The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night said no to a plan to transform an office building into a Muslim school and community center in the Meadowbrook area off Highway 119.

The Hoover City Council chamber was filled with an overflowing crowd as residents gathered to show, voice and sometimes shout their opposition to the plan to move the school from Homewood to Hoover.

The commission unanimously denied the request to rezone the property after citing concerns about traffic, the long-term land use plan for the area and other questions about the project on Corporate Drive.

“There’s a lot of perspective, but not a lot of accuracy,” board member Nathan Reed said after hearing the report from the staff recommending the denial.

While traffic and the city’s land use were heavily

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