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Hialeah council approves appointments, hikes lien-search fee and advances multiple zoning and variance requests
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Summary
On April 28 the council approved two board appointments, overwhelmingly passed a second-reading ordinance raising the city lien-search fee from $375 to $500, and advanced multiple land-use and zoning matters (including a transit-oriented designation for 1081 E. 17th St.) to second readings or final votes as indicated.
The Hialeah City Council on April 28 approved a slate of administrative and land-use items, including two appointments to advisory committees, a fee increase and several zoning measures.
Board appointments: The council approved councilman William Marrero’s reappointment of Francisco Perez to the Veterans Affairs Committee (two‑year term beginning 04/28/2026) after Marrero moved the resolution and Councilwoman Monica Perez seconded; the clerk recorded the motion as carried. Marrero also moved, with Monica Perez seconding, the appointment of Asael Amaro to the Youth Advisory Committee for a two‑year term (04/28/2026–04/27/2028); that motion also carried.
Fee change: On second reading the council approved an ordinance that raises the city standard violation and lien research fee from $375 to $500. Staff explained the clerk’s office reviewed comparable municipal fees and concluded the city had been undercharging for the amount of staff time and records searches required; council members approved the increase by roll call.
Zoning and land-use matters: The council heard multiple zoning items on first and second reading. Members approved a second-reading land‑use amendment to change 1081 East 17th Street from low‑density residential to a transit‑oriented development (TOD) district and voted to move related rezoning and variance requests forward. Other items—variances to reduce parking, allow back‑out parking in rights‑of‑way in certain industrial/commercial sites, and waivers of minimum pervious-area and landscape requirements—were considered on first reading with second readings and public hearings scheduled for May 12, 2026 where required.
Procedural notes: Several applicants and their attorneys clarified parking arrangements (one attorney emphasized that required parking is being provided off‑site rather than via a covenant in lieu). The council generally approved motions to advance projects to the next reading or to final action where a second reading was already scheduled.
The council adjourned at approximately 7:05 p.m.
