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San Joaquin County Building Department issued building permit on June 16 . The groundbreaking took place on June 26, 2011, construction was started on July 16, 2011. The foundation work is complete. The framing work is continuing. The completion of project is dependent on the pace of donations. We hope to complete as early as 2012.
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12882 N. Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi, CA 95242
The Muslims of Lodi and Stockton had been very active in establishing institutions for the use of the community. Over the last thirty years, they have established five mosques and a cemetery. These are all not-for-profit religious corporations organized under the laws of the State of California. Each of these institutions has its own governing board comprised of the volunteers from the community. The religious needs of the current populations are met by the mosques and the clergy at each of these mosques and burial needs are addressed by the low cost not-for-profit environmentally benign religious cemetery.
The community always felt that the religious needs of the living and the dead are currently addressed but the needs of the youngsters and the future generations of Muslim in San Joaquin County remain unfulfilled. It has been the dream of the some members of the community to start a project which could be a legacy to the future generations. In this regard an effort was started to buy a piece of land and build an institution which will cater to the following needs:
A place for prayer which should be big enough to accommodate not only the daily gatherings but also the gatherings of the annual festivals of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha.
- A place big enough and decent enough where weddings and funerals services could be performed.
- A place which will provide an indoor sports arena (basketball court) for the youngsters and the young at heart.
- A place which can provide rooms for tutoring of those students which are falling behind in the public schools.
- A place where social and political-informational gatherings can be held.
- A place which could welcome the non-Muslim community with open arms for interfaith dialogues, discussions, and social gatherings.
- A place which could provide free medical information to the community for physical and mental health.
In view of these needs the community bought an 18.6 acre parcel of land near the southern boarder of Lodi. The parcel of land is currently zoned agricultural as the part of the San Joaquin County. It is, also, in the City of Lodi’s current 10 year general plan reserved for residential units. The new proposed general plan, which is ready to be discussed by the Lodi City Council it is designated also as Residential. It is located at 12828 Lower Sacramento Road. Under any of these designations the land is suitable for a religious center.
California Islamic Center has submitted an application in August 2008, to the County of San Joaquin Planning Department for a use permit to build a 10,000 square feet multipurpose religious center which will cater to the needs mentioned above. The application was reviewed by the planning department. A traffic study was done by Dowling and Associates under the supervision of the Planning Department. After a public hearing on May 7, 2009 the Planning Commission approved the use permit with a unanimous vote.
