Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
Land Use Hearings  
Minutes  
April 3, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in the John Law  
Ayers County Commission Chambers, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida.  
Attendee Name  
Jerry Campbell  
John Allocco  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Toni Brady  
Omar DePablo  
Jon Jouben  
Heidi Kurppe  
Patricia Tapia  
Title  
Vice Chairman  
Second Vice Chairman  
Commissioner  
Commissioner  
Deputy County Administrator  
Development Services Director  
County Attorney  
Deputy Clerk  
Deputy Clerk  
Chairman Brian Hawkins was not present at the meeting.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda with changes.  
(Note: Development Services Planning Director Omar DePablo requested to move Item No.  
C-10 [Rezoning Petition Submitted by Coastal Engineering Associates, Inc., on Behalf of  
Joshua M. Whitney, Craig Gruber and Harold D. Werder for Property Located on Powell Road  
(H2438)] to the first Item under Section C on the Agenda.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Proofs of publication of Notices of Public Hearing were noted for the scheduled public  
hearings.  
Ex Parte Communications  
Vice Chairman Campbell and Comms. Allocco, Amsler and Champion announced the ex  
parte communications that they had had concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being  
considered at this meeting.  
County Attorney Jon Jouben advised the Commissioners that any ex parte communications,  
however received, could play no part in their deliberations.  
Adoption of Informational Packet  
The Agenda packet that was submitted to the Board included written information regarding the  
cases to be considered which needed to be accepted into evidence for the hearings.  
The staff recommended that the Board accept the Agenda packet, including the staff reports,  
into evidence as if read aloud in their entirety.  
Motion  
To approve.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Coastal Engineering Associates, Inc., on Behalf of  
Joshua M. Whitney, Craig Gruber and Harold D. Werder for Property Located on Powell  
Road (H2438)  
Development Services Planning Director Omar DePablo announced that the applicant had  
withdrawn this petition for rezoning.  
There was no public input.  
Ordinance Establishing Pinery Community Development District  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Ordinance No. 2025-04).  
(Note: The Motion included an agreement between the County and the Community  
Development District regarding escheatment to the County, whereas the County will avoid any  
carrying costs to the public to transfer back to the Community Development District.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Request to Postpone Variance Petition Submitted by Jesse Navarro on Behalf of JC  
Navarro Properties, LLC for Property Located on Thunderbird Avenue  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the postponement.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Reestablishment Petition Submitted by Rivard Development, LLC (H2510)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-053).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Petition Submitted by EBH Acquisitions, LLC, to Vacate Right of Way of Jackson Street  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-54).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Muad Saeed on Behalf of Hamza Capital, Inc., for  
Property Located on Linden Drive (H2468)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Comm. Champion made the following Motion:  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
The motion died for a lack of a second.  
Comm. Amsler made the following Motion:  
Motion  
To bring back on a date certain of May 6, 2025.  
Motion  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Ocean Bleu Group and Bowman Consulting  
on Behalf of Spring Hill County Line, LLC for Property Located on County Line Road  
(H2469)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Comm. Champion made the following Motion:  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
Comm. Champion revised his Motion as follows:  
Revised Motion  
To add the trees on the Drainage Retention Area a/k/a DRA to increase opacity (Resolution  
No. 2025-055).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by ProCivil 360, LLC, on Behalf of Southern Valley Homes,  
LLC for Property Located on Waterfall Drive (H2470)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-056).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by David Griner for Property Located on Shoal Line  
Boulevard (H2472)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation, including a fence at 6-foot in height and an earth tone  
color, and trees at 8-foot tall with 10-foot spacing (Resolution No. 2025-057).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Petition to Re-Establish Master Plan Submitted by Catalyst Design Group on Behalf of  
Hilltop 408, LLC for Property Located on Spring Hill Drive (H2474)  
Comm. Allocco requested Board consensus to direct the County Attorney's Office to research  
options to regulate the wall time/servicing of private emergency transport services by County  
Emergency Medical Services, and to bring it back to the Board for discussion on a future  
agenda.  
The Board concurred.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-058).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
The Board commented on various issues.  
Comm. Champion requested Board consensus to direct the staff to research options to have  
staff review/approve the Reestablishment of Master Plan petitions within the department. With  
exception of modifications in the reestablishment petitions will be brought back to the Board  
on a future Agenda.  
The Board concurred.  
Comm. Allocco requested Board consensus to direct the staff to research options regarding  
the abandonment of vessels within the County, and to bring it back to Board for discussion on  
a future Agenda.  
The Board concurred.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.