Planning & Zoning Board
Regular MeetingHialeah, FL · November 14, 2018
Minutes
CITY OF HIALEAH
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING
November 14th, 2018
Summary Agenda-Minutes
HIALEAH CITY HALL 7:00 P.M.
501 PALM AVENUE-3RD FLOOR HIALEAH
Call to order.
Invocation and pledge of allegiance
ALL LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
PRIOR TO ITEM BEING HEARD
A MAXIMUM OF 4 SPEAKERS IN FAVOR AND 4 SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION
WILL BE ALLOWED TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD ON
ANY ITEM. EACH SPEAKER’S COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES.
1. Roll Call.
Present: Mr. D. Perez, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Iglesias, Mr. O. Perez, & Mr. Suarez
Absent: Mr. Casanova & Mr. Sanchez
2. Approval of Planning and Zoning Board Summary Agenda of October 24th, 2018 as
submitted.
Motion to Approve: Mr. Suarez; Second: Mr. O. Perez
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Approved
ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO ALL APPLICANTS AND ANYONE WHO WILL BE
SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD ON ANY ITEM.
A WRITTEN DECISION AND RESOLUTION WILL BE PREPARED AND PRESENTED
FOR REVIEW TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO
AFFIRM, AFFIRM WITH CONDITIONS, OR OVERRIDE THE DECISIONS BY
RESOLUTION. AFTER THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, A MEMBER OF THE
PLANNING DIVISION WILL CONTACT THE APPLICANT WHEN A COPY OF THE
FINAL DECISION AND RESOLUTION CAN BE PICKED UP. UPON YOUR RECEIPT OF
THE FINAL DECISION AND RESOLUTION, CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
TO OBTAIN YOUR REQUIRED BUILDING PERMIT. SUMMARY MINUTES, OR A COPY
OF THE AUDIO FILE OF THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING
BOARD, SHALL BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE
ITS HEARING.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING REQUESTS WILL BE HEARD BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, AT ITS SCHEDULED MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2018.
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3. Final decision to allow 5 feet interior east side setback, where 7.5 feet is the minimum
required. Property located at 260 West 52nd Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family
District).
Applicant: Yanamara Perez and Maria Del Carmen Perez
Planner’s recommendation: Denial
Motion to Approve: Mr. O. Perez; Second: Mr. Rodriguez
Motion Approved: 4-1-2 with Mr. Suarez voting NO
Item Approved
4. Final decision to allow front setback of 14.05 feet, where 30 feet are required and allow
east side setback of 2.35 feet, where 5.1 feet is the minimum required. Property located at
510 East 10th Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District).
Applicant: Romel Reyes Castillo and Barbara Y Sierra Astiazarain
Planner’s recommendation: Denial
Motion to Table Item: Mr. O. Perez; Second: Mr. Suarez
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Tabled
THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING REQUESTS WILL BE HEARD BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, AT ITS SCHEDULED MEETING OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2018.
5. Rezoning from P (Parking) to B-1 (Highly Restricted Retail District) and allow 13
parking spaces, where 23 parking spaces are required. Property located at 402 East 41st
Street, Hialeah, zoned P (Parking).
Applicant: Barbara De la Caridad Hernandez Navarro
Planner’s recommendation: Approval subject to amended Declaration of
Restrictions and Unity of Title
Motion to Approve with Conditions: Mr. Suarez; Second: Mr. Rodriguez
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Approved
6. Rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) to R-2 (One- and Two-Family Residential
District); variance permit to allow the replatting of the property into two substandard lots
with approximate frontage of 43.75 feet and area of 5,753 square feet, where 75 feet is
the minimum frontage allowed and 7,500 square feet is the minimum area allowed; allow
the construction of a duplex on each substandard lot and allow interior east side setback
of 0 feet, where 7.5 feet are required for the corner lot and interior west side setback of 0
feet, where 7.5 feet are required for easternmost lot. Property located at 801 East 28th
Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District).
Applicant: EFG 801 LLC, Orlando Cordoves
Planner’s recommendation: Approval
*REPORT: Alberto Roque 760 East 29 Street, Hialeah in opposition
*REPORT: Ileana Delgado 864 East 30 Street, Hialeah in opposition
Motion to Approve: Mr. O. Perez; Second: Mr. Iglesias
Motion Approved: 4-1-2 with Mr. Rodriguez voting NO
Item Approved
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7. Variance permit to allow an existing single family home to remain on a substandard lot
(lot 9) with frontage of 40 feet, where 75 feet are required and area of 5,440 square feet,
where 7,500 square feet are required; allow interior west side setback of 0 feet, where
5’1” is the minimum required and allow existing oversized carport with area of 564
square feet, where 400 square feet is the maximum allowed. Also requesting variance
permit to allow the construction of a new single family home on adjacent lot 8 with
frontage of 40 feet, where 75 feet are required and area of 5,440 square feet, where 7,500
square feet are required. Property located at 7XX East 33rd Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1
(One Family District).
Applicant: Lumination Homes LLC
Tabled item from October 24th, 2018 meeting
Planner’s recommendation: Remain tabled
NO ACTION
8. Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the expansion of the Neighborhood Business District
Regulations. Variance permit to allow: all units with area of 605 square feet, where 850
square feet is the minimum area required; 37% building frontage, where 100% is
required; surface parking on front and side setbacks, where parking is not allowed on
front and side setbacks;140 parking spaces, where 217 parking spaces are required;
10.5% pervious area, where 30% is the minimum required and partial waiver of
landscaping requirements to allow 30 trees, where 47 trees are required as per the City
of Hialeah landscape manual. Property located at 640 West 18th Street, Hialeah, zoned
M-1 (Industrial District).
Applicant: Anthony Escarra, Esq. of Alejandro Vilarello, P.A. on behalf of Delta
Laboratories Inc.
Planner’s recommendation: Approval
Motion to Approve: Mr. O. Perez; Second: Mr. Rodriguez
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Approved
9. Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a research center; variance permit to allow 16
parking spaces, where 47 parking spaces are required; allow rear setback of 6 feet, where
15 feet is the minimum required; allow height of 50 feet, where 40 feet is the maximum
allowed and allow 6% pervious area, where 18% is the minimum required. Property
located at 425 West 51st Place, Hialeah, zoned C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial
District).
Applicant: Direct Helpers Research Center, Aileen Tablado
Tabled item from October 10th, 2018 meeting
Planner’s recommendation: Remain tabled until December 12th, 2018 P & Z
meeting as per applicant’s request
NO ACTION
10. ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HIALEAH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF HIALEAH CHAPTER 98 ENTITLED “ZONING”, ARTICLE V. ENTITLED
“ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS”, DIVISION 33, NBD NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICT, SECTION 98-1630.2 BUILDING USES; REPEALING ALL
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ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Motion to Approve: Mr. Suarez; Second: Mr. Iglesias
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Approved
11. ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HIALEAH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF HIALEAH CHAPTER 98 ENTITLED “ZONING”, ARTICLE V. ENTITLED
“ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS”, DIVISION 29, HIALEAH HEIGHTS,
SECTION 98-1607.2 HIALEAH HEIGHTS CDH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Motion to Approve: Mr. Rodriguez; Second: Mr. Iglesias
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Approved
12. ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HIALEAH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF HIALEAH, CHAPTER 98 ENTITLED “ZONING”, ARTICLE V. ZONING
DISTRICT REGULATIONS, DIVISION 29. HIALEAH HEIGHTS, BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION, § 98-1607.3 ENTITLED “RH-CD-MIXED USE MULTIPLE FAMILY
DISTRICT”; PROVIDING A PURPOSE; SITE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Motion to Approve: Mr. O. Perez; Second: Mr. Rodriguez
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Approved
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ADVERTISING:
13. TENTATIVE PLAT OF HIALEAH PURA VIDA
Planner’s recommendation: Approval
Motion to Table Item: Mr. Suarez; Second: Mr. O. Perez
Motion Approved: 5-0-2
Item Tabled
14. Old Business. None
15. New Business. None
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, PERSONS NEEDING A SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT THE PLANNING DIVISION NO LATER THAN
SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDING. TELEPHONE (305) 883-8075 OR (305) 883-8076 FOR ASSISTANCE; IF HEARING
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HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- NOVEMBER 14 TH, 2018
IMPAIRED, TELEPHONE THE FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE NUMBERS (800) 955-8771 (TDD) OR (800) 955-8770 (VOICE) FOR
ASSISTANCE.
If you decide to appeal any decision made by the board, with respect to any matter considered at the meeting,
you will need a record of the proceedings, and you may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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Agenda
CITY OF HIALEAH
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING
November 14th, 2018
Agenda
HIALEAH CITY HALL 7:00 P.M.
501 PALM AVENUE-3RD FLOOR HIALEAH
Call to order.
Invocation and pledge of allegiance
ALL LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
PRIOR TO ITEM BEING HEARD
A MAXIMUM OF 4 SPEAKERS IN FAVOR AND 4 SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION
WILL BE ALLOWED TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD ON
ANY ITEM. EACH SPEAKER’S COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES.
1. Roll Call.
2. Approval of Planning and Zoning Board Summary Agenda of October 24th, 2018 as
submitted.
ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO ALL APPLICANTS AND ANYONE WHO WILL BE
SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD ON ANY ITEM.
A WRITTEN DECISION AND RESOLUTION WILL BE PREPARED AND PRESENTED
FOR REVIEW TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO
AFFIRM, AFFIRM WITH CONDITIONS, OR OVERRIDE THE DECISIONS BY
RESOLUTION. AFTER THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, A MEMBER OF THE
PLANNING DIVISION WILL CONTACT THE APPLICANT WHEN A COPY OF THE
FINAL DECISION AND RESOLUTION CAN BE PICKED UP. UPON YOUR RECEIPT OF
THE FINAL DECISION AND RESOLUTION, CONTACT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
TO OBTAIN YOUR REQUIRED BUILDING PERMIT. SUMMARY MINUTES, OR A COPY
OF THE AUDIO FILE OF THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING
BOARD, SHALL BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE
ITS HEARING.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING REQUESTS WILL BE HEARD BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, AT ITS SCHEDULED MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2018.
3. Final decision to allow 5 feet interior east side setback, where 7.5 feet is the minimum
required. Property located at 260 West 52nd Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family
District).
Applicant: Yanamara Perez and Maria Del Carmen Perez
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4. Final decision to allow front setback of 14.05 feet, where 30 feet are required and allow
east side setback of 2.35 feet, where 5.1 feet is the minimum required. Property located at
510 East 10th Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District).
Applicant: Romel Reyes Castillo and Barbara Y Sierra Astiazarain
THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING REQUESTS WILL BE HEARD BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, AT ITS SCHEDULED MEETING OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2018.
5. Rezoning from P (Parking) to B-1 (Highly Restricted Retail District) and allow 13
parking spaces, where 23 parking spaces are required. Property located at 402 East 41st
Street, Hialeah, zoned P (Parking).
Applicant: Barbara De la Caridad Hernandez Navarro
6. Rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) to R-2 (One- and Two-Family Residential
District); variance permit to allow the replatting of the property into two substandard lots
with approximate frontage of 43.75 feet and area of 5,753 square feet, where 75 feet is
the minimum frontage allowed and 7,500 square feet is the minimum area allowed; allow
the construction of a duplex on each substandard lot and allow interior east side setback
of 0 feet, where 7.5 feet are required for the corner lot and interior west side setback of 0
feet, where 7.5 feet are required for easternmost lot. Property located at 801 East 28th
Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District).
Applicant: EFG 801 LLC, Orlando Cordoves
7. Variance permit to allow an existing single family home to remain on a substandard lot
(lot 9) with frontage of 40 feet, where 75 feet are required and area of 5,440 square feet,
where 7,500 square feet are required; allow interior west side setback of 0 feet, where
5’1” is the minimum required and allow existing oversized carport with area of 564
square feet, where 400 square feet is the maximum allowed. Also requesting variance
permit to allow the construction of a new single family home on adjacent lot 8 with
frontage of 40 feet, where 75 feet are required and area of 5,440 square feet, where 7,500
square feet are required. Property located at 7XX East 33rd Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1
(One Family District).
Applicant: Lumination Homes LLC
Tabled item from October 24th, 2018 meeting
8. Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the expansion of the Neighborhood Business District
Regulations. Variance permit to allow: all units with area of 605 square feet, where 850
square feet is the minimum area required; 37% building frontage, where 100% is
required; surface parking on front and side setbacks, where parking is not allowed on
front and side setbacks;140 parking spaces, where 217 parking spaces are required;
10.5% pervious area, where 30% is the minimum required and partial waiver of
landscaping requirements to allow 30 trees, where 47 trees are required as per the City
of Hialeah landscape manual. Property located at 640 West 18th Street, Hialeah, zoned
M-1 (Industrial District).
Applicant: Anthony Escarra, Esq. of Alejandro Vilarello, P.A. on behalf of Delta
Laboratories Inc.
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HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- NOVEMBER 14 TH, 2018
9. Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a research center; variance permit to allow 16
parking spaces, where 47 parking spaces are required; allow rear setback of 6 feet, where
15 feet is the minimum required; allow height of 50 feet, where 40 feet is the maximum
allowed and allow 6% pervious area, where 18% is the minimum required. Property
located at 425 West 51st Place, Hialeah, zoned C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial
District).
Applicant: Direct Helpers Research Center, Aileen Tablado
Tabled item from October 10th, 2018 meeting
10. ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HIALEAH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF HIALEAH CHAPTER 98 ENTITLED “ZONING”, ARTICLE V. ENTITLED
“ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS”, DIVISION 33, NBD NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICT, SECTION 98-1630.2 BUILDING USES; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
11. ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HIALEAH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF HIALEAH CHAPTER 98 ENTITLED “ZONING”, ARTICLE V. ENTITLED
“ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS”, DIVISION 29, HIALEAH HEIGHTS,
SECTION 98-1607.2 HIALEAH HEIGHTS CDH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
12. ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HIALEAH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF HIALEAH, CHAPTER 98 ENTITLED “ZONING”, ARTICLE V. ZONING
DISTRICT REGULATIONS, DIVISION 29. HIALEAH HEIGHTS, BY ADDING A
NEW SECTION, § 98-1607.3 ENTITLED “RH-CD-MIXED USE MULTIPLE FAMILY
DISTRICT”; PROVIDING A PURPOSE; SITE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ADVERTISING:
13. TENTATIVE PLAT OF HIALEAH PURA VIDA
14. Old Business.
15. New Business.
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HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- NOVEMBER 14 TH, 2018
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, PERSONS NEEDING A SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT THE PLANNING DIVISION NO LATER THAN
SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROCEEDING. TELEPHONE (305) 883-8075 OR (305) 883-8076 FOR ASSISTANCE; IF HEARING
IMPAIRED, TELEPHONE THE FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE NUMBERS (800) 955-8771 (TDD) OR (800) 955-8770 (VOICE) FOR
ASSISTANCE.
If you decide to appeal any decision made by the board, with respect to any matter considered at the meeting,
you will need a record of the proceedings, and you may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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