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Council OKs special-use permit for Children's Paradise at 21 E. 59th with traffic, capacity and sound-wall conditions

Hialeah City Council · September 10, 2025
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Summary

After a multi-year review and a traffic-impact study, council members approved a conditional special-use permit allowing a K-5 elementary school and daycare at 21 East 59th Street with an initial cap of 190 students (71 K-5 plus 119 daycare), a required traffic-management plan and an 8-foot sound wall; capacity may expand to 240 after a one-year operational review.

The Hialeah City Council voted on Sept. 9 to approve, on its first reading, a special-use permit and conditional use that will allow Children's Paradise to operate an elementary school (K-5) alongside a daycare at 21 East 59th Street with strict conditions to limit neighborhood traffic and noise.

Cesar Mestre, the applicant's representative, noted the site's history: the property received approvals for daycare use decades earlier and a conditional use for up to 240 children in 2008; the current request seeks a combined…

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