Preliminary revisions to plans for the Islamic Center of Naperville’s mosque facility could be made public soon, the center’s attorney said.
Len Monson told the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission this week that his client spoke with neighbors and has been working with staff on revamped plans.
“Additionally, after our last meeting, our neighbors asked the city staff to request that we prepare an exhibit to clearly illustrate the parking and occupancy rates for each phase in the project,” he said.
Preliminary sketches, documents and exhibits were presented to the city and staff, and produced multiple questions and comments.
While the Islamic Center is still updating the preliminary documents and exhibit, Monson said the hope is to get them to the commission and public before the next meeting so all parties have ample time for review.
In the meantime, the commission continued to hear testimony Thursday on the original plans submitted by the center for the property at 3540 248th Ave., between 95th and 103rd streets, which include a domed mosque, school, multipurpose hall with an 84-foot minaret, gymnasium and expanded worship area.
Homeowners who live in the area are raising concerns about size and scale of the facility, increased traffic on neighborhood streets, safety at the Tall Grass Greenway Trail, and the negative landscaping, noise and light impacts to the nearby homes.
Those objections were reiterated by speakers for nearly four hours Thursday night.
Among the people voicing opposition were members of the Ashwood Pointe Homeowners Association, who echoed a presentation made by Tall Grass homeowners earlier this year.
Since the commission hearings on the mosque began Jan. 20, 519 people have signed up to speak on the matter. As of Thursday, the commission had 434 speakers left to hear.
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