Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
John Law Ayers Commission Chambers, Room 160  
20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601  
Land Use Meeting  
Agenda  
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - 9:00 A.M.  
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Public comment will be permitted during each agenda item to which Section 286.0114,  
Florida Statutes applies. Comment will be limited to matters on the meeting agenda  
time allotted for each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes.  
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING HAS A START TIME OF 9:00 A.M., AND ALL ITEMS  
CAN BE HEARD ANYTIME THEREAFTER.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS:  
The Board of County Commissioners' next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January  
13, 2026, beginning at 9:00 A.M., in the John Law Ayers County Commission Chambers,  
Room 160.  
The Board of County Commissioners' has scheduled a Well Head Protection Meeting on  
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, beginning at 5:01 P.M., in the John Law Ayers County  
Commissioner Chambers, Room 160.  
A.  
CALL TO ORDER  
1.  
2.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
B.  
C.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Limited to Board and Staff)  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for  
Glen Lakes Commons, LLC  
Attachments:  
Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for  
Pine Cone Subdivision  
Attachments:  
Request to Postpone Appeal of Planning and Zoning Commission’s  
Decision Submitted by Steven Berry and Christine Berry for Special  
Exception Use Permit (SE2514)  
Attachments:  
D.  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Notice of Conditional Permit Actions Taken by Planning and Zoning  
Commission on December 8, 2025  
Attachments:  
Notice of Special Exception Use Permit Action Taken by Planning and  
Zoning Commission on December 8, 2025  
Attachments:  
E.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
* Entry of Proof of Publication into the Record  
* Poll Commissioners for Ex Parte Communications  
* Administer Oath to All Persons Intending to Speak  
* Adoption of Agenda Backup Materials into Evidence  
BOARD SITTING IN ITS QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY  
STANDARD  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
Petition Submitted by Joseph Cotroneo and Caitlin Cotroneo to Vacate  
Utility and Drainage Easements Located in Royal Highlands  
Attachments:  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Sand Ridge Hernando 47,  
LLC, for Property Located Near Elwood Road and Elgin Boulevard  
(H2542)  
Attachments:  
Master Plan Revision Submitted by Goettle Special Services CO, for  
Property Located at Downwind Way (H2543)  
Attachments:  
Master Plan Revision and Rezoning Petition Submitted by 520 SW 15  
Street, LLC, for Property Located on Cortez Boulevard (H2527)  
Attachments:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Aaron Lee Branham, Sr., for Property  
Located on Alloy Street (H2534)  
Attachments:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Maine Drilling and Blasting, Inc., on  
Behalf of Mark Harden and Josephine Elizabeth Harden for Property  
Located on Lake Lindsey Road and Ponce De Leon Boulevard (H2544)  
Attachments:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Erran J. O’ Donnell, Sasha N. Ripa,  
David E. Soch and Maria C. Soch for Property Located on Mahoning  
Avenue (H2537)  
Attachments:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Ville Di Toscana, LLC, for Property  
Located on Croom Rital Road (H2536)  
Attachments:  
F.  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
Petition Submitted by James W. Beadling and Debra L. Beadling for  
Hardship Relief From Subdivision Regulations for Property Located on  
Root Road  
Attachments:  
Petition Submitted by Sandra Weaver f/k/a Sandra Robinson and Kelton  
Weaver for Hardship Relief From Subdivision Regulations for Property  
Located North of Manecke Road  
Attachments:  
G.  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
1. Commissioner Steve Champion  
2. Commissioner Brian Hawkins  
3. Commissioner John Allocco  
4. Commissioner Ryan Amsler  
5. Chairman Jerry Campbell  
6. County Attorney Jon Jouben  
7. Development Services Planning Director Omar DePablo  
H.  
ADJOURNMENT