The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and its Schenley Farms neighbors have resolved a four-month dispute over a playground the center wants to build on its Bigelow Boulevard property.

According to an agreement mediated by Pittsburgh Councilman William Peduto, and submitted Wednesday for approval to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the playground will be made primarily of wood or wood-like products, no higher than 8 feet tall, and surrounded by a fence and evergreen shrubs. It will not be lit, and children playing there will always be supervised.

The playground proposal gave focus to long-running tensions between the busy center and the quiet residential area around it, but the recent talks may have laid groundwork for better relations, participants said.

"I think [center officials] came to understand that their neighbors are equally concerned about the neighborhood in general, the safety of the children, and the welfare of all of us who reside in Schenley Farms," said Norman Cleary, who lives across the street from the center.

"There's now a direct line of communication that has been built between the center and the community," said Mr. Peduto.

Islamic Center officials could not be reached for comment. Mr. Peduto said he believes the playground will be built in the spring, and neighbors plan to help with landscaping.