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County Planning Commission OKs Sufism Reoriented Facility
Building in unincorporated Saranap between Walnut Creek and Lafayette is approved by 4-2 vote.
The county Planning Commission has approved plans for a new Sufism Reoriented religious center in unincorporated Saranap.
By a 4-2 vote, the Planning Commission OK'd the center Tuesday night, the Contra Costa Times reported.
The issue of the 66,074-square-foot facility could still be appealed to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors.
, about a quarter-mile from the congregation's existing building.
In multiple hearings, opponents of the project have cited traffic, aesthetics, air quality and soil quality as concerns. These are addressed in county staff reports.
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