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Article: Mormon Times Briefly
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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Phoenix temple plan clears hurdle
PHOENIX -- A proposal to build a Mormon temple in north Phoenix
at 5104 W. Pinnacle Peak Road moved a step closer to reality after
getting the green light from the Deer Valley Village Planning
Committee, according to the Arizona Republic. Plans for the temple
include a building that is 48 feet tall with 78 feet of steeple and
spire. But the land's existing residential zoning caps a building's
height at 30 feet.
The church's neighbors, who identify themselves as Little Deer
Valley homeowners, are opposed to the height, a bright light on the
spire and how the temple's special events may increase traffic on
the two-lane Pinnacle Peak Road that passes the ...