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Planning board backs two variance requests to build single‑family homes on neighboring substandard lots
Summary
The board recommended approval of near‑identical variance permits for 759 and 765 E. 32nd St., each allowing a two‑story single‑family home on a 5,440 sq ft substandard lot and a front setback reduction to 20.17 feet; approvals are conditioned on covenants tying construction to submitted plans.
The Hialeah Planning and Zoning Board on Oct. 15 recommended approval of two nearly identical variance requests that would permit the construction of two‑story single‑family homes on substandard lots at 759 and 765 East 32nd Street.
Staff described both lots as legally platted 40‑foot‑wide parcels originally plotted in 1946 and noted each parcel measures approximately 5,440 square feet, below the city’s 7,500‑square‑foot minimum. Staff recommended approval with conditions, citing City Code Section 98‑3‑48, which allows development of legally plotted lots of at least 40 feet in width and no less than 5,100 square feet under specified conditions.
Attorney Javi (Javier) Vasquez, representing Barr Holdings LLC, told the board the two applications are mirror projects and that a home once straddled the original parcel lines before demolition in December 2024. Vasquez said the applicant will submit a declaration of restrictions tying any approval to the plans shown to staff and the board.
Board members said they supported single‑family infill and housing ownership opportunities in the neighborhood. Following motions and seconds, the board voted to recommend approval of both variance permits with conditions. Each approval is contingent on the applicant entering a covenant tying approval to the submitted plans and proceeding through site‑plan and concurrency review before permits are issued.
The items will be forwarded to City Council for final action.
