Planning & Zoning Board

CITY OF HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING 2025 LAND USE MAP AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN June 11th, 2025 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 6:00 P.M. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Diego Perez, announced the appointment of a new board member, Mr. Luis A. Morales, and welcomed him to the Planning and Zoning Board. 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  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- JUNE 11TH, 2025 Roll Call. Present: Mr. Perez, Mr. Iglesias, Mr. Morales, Mrs. Henriquez, Mr. Masson, Mr. Jimenez, Yiselis Gato, Planner I, Claudia Hasbun, Interim Planning and Zoning Official, and Alexander J. Magrisso, Esq, Assistant City Attorney. Late: Mr Ulloa arrived at 6:04 P.M. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO ALL APPLICANTS AND ANYONE WHO WILL BE SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD ON ANY ITEM. REPORT: All were duly sworn in by Planning and Zoning Planner I, Yiselis Gato. 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, JUNE 24TH, 2025. LU-1. Small Scale Map Amendment from Residential Office to Commercial. Property is located at 705 East 8th Avenue, Hialeah, zoned RO (Residential Office District). Applicant: Octavio J. Santurio, Architect on behalf of Marvall, LLC. Planner’s recommendation: Approval. REPORT: Interim Planning and Zoning Official, Claudia Hasbun, spoke on this item. REPORT: Octavio J. Santurio, Architect, 6262 Bird Road, Suite 3E, Miami, Florida 33155, addressed the Planning and Zoning Board. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Mr. Perez, spoke on this item. Motion to Approve: Mr. Iglesias; Second: Mrs. Henriquez. Motion Passed 7-0. Item approved. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Diego Perez, adjourned the meeting at 6:07 P.M. CITY OF HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Diego Perez, called the meeting to order at 6:07 P.M. 1. Approval of Planning and Zoning Board Summary Agenda of May 28th, 2025 as submitted. 2  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- JUNE 11TH, 2025 Motion to Approve: Mrs. Henriquez, Second: Mr. Iglesias. Motion Passed: 7-0. Item approved. 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, JUNE 24TH, 2025. 2. Variance permit to allow a 10-foot-wide two-way direction accessway, where a 20-foot- wide two-way direction accessway is required. Property is located at 520 East 49th Street, Hialeah, zoned RO (Residential Office District). Applicant: Frank de la Paz on behalf of Arno J. Lemus, Jr. Planner’s recommendation: Approval. REPORT: Interim Planning and Zoning Official, Claudia Hasbun, spoke on this item. REPORT: Frank De La Paz (Lobbyist), 11000 SW 104th Street, Miami, Florida 33176, addressed the Planning and Zoning Board. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Mr. Perez, spoke on this item. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Vice-Chairman, Mr. Ulloa, spoke on this item. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Member, Mr. Masson, spoke on this item. Motion to Approve: Mr. Jimenez; Second: Mr. Iglesias. Motion Passed 7-0. Item approved. 3. Repeal and Rescind City of Hialeah, Florida Ordinance No. 2011-16. Rezoning property from RO (Residential Office District) to B-1 (Highly Restricted Retail District). Variance permit to allow front setback of 6 feet, where 20 feet are required; allow street-side setback of 5.5 feet, where 10 feet are required, and to allow 12 parking spaces, where 13 parking spaces are required. Property is located at 705 East 8th Avenue, Hialeah, zoned RO (Residential Office District). 3  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- JUNE 11TH, 2025 Applicant: Octavio J. Santurio, Architect on behalf of Marvall, LLC. Planner’s recommendation: Approval with conditions. REPORT: Interim Planning and Zoning Official, Claudia Hasbun, spoke on this item. REPORT: Octavio J. Santurio, Architect, 6262 Bird Road, Suite 3E, Miami, Florida 33155, 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. Masson, spoke on this item. REPORT: Frank De La Paz (Lobbyist), 11000 SW 104th Street, Miami, Florida 33176, addressed the Planning and Zoning Board on this item. Motion to Approve with Conditions: Mr. Jimenez; Second: Mr. Masson and Mrs. Henriquez. Motion Passed 7-0. Item approved with the condition that the property shall be developed and used in accordance with the plans prepared by Octavio Santurio, Architect, signed and dated April 14, 2025. 4. Repeal and Rescind City of Hialeah, Florida Ordinance No. 2024-040. Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow the expansion of the Neighborhood Business District (NBD) overlay in relation to a proposed multifamily development including 39 residential units. Variance permit to allow 39 multifamily units (100%) with an area 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 and to allow residential use on the ground floor, where residential use is only allowed above the ground floor; allow 25% pervious area, where 30% is the minimum required. Variance permit to allow partial waiver of minimum landscape requirements through landscape mitigation as per Sec. 98-2235, and to release the existing Declaration of Restrictive Covenants recorded in Official Record Book 34239, Page 2016 of the public records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Properties are located at 308 East 9th Street, 330 East 9th Street, and 342 East 9th Street, Hialeah, zoned CR (Commercial Residential District). Applicant: Alejandro Arias, Esq., on behalf of Two One Plaza, LLC. Planner’s recommendation: Approval with conditions. REPORT: Interim Planning and Zoning Official, Claudia Hasbun, spoke on this item. REPORT: Hugo Arza, Esq., (Lobbyist), 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami, Florida 33131, addressed the Planning and Zoning Board. Motion to Approve with Conditions: Mr. Jimenez; Second: Mr. Iglesias. Motion Passed 7-0. Item approved with the following conditions: 4  HIALEAH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING- JUNE 11TH, 2025  Provide a Declaration of Restrictions to develop the property according to the plans submitted by Albert Gonzalez Architect, PA dated August 27, 2024.  Provide full landscaping and irrigation plans at the site plan and concurrency process. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS NOT REQUIRING ADVERTISING: 5. TENTATIVE PLAT OF E 7TH AVENUE DUPLEXES. Planner’s recommendation: Approval subject to comments. REPORT: Interim Planning and Zoning Official, Claudia Hasbun, spoke on this item. Motion to Approve Subject to Comments: Mr. Jimenez; Second: Mr. Iglesias. Motion Passed: 7-0. Item approved subject to comments. 6. Old Business. – None. 7. New Business. – Planning and Zoning Board Member, Mr. Jimenez, announced the appointment of a new board member, Mr. Luis A. Morales, and welcomed him to the Planning and Zoning Board. REPORT: Planning and Zoning Board Chairman, Diego Perez, adjourned the meeting at 6:36 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. NEXT PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2025 AT 6:00 P.M. 5