejoy grew from a train stop named for local planter James Lankford Lovejoy and was the site of the Battle of Lovejoy's Station in 1864. The city sits at the southern edge of Clayton County, bordered by Henry County to the south, and U.S. Routes 19 and 41 pass through its western part on the way to Atlanta and Griffin. Much of its housing is recent, and its storm record includes a tornado that damaged a whole subdivision.
Lovejoy's houses, by the numbers
Mostly electric heat
About 73% of Lovejoy's occupied homes heat with electricity, by the 2020–2024 American Community Survey, against 24% on utility gas and about 1% on fuel oil. The median owner-occupied value is about $265,100, and close to half of all occupied homes are rented.
586 catch basins, few ditches
The city's 2024 stormwater program counts 586 catch basins, about 8.9 miles of storm pipe and only 0.6 miles of ditch. It also notes that Lovejoy has no listed impaired streams within city limits, and Chapter 20 of the city code, adopted October 19, 2020, holds the flood damage prevention rules.
Bonanza to the north, Henry County to the south
Lovejoy covers about 2.6 square miles between Henry County to the south and the unincorporated community of Bonanza to the north. In 1979 former Georgia first lady Betty Talmadge bought what remained of the Hollywood set of Tara, the fictional plantation in Gone With the Wind, and brought it to Lovejoy. The 2020 Census counted 3,600 housing units in the city, 8.2% of them vacant, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 3.5% and a rental vacancy rate of 8.8%.
Storms, hail and fallen trees around Lovejoy
July 2005: a tornado through Kade Cove
A tornado that began as an F2 near Atlanta Motor Speedway in Henry County was still rated F1 when it passed just east of Lovejoy. The Clayton County Emergency Management Director reported damage to 50 homes in the Kade Cove subdivision of Lovejoy, 20 of them with major structural damage.
July 2005: Lovejoy Creek floods
Five days later, flooding was reported at several homes in Lovejoy, and Lovejoy Creek rose to 18.9 feet, the second-highest crest recorded at that gauge.
June 2010: lightning on Riviera Drive
The Clayton County 911 Center reported lightning striking a home on Riviera Drive in Lovejoy.
Baseball-size hail at Tara Beach
On June 4, 1998, baseball-size hail was reported at Tara Beach. In February 2009 a storm dropped golf-ball hail along a line from just south of Jonesboro down to Lovejoy, and in March 2010 residents saw hail from dime to near-quarter size.
Trees across Tara Boulevard and Woolsey Road
An amateur radio operator reported trees and a power line down on Tara Boulevard at Flicker Road in March 2005. Trees fell across Woolsey Road in July 2012, and in May 2015 they blocked Inman Road and Panhandle Road.
December 2011 near the county line
A tree came down at the intersection of Panhandle Road and Woolsey Road near the Fayette County line, one of several tree reports across the Jonesboro area that day.
Start with the right page for Lovejoy
Damage inside
- Water damage restoration overview — What drying and the rebuild involve.
- Fire restoration — Smoke, soot and structural repair.
- Help with the insurance claim — Documenting scope for your adjuster.
Damage outside
- Repairs after storms — Roofing, siding and trees on the house.
- Clayton storm restoration — Our county storm page.
- Henry County water damage — For addresses across the county line.
Lovejoy homeowners: call (404) 913-3030 if you want help sorting out which page and which permit office applies.
Lovejoy permit steps
Three offices review the plans
Lovejoy's permits page says building permit applications and plans can be submitted at City Hall, 2296 Talmadge Road, or at the Community Development Department, 11714 Hastings Bridge Road, Suite D. All plans must also go to the Clayton County Fire Marshal's Office and the Clayton County Water Authority, and the city needs approval from both before it can issue a permit.
Paper plans, not email
Building and civil applications are submitted with three hard copies of the plans and cannot be emailed. Other permit applications, such as electrical work, can be emailed to City Hall. Questions about permits and inspections go to permits@cityoflovejoy.com or (770) 471-2304.
Do not start before the permit
The city states that if work is started before a permit is received, permit fees will be doubled.
A young housing stock, with many manufactured homes
About 80% of Lovejoy's roughly 4,056 housing units were built in 2000 or later, including about 12% since 2020, by Census survey estimates; the median year built is 2008. About 474 are mobile homes, and roughly 410 more are in buildings of 10 to 19 units.
Civil work: a land disturbance permit and outside approvals
Lovejoy's Engineering Department page says every civil project needs a Land Disturbance Permit application, and that the city's review takes about fifteen business days. If the property is larger than one acre, the civil plans also need approval from the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission before the city will permit them. Paper plans can be dropped at City Hall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at Community Development from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
What the permit counter asks for
The city's permits page lists the paperwork for a building permit: business and state licenses for each contractor, a copy of the license holder's ID, a signed subcontractor affidavit, the completed application, three copies each of the house location plan and an approved house plan, a copy of the Notice of Intent, and proof of GSWCC approval. A Land Disturbance Permit costs $250, and each variance is $500. A homeowner who wants to attach a new fence to a neighbor's fence needs a letter of approval from that neighbor. Electrical, HVAC and plumbing applications each need the contractor's driver's license, state license and business license, plus a signed, notarized affidavit when someone other than the contractor picks up the approved permit.
Sources for the local facts on this page
- City of Lovejoy — Permits
- Census Reporter — Lovejoy city, Georgia (housing tables, 2020–2024 ACS)
- NCEI record 5467533 — F1/F2 tornado and Kade Cove damage, July 6, 2005
- NCEI record 5467643 — flooding and Lovejoy Creek crest, July 11, 2005
- NCEI record 239218 — lightning on Riviera Drive, June 11, 2010
- Wikipedia article: Lovejoy, Georgia
- City of Lovejoy — Engineering Department (LDP, review time, GSWCC, hours)
- City of Lovejoy Stormwater Management Program (2024, hosted by CCWA)
- Census Reporter — Lovejoy heating fuel, value and tenure, ACS 2024 5-year
- NCEI record 5652225 — baseball-size hail at Tara Beach, June 1998
- NCEI record 153178 — large hail from Jonesboro to Lovejoy, Feb. 2009
- NCEI record 5440125 — trees on Tara Blvd at Flicker Road, Mar. 2005
- NCEI record 396854 — trees across Woolsey Road, July 2012
- NCEI record 582945 — Inman and Panhandle roads blocked, May 2015
- NCEI record 357633 — Panhandle Road at Woolsey Road, Dec. 2011
- NCEI record 221702 — dime- to quarter-size hail, Mar. 2010
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What Lovejoy owners ask
Where do Lovejoy building plans have to go?
To Lovejoy City Hall or the Community Development Department, and also to the Clayton County Fire Marshal's Office and the Clayton County Water Authority. The city needs approval from both before it issues the permit.
What happens if work starts before a Lovejoy permit is issued?
The city says permit fees will be doubled.
How do I reach Lovejoy's permit staff?
Email permits@cityoflovejoy.com or call Lovejoy City Hall at (770) 471-2304.