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Board approves variances for three-story building at 125 E. Eighth St.; $5,000 mitigation option offered for missing guest space
Summary
The board recommended approval of multiple variances for a proposed three-story, five-unit residential building at 125 East Eighth Street, subject to conditions including a recorded declaration of restrictions and on-site drainage to mitigate reduced pervious area.
The Hialeah Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of variances for a proposed three-story, five-unit residential building at 125 East Eighth Street, finding the requested deviations would have minimal impact on surrounding properties if constructed with staff conditions.
Planning staff described the project as a three-story multifamily building with five residential units (two one-bedroom and three two-bedroom units) and eight parking spaces, where nine are required by code. Staff noted requested deviations including an increase in lot coverage to 49% (maximum allowed 45%), a reduction in an interior setback to 9 inches (5 feet required), reduction in pervious area to 22% (30% required) and a dumpster enclosure located 3.7 feet from the front property line instead of the required 10-foot setback. Staff recommended conditions including an on-site drainage system to mitigate reduced pervious area, a declaration of restrictions according to signed and sealed plans, and a one-time $5,000 mitigation payment at site-plan submittal as an option to address the missing guest parking space.
Architect Manny Rios explained the design and said the 9-inch setback relates to a handicap ramp rather than building columns. He said the $5,000 mitigation conversation would be held with the property owner and the applicant did not foresee difficulty providing the payment. Board members discussed the surrounding context and one member voted against the item requesting further clarity about keeping an existing house on site; the motion to approve with conditions carried (motion by mister Eletzias; second by Missus Enriquez) and the chair announced the item approved with conditions.
Staff attached conditions requiring a recorded declaration of restriction signed and sealed by the project architect and the $5,000 mitigation payment at site plan as options to address parking. The project will also be required to provide the street and landscape improvements specified by the street department under staff conditions.
