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Hialeah board recommends replacement of car‑wash canopies, forwards variance choice to council after neighbor objections
Summary
After heated discussion and two identical written objections describing traffic, noise and safety concerns, the board recommended a path that would remove both existing canopies and allow a new 560‑sq‑ft canopy subject to demolition and mitigation conditions; the matter is recommended to City Council for final action.
The Hialeah Planning & Zoning Board recommended sending to City Council a staff‑preferred option for a variance application at 5350 West 12th Avenue that would demolish both existing canopies at a shopping‑center manual car wash and permit construction of a new 560‑square‑foot aluminum roof where a previously permitted 256‑sq‑ft canopy sits.
City staff told the board the site has a long enforcement history and that an unpermitted 460‑sq‑ft metal roof was built without permits; staff recommended the demolition of the unauthorized canopy and offered two options to the board: (1) demolish the illegal 460‑sq‑ft canopy and retain…
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