NATCHEZ — The fat mama has sung.

On Friday evening the Fat Mama’s compromise was signed and the restaurant was granted a certificate of occupancy.

David Gammill, the owner of Fat Mama’s restaurant, said he was pleased with the signing of the compromise and the issuance of the certificate.

“We are glad to be moving forward, again,” he said.

In early July, when Fat Mama’s representatives originally tried to get the certificate they were granted only a conditional certificate and asked, by the mayor, to reach a compromise with the Natchez Planning Commission.

At the time the City Planner John Lewis said the planning commission had concerns with street access, green space conversion and concrete parking buffers that are used to separate parking spots.

Gammill said in accordance with the agreement he has put up a barrier to prevent access to his business from Washington Street and will place buffers in the lot for parking.

However, Gammill said he has no intention to convert a section of his lot to green space.

“We don’t have any plans for it,” he said.

However, the area will be cleaned and landscaping could be added to the already existing trees Gammill said.

The space in question is a section of land between Washington Street and the parking lot that planning commission requested be turned to green space.

But for now the space will stay as it is and Gammill will keep moving forward on his plans to open.

“I’m ready to get back into the resturant business and out of planning and development,” he said.

Mayor Jake Middleton said he was pleased that the compromised had been signed at that the restaurant would be able to progress.

“I hope everybody is happy with it,” he said.

Neither Lewis nor the vice chair of the planning commission could be reached for comment.

Gammill said now that he has attained the certificate he plans to be open very soon.

“It could be a matter of days,” he said.

And on the brink of the new opening the last day of business for Fat Mama’s at their log cabin locale was Sunday.

By today tamales will no longer be sold from the little cabin.

Megan Wingfield has worked for Fat Mama’s for two years and said she’s ready to move to the new location.

On Sunday afternoon plates, cups and other items were already being moved from the cabin to the new location on Canal and Washington Streets.

“I’m really looking forward to having central air,” she said with the window unit humming in the background. “It’s going to be exciting.”