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Planning Commission approves Cedars Church sanctuary expansion, design review

Newark Planning Commission · December 10, 2025
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The Newark Planning Commission unanimously approved a use-permit amendment and design review to expand Cedars Church at 38325 Cedar Boulevard, increasing sanctuary seating from 208 to 258 and raising parking from 134 to 159 spaces; staff found the project meets zoning and Condition EE and is CEQA-exempt.

The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the conditional use permit and a design review for Cedars Church at 38325 Cedar Boulevard, allowing a 991-square-foot sanctuary addition that would increase the sanctuary to about 4,503 square feet and raise seating capacity from 208 to 258.

Planner Yvonne Winn told the commission the project, proposed by contractor TJ Construction and owned by Cedars Church of the Christian and…

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