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Commission holds hearing, gives first reading to planned development to expand mosque at 1508 Valley St.
Summary
During a public hearing commissioners heard a staff presentation and public review for a planned development and rezoning to expand Ozmen Gazi Mosque at 1508 Valley Street; staff recommended approval after Plan Board revisions, and the ordinance received a first reading.
The Dayton City Commission opened a public hearing Feb. 4 on a rezoning and planned development to expand the Ozmen Gazi Mosque at 1508 Valley Street and gave the ordinance a first reading.
Planner Jeff Green presented staff’s analysis: the proposal would establish a planned development over about 1.48 acres, rezoning approximately 1.036 acres from light industrial (I‑1) to ER‑4 (eclectic single family). Green said the plan board and staff recommended changes to pull the proposed building closer to the street, increase landscaping, and formally record a parking agreement to reduce on‑site parking to seven spaces while relying on 24 spaces at an adjacent church and additional spaces at an adjoining truck terminal.
“There is a parking agreement — it is signed by the owner of the truck terminal. It is an elder with the mosque,” Green said, explaining that the parking agreement is required for the planned development to operate with reduced on‑site parking.
Commissioners asked how long the truck‑terminal parking agreement extends. Green said the agreement runs “to the sale of the property,” and if the terminal is sold the mosque or future operator would need to return with a revised plan for parking.
No members of the public registered to speak specifically on the hearing. After the presentation the commission closed the hearing and chose to move the application forward. Miss Blackshear announced the legislation implementing zoning case PLN2025‑00371 as Ordinance No. 32176‑26; it received a first reading only and will return for further hearings and required plan‑board referrals.
Staff noted the site design includes additional trees, fencing and a campus orientation that accommodates religious practices; the plan board unanimously recommended approval in December after community outreach and changes to reduce the closest setback to nearby houses to 30 feet.
The commission did not take a final vote on the zoning change at the Feb. 4 meeting; the ordinance will return for subsequent readings and required procedural reviews.
