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Hialeah board approves LED pylon sign at Univita Medical Center with strict brightness and content conditions
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board approved a variance to replace an existing pole sign with a 30‑ft freestanding full‑color LED pylon at 5375 W. 20th Ave for Univita Medical Center, subject to conditions including on‑premise content only, ambient light sensors, a 500‑nits night limit per county code, no animation, and structural measures to reduce light spill to adjacent residences; one board member voted no.
The City of Hialeah Planning and Zoning Board on April 15 approved a variance to replace an existing 35‑ft pole sign with a 30‑ft freestanding LED pylon at 5375 West 20th Avenue (serving Univita Medical Center), granting several requested variances — including reduced separation from a nearby residential property, a larger total pylon area (240 sq ft) and an LED display taller than the code’s normal allowance — but imposing multiple conditions to limit nighttime brightness and visual impact.
Staff told the board the shopping center parcel fronts State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway) and that the existing pole sign dates to the 1980s; staff recommended approval because the proposed pylon would be lower than the existing pole…
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