Planning & Zoning Board

CITY OF HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING March 12th, 2025 Amended Summary Agenda- Minutes HIALEAH CITY HALL 6:00 P.M. 501 PALM AVENUE-3RD FLOOR HIALEAH Call to order. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Diego Perez called the meeting to order at 6:0 P.M. Invocation and pledge of allegiance. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Diego Perez, led the invocation and pledge of allegiance. MEETING GUIDELINES The following guidelines apply to today’s Planning and Zoning Board Meeting:  Any person, whether participating via the web platform, telephonic conferencing or physical presence at City Hall, interested in making comments or posing questions on any item on the agenda, may do so during the meeting.  Members of the public may hear the meeting live through telephonic conferencing using any telephone or cellular phone service. A smart device or computer are not necessary to participate in the meeting if you join by phone.  All persons participating via the web platform will be muted during the meeting until called upon to be heard. Participation through Zoom requires a computer or smart mobile device with a microphone and web camera. The participant may elect to participate in the meeting using audio only or appear through both audio and video. The video function of all participants appearing through video will be turned off until called upon to be heard. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Planner I, Yiselis Gato read the meeting guidelines for the record. 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. 1  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- MARCH 12TH, 2025 Present: Mr. Perez, Mr. Iglesias, Mr. Jimenez, Mrs. Henriquez, Mr. Santiesteban, Mr. Masson, Yiselis Gato, Planner I, Debora Storch, Planning and Zoning Official, Claudia Hasbun, City Principal Planner, and Alexander J. Magrisso, Esq, Assistant City Attorney. Late: Mr. Ulloa at 6:10 P.M. 2. Approval of Planning and Zoning Board Summary Agenda of February 26th, 2025 as submitted. Motion to Approve: Mrs. Henriquez; Second: Mr. Santiesteban. Motion Passed: 6-0-1 with Board Member Mr. Ulloa absent for the vote. 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, CONTACT A MEMBER OF THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FINAL DECISION AND RESOLUTION. 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, APRIL 8TH, 2025. 3. Final decision to allow a front setback of 10 feet, where 20 are required, and to allow a distance separation from the main structure of 3.3 feet, where 10 feet are required for a proposed pergola. Property is located at 371 Pash E Ho Wa Drive, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District). Applicant: Eufemia Olivera Planner’s recommendation: Approval with conditions. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Director, Debora Storch spoke on this item. REPORT: Eufemia Olivera (Owner), 371 Pash E Ho Wa Drive, Hialeah, Florida 33010, addressed the Planning and Zoning Board. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Mr. Perez spoke on this item. REPORT: Planning and Zoning City Principal Planner, Claudia Hasbun translated for owner on this item. Motion to Approve with Conditions: Mr. Jimenez; Second: Mr. Iglesias. 2  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- MARCH 12TH, 2025 Motion Passed: 7-0. FINAL DECISION NO. 2025-03. Item approved with the condition of removing concrete areas to meet the minimum 30% green space required. 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, MARCH 25TH, 2025. 4. Variance permit to allow an oversized accessory building having 556.2 square feet, where 500 square feet is the maximum allowed; allow rear setback of 4.6 feet, where 7.5 feet are required; allow interior south side setbacks of 2.6 feet for the accessory building and 2.81 feet for the gazebo to be legalized. Variance permit to allow interior north side setback of 6.2 feet, where 7.5 feet are required; allow interior south side setback of 5.84 feet, where 7.5 feet are required for existing additions to the main structure to be legalized, and to allow a distance separation of 1.5 feet between the gazebo and main structure, where 10 feet is the minimum required. Property is located at 100 East 37th Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District). Applicant: Reinaldo Pedraza Acosta. Planner’s recommendation: Staff recommends denial of the oversized accessory building and the gazebo setback and separation variances. Staff recommends approval for the south side interior variance to legalize the master bedroom, regarding the legalization of the garage and north setback variances, staff recommends approval with the condition to submit additional information for the garage layout and the removal of the full bathroom and sink. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Director, Debora Storch spoke on this item. REPORT: Reinaldo Pedraza Acosta (Owner), 100 East 37 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33010, addressed the Planning and Zoning Board. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Mr. Perez spoke on this item. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Member, Mr. Jimenez spoke on this item. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Member, Mr. Santiesteban spoke on this item. REPORT: Planning and Zoning City Principal Planner, Claudia Hasbun translated for owner on this item. Motion to Table Until Further Notice: Mr. Ulloa; Second: Mr. Jimenez. Motion Passed: 7-0. Item tabled until further notice. 3  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- MARCH 12TH, 2025 5. Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the expansion of the Neighborhood Business District (NBD) overlay in relation to a proposed development including 7 residential units. Variance to allow 7 units (100%) with a total area of less than 700 square feet, where 700 square feet is the minimum required and only 25% of residential units may have a minimum area of 500 square feet; allow residential use only, where mixed-use is required; allow residential units on the ground floor, where residential units are allowed above ground floor level; allow east side setback of 5 feet, where 15 feet are required; allow 12.87% pervious area, where 30% is the minimum required, and variance to allow partial waiver of minimum landscape requirements through landscape mitigation as per Sec. 98-2235. Property is located at 65 West 7th Street, Hialeah, zoned R-3-D (Multifamily District). Applicant: Ceasar Mestre, Esq., on behalf of RHM Development, LLC. Planner’s recommendation: Table item as per the applicant’s request until the March 26th, 2025 meeting. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Director, Debora Storch spoke on this item. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Planner 1, Yiselis Gato spoke on this item. No Action is required as per the applicant’s request to table the item until the March 26th, 2025 meeting. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ADVERTISING: 6. TENTATIVE PLAT OF IMECA HIALEAH. Planner’s recommendation: Approval REPORT: Planning and Zoning Director, Debora Storch spoke on this item. Motion to Approve Subject to Comments: Mrs. Henriquez; Second: Mr. Iglesias. Motion Passed: 7-0. Approved subject to comments. 7. Old Business. None. 8. New Business. None. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Diego Perez adjourned the meeting at 6:47 P.M. 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. 4  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- MARCH 12TH, 2025 NEXT PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. 5