Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
December 8, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, in the  
John Law Ayers Room, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida. This meeting was  
advertised in the Hernando Sun newspaper and the Agenda Packet was available online at  
www.hernandocounty.us.  
Attendee Name  
Kathryn Birren  
Axl David  
Title  
Chairwoman  
Vice Chairman  
Mike Fulford  
Alternate Member  
Nicholas Holmes  
Jonathan McDonald  
James Lipsey  
Natasha Lopez Perez  
Michelle Miller  
Nichole Street  
William Hunt  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Senior Planner  
Planner II  
Planner I  
Erin Kluis - Briggs  
Casey Stepp  
Grant Manager  
Grant Writer  
Christopher Linsbeck  
Scott Herring  
Scott Rimby  
Community Services Director  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
Utilities Development Services Supervisor  
Agenda Coordinator  
Victoria Via  
Regular Member Justin Noe was not present at the meeting.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Members David, Holmes, McDonald, and Alternate Member Fulford announced that they had  
had no ex parte communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at  
this meeting.  
Chairwoman Birren announced the ex parte communications that she had had concerning the  
quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
County Attorney Statement  
Assistant County Attorney Lopez Perez provided the standard admonition that the Planning  
and Zoning Commission decisions were to be based only on the evidence presented in the  
quasi-judicial proceedings.  
Administering of the Oath  
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Senior Planner Michelle Miller announced Planner II Nichole Street and Planner I William Hunt  
were in attendance today.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Jonathan McDonald  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Jonathan McDonald  
Mike Fulford  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
CP 1490384 Parkway Townhomes  
CP 1502177 Suncoast Pines  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of November 10, 2025  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Mike Fulford  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by David L Merritt and Lynette M.  
Merritt (SE2512)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Member McDonald temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Motion  
To deny.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
NAYES:  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Axl David  
David, Fulford and McDonald  
Holmes and Birren  
Noe  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 10:40 a.m.  
Member McDonald was not present when the meeting reconvened.  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Pamela Merrill (CU2506)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Mike Fulford  
Holmes, Birren, David and Fulford  
McDonald and Noe  
ABSENT:  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Christy Halbert and Troy Sweat (CU2513)  
Member McDonald returned to the meeting.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Nicholas Holmes  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Medhat Kodsi (H2477)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 11 as approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Axl David  
Mike Fulford  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Richard Roach and Kimberly Roach (H2535)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Jonathan McDonald  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Lisa Tabbert (H2546)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To deny.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Axl David  
Holmes, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Birren  
Noe  
NAYES:  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Lydia M Cruz (H2548)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
NAYES:  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTED  
Axl David  
Nicholas Holmes  
Holmes, Birren and David  
Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 11:45 a.m. and reconvened at 11:55 a.m.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Soffron Holdings, LLC (H2551)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The Motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 16 as approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Nicholas Holmes  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by APD Advanced Stabilization LLC (d/b/a APD Foundation  
Repair) (H2553)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Axl David  
Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
Presentation of Weeki Wachee Preserve Phase 1 Project  
There was Board consensus to allow public input.  
The Board accept public input on this matter, with four comments in favor and none dissenting  
regarding the project.  
Presentation on Draft Ordinance Regulations Governing Vacation Rentals and  
Transient Lodging Establishments  
The Board commented on the presentation.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
There was Board consensus to present this item to the Board of County Commissioners.  
The Board and Staff commented on various issues.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
January 12, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers