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Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by QASR, LLC (SE0000162026)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
Request:
Special Exception Use Permit for Expansion of Assisted Living Facility
General Location:
South side of Gar Street, approximately 430' from Grove Road
Parcel Key Number:
1001089
Summary of Applicant’s Request:
The petitioner has submitted a request for a Special Exception Use permit for the Expansion of the ALF/Assisted Living Facility.
In 2025, under File No. SE-24-10, Hernando County granted a Special Exception Use Permit for the property authorizing a 14-bed Residential Assisted Living Home.
The proposed residence was designed as a secured, single-story, concrete-block structure containing approximately 7,100 square feet. The home includes 16 large bedrooms and 2 smaller private bedrooms. Architectural plans and elevations are included with this application.
The purpose of this current request is to modify the approved use to allow two residents to occupy each of the 16 large bedrooms, for a total capacity of 32 residents/beds. The two smaller bedrooms will not be used as resident bedrooms and are instead proposed to be utilized for a library and resident activities.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVES
The request is consistent with Strategic Theme A, "Economic and Workforce Development".
FINANCIAL IMPACT
A matter of policy. There is no financial impacts.
LEGAL NOTE
The Planning and Zoning Commission has jurisdiction over the subject application; the Commission has the ability to approve special exceptions with appropriate conditions and safeguards or deny special exceptions not in harmony with the Land Development Regulations. The Applicable Criteria for a special exception are contained in Appendix A, (Zoning Code) Article V, Section 8. The Special Exception must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Planning and Zoning Commission approve the petitioner’s request for a Special Exception Use Permit for Expansion of an Assisted Living Facility, with performance conditions.