PHOENIX — The two sides on a proposed Mormon temple in north Phoenix recently tried to make their case to a zoning adjustment hearing officer.
The dispute centers on parking for Phoenix Temple, planned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 5220 W. Pinnacle Peak Road, next to its meeting house.
Phoenix has said 394 parking spaces is an adequate number.
An attorney for residents who are worried about neighborhood traffic went last week before hearing officer Ray Jacobs to question how the city had arrived at that number.
Parking became an issue in August, 2010 when church officials unveiled a redesigned temple that showed a lower, spread-out facility with a taller spire. The church is seeking a construction permit from the city to build the temple.