Planning & Zoning Board - Regular Meeting

Call to order.

Invocation and pledge of allegiance.

Roll Call.

ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO ALL APPLICANTS AND ANYONE WHO WILL BE SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD ON ANY ITEM.

Small-Scale Map Amendment from Low-Density Residential to Commercial. The property is located at 652 Southeast 5th Avenue, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District).

Applicant: Hugo P. Arza, Esq. and Joey A. Vazquez, Esq., on behalf of Okeechobee Hialeah Property LLC. Application No.: LUA-000517-2026

Approval of Planning and Zoning Board Summary Agenda of June 24th, 2026, as submitted.

Final Decision to allow an interior west side setback of 3.8 feet, where 6.9 feet is required, for the legalization of an existing accessory building of approximately 137 square feet; to allow a 3-foot distance separation between the existing accessory building and a proposed aluminum-roofed terrace, where 10 feet is required, and to allow an a second existing accessory building of approximately 120 square feet to maintain a 3-foot distance separation from the proposed aluminum-roofed terrace, where 10 feet is required. The property is located at 110 West 53rd Terrace, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District).

Applicant: Yanitsa Jimenez and Alberto Marrero Application No.: FD-000251-2026

Final Decision to allow a rear setback of 3 feet, where 5 feet is required, and to allow a street side setback of 13 feet, where 15 feet is required for the legalization of an existing aluminum terrace. The property is located at 4416 West 10th Avenue, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District).

Applicant: Yasmiel R. Borrell Rivero Application No.: FD-000469-2026

Petition to close, vacate, and abandon for public use a portion of the existing 12-foot alley located west of Southeast 5th Avenue, extending northwesterly approximately 193.30 feet, more or less, between Block 7 of East Hialeah and Tract 7 of Revised Plat of Block 7 of the Subdivision of East Hialeah, containing approximately 2,053.78 square feet, as more particularly depicted in Exhibit "A", contingent upon relocation agreements with the City of Hialeah Public Works, Florida Power & Light (FPL), Florida City Gas, AT&T, and Comcast.

Applicant: Hugo P. Arza, Esq. and Joey A. Vazquez, Esq., on behalf of Okeechobee Hialeah Property LLC.

Rezoning property located at 652 Southeast 5th Avenue from R-1 (One-Family District) to C-2 (Liberal Retail Commercial District); Rezoning properties located at 489, 491, 493, and 499 East Okeechobee Road from C-3 (Extended Liberal Commercial District) to C-2 (Liberal Retail Commercial District); Variance Permit to allow fifty-one (51) parking spaces, where sixty-eight (68) parking spaces are required; to allow one (1) loading parking space, where three (3) loading parking spaces are required; and to allow a 0-foot landscape buffer adjacent to three proposed parking spaces facing Southeast 5th Avenue, where a minimum 7-foot landscape buffer is required, for the development of a six-story mixed-use building. The properties are located at 455 East Okeechobee Road, 475 East Okeechobee Road, 489 East Okeechobee Road, 491 East Okeechobee Road, 493 East Okeechobee Road, 499 East Okeechobee Road, 652 Southeast 5th Avenue, and Folio Nos. 04-3120-005-1280, & 04-3120-005-1290, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District), C-2 (Liberal Retail Commercial District), and C-3 (Extended Liberal Commercial District).

Applicant: Hugo P. Arza, Esq. and Joey A. Vazquez, Esq., on behalf of Okeechobee Hialeah Property LLC. Application No.: RZ-000519-2026

Variance permit to allow business and professional services on the ground floor, where business and professional services are not allowed on the ground floor. The property is located at 1033 East 25th Street, Hialeah, zoned TOD (Transit-Oriented Development District).

Applicant: Maritza Haro Salgado Esq., on behalf 1025 Hialeah Development, LLC. Application No.: VAR-000441-2026

Variance permit to allow a front setback of 0 feet, where 10 feet is required; to allow a street side setback of 6.75 feet, where 10 feet is required; to allow 53.35% lot coverage, where 45% is the maximum lot coverage allowed; to allow parking within the required front setback, where parking in the front setback is not allowed; to allow the parking stalls and parking lanes to cover 57% of the total lot size, where parking stalls and parking lanes shall cover no more than 55% of the total lot size, and to allow a two-way driveway width of 17.66 feet, where 20 feet is the minimum required. The property is located at 215 East 8th Street, Hialeah, zoned R-3-D (Multifamily District), within the Hialeah Downtown Urban Center (HDUC) Area.

Applicant: Alter Gambarte on behalf of Eliecer Viamontes. Application No.: VAR-000353-2026

RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIALEAH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING ITS INTENT TO ADOPT THE CITY OF HIALEAH 20-YEAR WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN UPDATED (2025-2045) AND RELATED TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE POTABLE WATER ELEMENT, CONSERVATION ELEMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT OF THE HIALEAH, FLORIDA, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2025-2050; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Old Business.

New Business.