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Zoning board denies mosque’s request for two 35-foot minarets after neighbors raise parking and safety concerns
Summary
The Warren Zoning Board denied a variance to place two 35-foot-high, 5-by-5-foot minarets within the front setback at 27643 Shaner after multiple residents raised parking, traffic backups, and code-enforcement concerns; board members cited self-imposed needs and public-safety issues in voting to deny.
The Warren Zoning Board of Appeals voted on Sept. 10 to deny a variance request to erect two 35-foot, 5-by-5-foot minarets within the front setback at 27643 Shaner, the site of Masjid Islam.
Sayad Melkesh, who identified himself as president of Masjid Islam, said the minarets were intended to make the building more identifiable as a mosque and to improve aesthetics and safety for drivers approaching the entrance. Melkesh said the mosque had agreed with planning-department conditions and that many of the requested items had already been accepted by planners.
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