Planning & Zoning - Regular Meeting

Thank you.

Good evening. Welcome to the City of Hialeah Planning and Zoning Board meeting for Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Everyone please rise for the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Lord, please watch over us as we go through these proceedings tonight. We ask that you enlighten us with your wisdom and just allow us to make the right decisions for everyone involved. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Here.

Mr. Castellano?

Here.

Mr. Iglesias?

Here.

Mr. Huch?

Here.

Mr. Morales? Is absent. Mrs. Enriquez? Is absent. We have a quorum. Administration of oath to all applicants and anyone who will be speaking before the board on any item.

Anyone and everyone that's going to speak in front of the board, please stand and raise your right hand so we can swear you in. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before this board? Okay, thank you. Let the record show the answer was in the affirmative. before we start the first item, I'll make the announcement.

Summary minutes or a copy of the audio file or the proceedings before the Planning and Zoning Board shall be prepared and submitted to 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 a scheduled meeting of Tuesday, June 9th, 2026.

Okay, thank you. At this time, I'd like to just take a moment, brief moment to... Just mentioned that we had one of our board members, longtime board members that unfortunately passed away last week. He's been with us for several years. Good person. My condolences to the family. So that I'd like to just give him at least a minute. No respect. Thank you. John, we're thinking of you. You'll be missed. Go ahead.

Oh, you want small-scale map amendment from low-density residential to office and professional services. Property located at 950 East 8th Avenue, Hialeah Sands, R11 Family District. Applicant Amelia Tajes and Joel Tajes-Leva.

Name and address, please. Joel Tajes-Leva.

Joel Tajes Leyva, 590 East 8th Avenue. Thank you.

The property in this application is located on the southwest intersection of East 6th Street and East 8th Avenue within the Suntan Village area of the City of Hialeah. The lot is approximately 7,280 square feet or .17 acres, according to Miami-Dade County property appraisals records. The property was originally planted in 1924 as a 70-foot wide by 104-foot deep lot, as recorded in Platte Book 53, page 12, and was improved with a 953-square-foot single-family home in 1952. The property is designated low density residential on the city's future land use map. The surrounding land use designations are low density residential to the north, east, and west, and low density residential and commercial to the south. The applicant is requesting a small scale land use map amendment to change the property future land use designation from low density residential to office and professional services. A companion rezoning application has also been submitted to rezone the property from R1, One Family District, to OPS, Office and Professional Service District. This will ensure consistency between the future and land use designation and zoning classification for the proposed use. The submitted plans propose to convert the existing 950 square feet single-family home into a dental office by removing existing interior partition and constructing new partitions to accommodate three dental workstations. The plan also provides a total of five parking spaces, with three parking spaces fronting East 8th Avenue and two parking spaces fronting East 6th Avenue, which meet the minimum parking requirements. On the parking spaces, one of the parking spaces is proposed as an ADA accessible parking space and is shown to meet the standards of the American with Disability Act. In addition, the proposal consists of the adaptive reuse of existing residential structure, which helps to maintain the character and scale of the surrounding neighborhood while accompanying the proposed office use. I also want to mention that none of the parking spaces are backing out into any of the street, not to 8th Avenue or 6th Street. The plans further show a landscaping buffer in accordance with the City of Hialeah Landscaping Manual to reduce impacts between the existing residential area and the proposed dental office use. These similar uses are required to be separated by a concrete wall not less than six feet in height, and the submitted plans propose this wall along the south and the west side of the property. The proposed amendment is consistent with the future land use element goals, objective and policies of the City of Hialeah Comprehensive Plan, particularly policy 5.1.5.3 conversions, which establishes a standard for a conversion of our residential properties to commercial uses in order to protect residential neighborhoods and ensure compatibility with the surrounding area. This application is consistent with the goals, objectives and policies by providing the following. The proposal will utilize the existing roadway network and utilities infrastructure serving the property. The adequacy of the roadway network, utility infrastructure, utility capacity will also be reviewed during the site plan and concurrency review process by the applicant reviewing departments and agencies. And the applicant has to meet the required requirements is small scale land use map amendment accompanying rezoning application in order to maintain consistency between the future land use designation and zoning classification. The site is served by pump station PS04-006, which is currently operating in okay status, indicating that the existing sanitary sewer infrastructure is capable of servicing the proposed development at this time. Final utility capacity, concurrency compliance, and any potential impacts to water and sewer services will be further evaluated during the site plan concurrency review process by the applicable reviewing departments and agencies. Furthermore, the proposed dental office use is considered a low intensity commercial use that is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and the nearby commercial corridor. The adaptive reuse of the existing structure promotes reinvestment in the area while protecting the residential character of the property and of the neighborhood. Based on the applicant's request and submitted plans and the consistency with the comprehensive plan, staff recommends approval for this small-scale amendment.

Thank you, Claudia. Let the record show that Ms. Enriquez has joined us. Welcome.

Comments or questions? No, no comments or questions.

Did you understand pretty much everything she said? Yes. And you're good? Comments or questions from the board? Anyone in the audience? Okay. It was a pleasure to board. Motion to approve? Second.

We had a motion by Mr. Iglesias, second by Mrs. Enriquez. Mr. Yuge?

Yes.

Mr. Iglesias?

Yes.

Mr. Perez?

Yes.

Mrs. Enriquez? Yes. Mr. Castellanos? Yes. Item has been approved.

For him? If you want to. When? Yeah. Okay, yeah. Let's close out the land use amendment first. Stay there.

I didn't know.

Sorry.

Are you ready to close it?

Are you going to... Oh, I'm so sorry.

You're right.

So...

LU2, this has been a tabled item since April 29th, 2026 meeting. I did receive an email from the applicant requesting to withdraw this application. Yes. So let me read the address into the record. So it's 510 East 49th Street and 520 East 49th Street. And there's no action because it'll be withdrawn.

So application has been withdrawn as per the applicant.

Yes.

Okay. Thank you. All right. That does close the part of the land use. We are now move on to the planning and zoning. Every day we'll take care of your item.

Item number one. Approval of planning and zoning board summary agenda of May 13th, 2026 as submitted. Motion to approve.

Second that motion.

We had a motion by Mrs. Enriquez. Second by Mr. Iglesias. Mr. Castellanos.

Yep.

Mr. Alesias?

Yes.

Mr. Ruch? Yes. Mrs. Enriquez? Yes. Mr. Perez?

Yes.

Item has been approved. A written decision, resolution, and or ordinance will be prepared and presented for review to the City Council. The City Council is authorized to affirm or affirm with conditions or override the decisions by resolution. After the resolution and or ordinance is adopted, contact a member of the city clerk's office to obtain a copy of the resolution and or ordinances. Upon your receipt of the resolution and or ordinance, contact the building department to obtain your required building permit. Summary minute for a copy of the audio file, the proceedings for 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 a scheduled meeting of Tuesday, June 9, 2026. So we're going to go out of order, and we're going to item number six, rezoning property from R11 Family District to OPS Office and Professional Services District. Property is located at 590 East 8th Avenue, Hialeah Zones, R11 Family District. Applicant, Amelia Tajes and Joel Tajes Leyva.

Name and address again, please. Joel Tajes Leyva, 590 East 8th Avenue. Thank you.

The property in this application is located on the southwest intersection of East 6th Street and East 8th Avenue within the Suntan Village area of the city of Hialeah. The lot is approximately 7,280 square feet or 0.17 acres according to Miami-Dade County property appraisals record. The property was originally plotted in 1924 as a 70-foot wide by 104-foot deep lot, as recorded in Platt Book, 53, page 12, and it was improved with a 953-square-foot single-family home in 1952. The subject property is designated as low density residential on the city's future land use map and is currently zone R1, one family district, which is consistent with the existing land use designation. And a companion application has been submitted requesting an amendment to the future land use map from low density residential to office and professional service. The surrounding land use designation and zoning classification are as follows. To the north, east, and west, low-density residential, zone R1, one-family district, and to the south, commercial and low-density residential, zone C1, restricted retail commercial, and R1. The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the subject property from R1 to OPS, Office and Professional Service District, to ensure consistency between the request and land use amendment and the proposed zoning designation for the proposed conversion of an existing 950-foot-square-feet single-family home into a dental office. The proposal complies with all other regulations required under the OPS zoning district. The submitted plans propose interior modifications to the existing residence, including a removal and construction of partitions to accommodate three dental workstations, the removal of the kitchen to create a lounge laboratory area and a waiting room area. The plans depict a total of five parking spaces, with three parking spaces fronting East 8th Avenue and two parking spaces fronting East 6th Street, meeting the minimum parking requirement. One parking space is proposed as an ADA-accessible space and is shown to comply with ADA standards. In addition, none of these parking spaces are backing out onto any of the public roadways furthering the parking circulation compliance. The site plan also depicts a dumpster enclosure on the west side of the property, which complies with the dumpster enclosure requirements set forth in Section 78-106 of the City of Hialeah Code Ordinances. Additionally, the site plan provides approximately 5,550 square feet or 76% of the pervious area, exceeding the minimum of 30% pervious area requirement. The plan also show the five foot landscaping buffers along the north and the east side of the property consistent with the City of Hialeah Landscaping Manual. To reduce impacts between the existing residential area and the proposed dental office use, the similar uses must be separated by a concrete wall not less than six feet in height. The submitted plans propose this wall along the south and the west side of the property. However, the first 10 feet of the property line must not exceed 2 feet and 7 inches in height to maintain visibility for the adjacent single-family homes and ensure safety when backing out into the street area. Additionally, the plan show a four-foot high mensury wall on the northeast corner of the property at intersection of East 8th Avenue and East 6th Street. Due to visibility regulations and the required triangle or visibility at corner intersections, the proposed wall must be reduced to a maximum of two feet and seven inches. Based on the applicant's request and the submitted plans, the staff recommends approval as it will ensure consistency between the requesting office and professional service future land use designation and the proposal and classification. The proposed dental office is considered a low-intensity office use that is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and the nearby commercial corridor. Furthermore, the request is consistent with goal objectives and policy of the city comprehensive plan policy 1.5.3 conversions with established standards for the conversion of the residential properties to commercial uses while ensuring compatibility with surrounding properties. A staff recommends the following conditions. Number one, site plan shall be developed, the property shall be developed in substantial accordance with plan submitted and sealed by Fausto Guerrero, PE, dated March 10, 2026. And the first 10 feet of the property line of the proposed six Food, high concrete wall along the South and West property line shall not exceed a maximum of 2 feet and 7 inches. It's in order to maintain the required visibility for adjacent single family homes and ensure safety when biking when driving into the street. And number 3, the proposed for food, high menstrual wall. located on the northeast corner of the property at the intersection of East 8th Avenue and East 6th Street shall be reduced to a maximum height of 2 feet 7 inches in order to comply with the required visibility regulations. Number four, applicants shall obtain approval from the street department for the modification of the existing sidewalk within the public right-of-way to accommodate driveway access in accordance with city standards. And final, roadway utility drainage and access impacts associated with the proposed conversion shall be reviewed and approved by the applicable reviewing departments and agencies during the site plan and concurrency review process to ensure that adequate public facilities, infrastructure capacity, and safe site access are provided. Staff recommends approval with conditions.

Thank you. Same question. Do you understand? Yes. Do you agree with the conditions? Correct. Yes. Comments or questions from the board? Anyone in the audience? What's the pleasure of the board?

Motion to approve with conditions.

Second, a motion with conditions.

We had a motion by Mrs. Enriquez, second by Mr. Ulysses. Mr. Castellanos?

Yep.

Mr. Perez?

Yes.

Mr. Huch?

Yes.

Mrs. Enriquez? Yes. Mr. Ulysses?

Yes.

Item has been approved with conditions.

Thank you. Thank you. Thanks to the participants for allowing us to move the item forward a little bit.

Going back to item number two. Final decision to allow rear setback of five feet or seven and a half feet is required. And to permit a separation distance of one foot from the main structure where a minimum of 10 feet is required, proposed to Gasebo. The property is located at 580 East 9th Lane, Hialeah Zoned, R1, One Family District. So the applicant never came to pick up the sign. So we would need to re-advertise this all over again. So no action. Yeah, I read it into the record just in case, but no action. Item number three, final decision to allow rear setback of 7.91 feet where 20 feet is required for a proposed 541 square foot aluminum roof terrace. The property is located at 609 West 14th Street, Hialeah Sons R1, One Family District. Applicant, Al Cruz, on behalf of Amauris Alvarez Ramos and Cunano Builders Corporation.

Name and address, please.

Nobody had turned it on yet. Al Cruz, 15420 Southwest 136th Street, on behalf of Marty Ramos, my condolences on your board members, Chairman. Thank you.

The property in this application is located on the northeast corner of West 6th Avenue and West 14th Street. The lot is approximately 6,300 square feet or 0.14 acres. The site is improved with a 2,107 square foot single family home originally built in 1957, according to Miami-Dade County property appraisal records. The property is designated as low density residential on the city's future land use map and the zoning classification is our one one family district which is consistent there with a review of the city microfilms records indicated that as indicates that a series of building permits had been obtained throughout the years, however, the property received a code violation pursuant to be W O P dash 0, 0, 1, 6, 6, 5. 2025 for work without the benefit of a building permit for a rear aluminum terrace. The applicant then obtained a partial demolition to remove such a structure according to building permit number BLDR-006-828-2025. Consequently, the applicant is requesting the approval of a new open terrace to be located in the rear of the property with a request to have a reduced rear setback of 7.91 feet where 20 feet is required. In addition, the proposed terrace is open on all sides and shall remain as such according to the plan submitted along with this application. Based on the code violations and the applicant's action to demolish the unpermitted rear aluminum structure, the proposed aluminum structure, even with a reduced rear setback request, improves the separation of the accessory structure to the neighboring property. as the property is proposing to increase the impervious area and is clearing the existing utility easement of six feet. These modifications are improving the property and the neighboring property by providing clear and improved separations. Therefore, staff recommends approval of the request following the following conditions. Number one, the aluminum roof terrace shall remain open on all sides. A number 2 that the property shall be improved according to the plan submitted along this application prepared by by our and engineer inspection and construction sign and seal by Rolando nigga Leonie a dated April 1420 26 staff recommends approval with conditions.

Thank you comments or questions. You agree with the conditions of that been brought up yes, Mister chairman when agreement with the conditions. Okay, and this is at 502 East 14th Street?

Correct, sir. 609.

Why am I asking the wrong one?

It's 609 West 14th Street.

That's what happens when you get a certain age. Okay. Got any questions from the board? Anyone in the audience? All right. It was a pleasure of the board.

Motion to approve the conditions.

Okay.

So we had a motion by Mrs. Enriquez, second by Mr. Iglesias. Mr. Perez? Yes. Mr. Castellanos? Yes. Mr. Iglesias? Yes. Mrs. Enriquez? Yes. Mr. Hughes?

Yes.

Item has been approved with conditions.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and board. Thank you.

Item number 4. Final decision to a lot of streets I set back a 5 feet or 15 feet is required for a proposed 480 square foot aluminum roof terrace properties located at 502 East 14th Street highly assault are one one family district applicant and I'm a penis and David Sanchez model.

Name and address place.

Tu nombre y tu dirección. Yanara Martinez, 502 East 14th Street.

Okay. Ella va a leer el historial en inglés. Después te lo va a leer en español.

Okay.

Cuando usted vaya a responder cualquier pregunta, cualquier comentario, oraciones pequeñas para que ella pueda traducirlo. Okay. Okay.

The property in this application is located on the southeast corner of East 5th Avenue and East 14th Street. The lot is approximately 5,400 square feet or 0.12 acres, plotted as a 40 feet by 129 feet lot since 1933, according to Plattebook 38, page 54. Later on, an alley vacation increased the lot... to 40 feet by 135 feet, bringing it to the current layout. The site is improved with a 1,750-square-foot single-family home and a 480-square-foot detached accessory structure originally built in 1948. According to Miami-Dade County property appraisals records, the property is designated as a low density residential in the city's future land use map, and the zoning classification is R1, one single family district, which is consistent therewith. A review of the city microfilm's records indicate that a series of building permits had been obtained throughout the years, with a rear concrete slab under building permit number 2012-4711BD, which is pertinent to the aluminum roof terrace being requested under this application. The applicant submitted a building permit to install an insulated aluminum roof terrace above the rear concrete slab under building permit number BLDR-008885-2025, which staff denied due to the separation reduction to the street side setback separation. The street side minimum setback is 15 feet, and the applicant is requesting to reduce such separation from the street side setback to five feet, as mentioned above. The plot is only 40 feet wide lot with a street size setback for the main residence of 4.7 feet only. Therefore, considering the property as illegal nonconforming. Due to the narrowness of the lot and the separation proposed of five feet, the street size setback reduction will be harmonious to the lot because it will almost follow the existing separation of the main residence. The street size setback reduction will not negatively affect the public right-of-way and the stormwater will still be captured within the private property. The applicant has entered into a declaration of use also to limit the property to a single-family residence with one kitchen on premises servicing the single-family home. Therefore, staff recommends approval of the request subject to the following conditions. Number 1, that the aluminum roof terrace shall remain open on all sides. Number 2, the site plan shall be revised to demonstrate compliance with the minimum of 30 percent pervious area requirement. Staff recommends approval with conditions. Ahora se lo voy a leer en español. La propiedad en esta aplicación se encuentra en el sur este de la esquina de la avenida 5 este y de la calle 14 este. El lote es aproximadamente 5,400 pies cuadrados o .12 acres. El lote fue subdividido como un lote de 40 pies por 129 pies desde el año 1933. de acuerdo con los registros del condado de la página del libro 38 a la página 54. Después, la área de utilidad fue evacuada y pudo incrementar el lote, El tamaño del lote de 40 pies y por 135 pies trayéndolo a la división que contiene hoy en día. El lote está mejorado con una casa de 1,754 pies cuadrados con un single family home, con una casa unifamiliar y una estructura separada de 480 pies cuadrados que fue construido en 1948. de acuerdo con los records del condado. La propiedad está designada como de baja densidad residencial en el plan maestro de la ciudad y tiene una zonificación unifamiliar que están consistentes. Una revisión de los records de la ciudad Demuestra que hay una serie de permisos de construcción y también hay un permiso de construcción bajo el número del 2012 4711 BD que es pertinente a la petición que tiene hoy en día esta aplicación. El aplicante sumitió un permiso de construcción para instalar un techo de aluminio. Sobre ese concreto, en la parte trasera de la casa principal, bajo el número de permiso BLDR 008885-2025, que Sony Staff lo denegó porque la separación del lado de la calle fue reducida. En vez de tener 15 pies de separación, tiene solamente 5 pies de separación. Como fue mencionado anteriormente, el lote es muy angosto, solamente 40 pies de ancho, y la residencia principal tiene una separación de la calle de 4.7 pies solamente. Es decir que el lote se considera legalmente no conforme con las regulaciones de hoy en día. Basado en esa angostura del lote, la separación propuesta de 5 pies, It is harmonious with the lot because it will be able to maintain the same separation that the main house has. There will be no negative impacts with the street and the public area. And the rainwater will still be able to be maintained within the private area. The applicant also entered into a declaration of use to maintain the house as a single family house with only one kitchen. then the staff recommends approval with the following conditions. Number one, is that the aluminum roof is kept open on all sides. And number two, that the site plan, that the plans that were presented, show that there is at least a minimum of 30% of green areas to be able to keep the rainwater inside your property. And with those conditions, the staff proposes an approval.

Thank you. Do you understand everything she said? Yes, she did. She accepts the conditions.

Okay.

Do you understand everything she said? Yes, she did. She accepts the conditions.

Okay.

Do you understand everything she said?

Yes, she did.

We had a motion by Mrs. Enriquez, second by Mr. Iglesias. Mr. Yuich?

Yes.

Mrs. Enriquez? Yes. Mr. Iglesias?

Yes.

Mr. Castellanos? Yes. Mr. Perez?

Yes.

Item has been approved with conditions.

Thank you.

Gracias.

Ahora. Does she have to come back?

Yes. She will have to come back on June 23rd. Tiene que regresar el junio 23 a las cinco y media. Okay. Gracias.

Bueno.

Thank you. Okay.

So item number five is actually the companion item from LLU2. And as I stated earlier, the applicant has requested for, you know, to withdraw the application. So no action. Should I read the address into the record? Sure. Okay. So item number five, the address is 510 East 49th Street and 520 East 49th Street. So no action.

And that was Frank's, uh.

Yes, that was Frank's, uh, application. Item number six was already heard. Miscellaneous items not requiring advertising. Item number seven, old business.

Old business?

No, old business.

New business?

Item number eight, new business.

Well, I already basically mentioned Mr. Eeyore, um, If anybody else wants to chime in, say something, you're welcome to. Or any other new business. No? Okay. Meeting's adjourned.