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Board approves Diva’s vocational cosmetology school at West Dixie Highway
Summary
The Board unanimously approved SE‑10‑25, allowing Diva’s Angel Look Salon at 12975 West Dixie Highway to add a vocational cosmetology school subject to CPND approvals and required building permits.
The North Miami Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a special exception on July 17 to allow Diva’s Angel Look Salon, at 12975 West Dixie Highway, to add a vocational cosmetology school.
Staff read SE‑10‑25 into the record, identified the property by folio (06‑2230‑006‑0560), and recommended approval after finding the application met the seven special‑exception standards in the city’s land‑development regulations. Staff said two conditions would be required before the school could open: city Community Planning & Development approvals (CU and BTR) and building permits for any interior modifications.
Applicant Mary Lusado‑Ville, who identified herself at the podium, told the board she aims to “keep the resident in the city of North Miami” by training local cosmetology talent and preventing residents from traveling to neighboring cities for services. Two members of the public—local realtor Linda Celestin and Frankie Louis, who said he is the applicant’s husband—spoke in support, citing workforce and economic benefits.
After brief board questions about the business’s history (the applicant said the salon has operated for about 22 years) and how students would be recruited, a motion to approve passed unanimously on roll call. The board recorded two standard conditions in the approval and noted the school must secure required permits before commencing operations.
The action was taken during the board’s public hearing on SE‑10‑25; no opposition testimony was recorded.
