The Islamic Academy of Alabama has formally withdrawn its rezoning application to the City of Hoover. While the Planning and Zoning Board voted last week to recommend that the Hoover City Council deny the application, ultimately, it would have been up to the council at its January 2026 meeting.

City Councilwoman Khristi Driver, the council's Planning & Zoning representative, confirmed to 1819 News on Sunday that the application has been formally withdrawn, ending a nearly seven-month process for the school to be granted a conditional use zoning permit to move to the Meadowbrook Corporate Park.

The first Planning and Zoning Board notice about the proposal was sent to nearby residents on May 23 for a June 9 hearing. The issue was then postponed twice at the school's request before finally

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