Post by Logan on Jun 23, 2016 22:17:55 GMT -6
Lawsuit: Not enough parking for Islamic center in Costa Mesa business park
COSTA MESA – A business group worried about the parking impacts of a recently approved Islamic center in an industrial park near John Wayne Airport has filed a lawsuit to block the project.
The complaint filed against the city of Costa Mesa earlier this month by the Koll-Irvine Community Association is the latest hurdle for the Ismaili group’s attempts to move from their long-time Irvine location to a larger space in Costa Mesa.
In March, a majority of the Costa Mesa City Council backed the plan to open a 6,000-square-foot center with an anteroom, prayer hall and offices in the 3100 block of Airway Avenue. The center would be in a business park that is home to 30 buildings, including the Berean Community Church.
Representatives for the Ismaili group – a small branch of Shia Islam – say their approximately 200-member congregation has outgrown its current Jamatkhana, or place of prayer. The project is backed by His Highness Prince KarimAga Khan, a wealthy imam, or spiritual leader, known for opening non-denominational schools and hospitals around the world.
Read more: www.ocregister.com/articles/mesa-720328-center-costa.html
COSTA MESA – A business group worried about the parking impacts of a recently approved Islamic center in an industrial park near John Wayne Airport has filed a lawsuit to block the project.
The complaint filed against the city of Costa Mesa earlier this month by the Koll-Irvine Community Association is the latest hurdle for the Ismaili group’s attempts to move from their long-time Irvine location to a larger space in Costa Mesa.
In March, a majority of the Costa Mesa City Council backed the plan to open a 6,000-square-foot center with an anteroom, prayer hall and offices in the 3100 block of Airway Avenue. The center would be in a business park that is home to 30 buildings, including the Berean Community Church.
Representatives for the Ismaili group – a small branch of Shia Islam – say their approximately 200-member congregation has outgrown its current Jamatkhana, or place of prayer. The project is backed by His Highness Prince KarimAga Khan, a wealthy imam, or spiritual leader, known for opening non-denominational schools and hospitals around the world.
Read more: www.ocregister.com/articles/mesa-720328-center-costa.html