Anyone in Hialeah who’s ever tried to figure out what it costs to request a variance, file a site plan, or get a special use permit may soon have a clear answer in writing.
An ordinance on the June 10 Planning & Zoning Board agenda would create a new, formally codified fee schedule—Section 98-8—added directly into Hialeah’s zoning code. The ordinance spans more than 20 sections across the city’s zoning, signs, and solid waste codes, with City Council scheduled to take it up at its June 23 meeting.
The fee schedule would be attached as a formal exhibit to the code, giving property owners, contractors, and developers a single place to look up what they owe before filing an application.
What gets covered
The ordinance touches a wide range of applications—variance requests, zoning changes, site plan reviews, tenant certificates, administrative variances, and landscaping certification fees, among others.
It also revises LED sign rules and the city’s billboard replacement program, and amends the solid waste code’s section on dumpster enclosure requirements.
Because the ordinance’s fee table (“Exhibit A”) was not published in the agenda, the specific dollar amounts for each application type aren’t yet available publicly.
What comes next
The Planning and Zoning Board will forward its recommendation to City Council, which is scheduled to hear the item at its June 23 meeting at Hialeah City Hall, 501 Palm Avenue.
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