Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
October 13, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 13, 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  
Nicholas Holmes  
Jonathan McDonald  
Justin Noe  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
James Lipsey  
Natasha Lopez Perez  
Michelle Miller  
Scott Herring  
Gordon Onderdonk  
Scott Rimby  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Senior Planner  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
Utilities Director  
Utilities Development Services Supervisor  
Manager of Administration  
Agenda Coordinator  
Danielle Nigro  
Victoria Via  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Chairwoman Birren and Members Holmes, McDonald, and Noe announced that they had had  
ex parte communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this  
meeting.  
Member David announced announced that he had had no ex parte communications  
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 that Item No. 16465 [Presentation of Draft  
Ordinance Amending Article VII of Chapter 28 of the Hernando County Code of Ordinances  
related to Groundwater Protection, Wellhead and Special Protection Areas and Draft  
Resolution Amending Location of Wellhead Protection Areas and Special Protection Areas  
Map] was a Presentation not a Public Hearing Item.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Schedule  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of September 8, 2025  
Conditional Plat for File No. 1500784 Glen Lakes Commons Phase 2  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Motion  
To approve Item Nos. 16503 [2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Schedule] and  
16544 [Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of September 8, 2025].  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Conditional Plat for File No. 1500784 Glen Lakes Commons Phase 2  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Robert and Tammie Thorne (CU2505)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Axl David  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Riopelle Properties, LLC (H2526)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition Nos. 15, 16, and 29 as  
approved by the Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Jonathan McDonald  
Birren, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
David  
NAYES:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:35 a.m. and reconvened at 10:45 a.m.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by EFE, Inc. (H2532)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Axl David  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Robert L. Davis Jr and Tonda J. Davis (H2525)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by David Kato, D.R. Horton (H2531)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To deny.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Jonathan McDonald  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Presentation of Draft Ordinance Amending Article VII of Chapter 28 of the Hernando  
County Code of Ordinances related to Groundwater Protection, Wellhead and Special  
Protection Areas and Draft Resolution Amending Location of Wellhead Protection Areas  
and Special Protection Areas Map  
The Board gave consensus to forward the presentation to the Board of County  
Commissioners.  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
No topics were discussed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
November 10, 2025, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers.