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Hialeah panel approves rezoning to create permanent hospital parking lot
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously Oct. 29 to rezone two parcels near Hialeah Hospital from residential/commercial to a parking district, allowing a permanent off‑street lot for the hospital and requiring a declaration limiting use to hospital patients, staff and visitors.
The City of Hialeah Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously Oct. 29 to rezone two parcels at the southeast corner of East 6th Avenue and East 27th Street to a P (parking) district so they may be used by Hialeah Hospital.
Staff told the board the two parcels total about 0.343 acres (19,142 sq. ft.) and described the application as a rezoning of Parcel 1 from R‑1 (single‑family) and Parcel 2 from C‑2 (retail commercial) to P, with plans showing paving, drainage, lighting and landscaping that meet code. Staff recommended approval contingent on site‑plan and concurrency requirements.
Attorney Harvey Vasquez, representing MPT of Hialeah Exchange LLC, said the hospital will demolish an existing parking garage and needs the lots to serve patients, staff and visitors in the near term; when a new garage is complete, the lots will be limited to staff. “The parking lot will not be available for the public at large,” Vasquez said, adding the applicant will provide a declaration of restrictions to ensure compliance with section 98‑1618 of the city code.
Board members asked whether the lot would be permanent and how access would function during and after demolition. Vasquez said the lot is permanent, will comply with paving and drainage standards and that access is currently from East 27th Street via an existing 12‑foot alley; he said the alley vacation is being discussed and that longer‑term access likely will be from the hospital campus.
After public procedure was closed, a motion to approve was made by “Mister Alessia” and seconded by “Mister Morales.” Voting roll call recorded affirmative votes from Mister Mason, Mister Elias, Missus Enriquez, Mister Morales, Mister Ria and Mister Perez; the board approved the rezoning with the staff‑recommended conditions.
Next steps: the board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at its scheduled meeting. The applicant must submit a unity of title and a signed declaration of use at the site‑plan and concurrency stage and meet the ADA parking and landscaping requirements described in the staff report.
