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City holds public hearing, gives first reading to rezoning for Osmanghazi mosque expansion
Summary
Planning staff presented a rezoning and plan-development request to expand the Osmanghazi mosque at 1508 Valley Street to 1.48 acres, changing 1.036 acres from light-industrial (I1) to ER4 single-family and approving a plan that reduces on-site parking to seven spaces secured by a signed parking agreement with an adjacent truck terminal.
The Dayton City Commission on Feb. 4 held a public hearing and gave first reading to ordinance 32176-26, the zoning ordinance implementing planning case PLN2025-0000371, which would establish Plan Development 194 and rezone 1.48 acres at 1508 Valley Street to permit an expansion of the Osmanghazi mosque.
Jeff Green of the city's planning division walked commissioners through the request and the site plan, saying the proposal converts 1.036 acres of former I1 light-industrial zoning to ER4 (eclectic single-family) and places a new prayer-hall building toward Rutledge Avenue to create a more park-like campus and plant about 74 new trees. "This planned development would require a parking agreement... and we have that agreement signed by the owner of the truck terminal," Green told commissioners.
The plan reduces on-site parking to seven spaces but relies on a formal parking agreement with adjacent lots and the mosque's control of an old church across the street (24 spaces) to meet demand for regular and holy-day services. Planning staff said the proposal includes landscaping, fencing and a minor reduction in a side setback; staff and the plan board recommended approval. The Northeast Land Use Board and the city planning board unanimously recommended the plan.
Commissioners asked about the term of the parking agreement and protections if the truck-terminal property were sold; staff said the agreement includes a provision tied to sale and that long-term arrangements are being developed. The ordinance received a first reading; further readings and final action will follow the city's legislative schedule.
If adopted, the ordinance will amend the official zoning map and establish Plan Development 194 to allow the mosque expansion under specified conditions.
