Overview
- The West Valley Muslim Association has applied to modify its conditional use permit, and the Los Gatos town attorney says a public hearing will be held on the request.
- The current permit limits operations to 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and the application asks to extend the closing time to 11 p.m.
- Neighbors report late-evening traffic, street parking, headlights and noise, with one resident citing video of dozens of cars at 9:30 p.m. and another estimating 150–200 cars on a recent evening.
- Mosque leaders emphasize routine religious needs during Ramadan and say they instruct drivers to go slowly, note the site is zoned for religious use, and have tried measures such as parking cones.
- Officials were previously called about noise during Ramadan without enforcement action reported by mosque officials, and the start of Ramadan this week has renewed focus on the permit review.