Hernando County

Planning & Zoning Commission

Regular Meeting

Minutes

June 9, 2025

CALL TO ORDER

The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 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 on-line at

www.hernandocounty.us.

Attendee Name

Kathryn Birren

Axl David

Title

Chairwoman

Vice Chairman

Nicholas Holmes

Justin Noe

Regular Member

Mike Fulford

Alternate Member

Victoria Anderson

Omar DePablo

Kay Griffith

Assistant County Attorney

Development Services Director

Planning Manager

Michelle Miller

Scott Herring

Scott Rimby

Planner III

Public Works Director/County Engineer

Utilities Development Services Supervisor

Planning and Zoning Operations Manager

Danielle Nigro

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications

Chairwoman Birren and Member Fulford announced that they had had no ex parte

communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.

Members David, Holmes and Noe announced that they had had ex parte communications

concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.

County Attorney Statement

Assistant County Attorney Victoria advised the Commissioners that any ex parte

communications, however received, could play no part in their deliberations.

Administering of the Oath

STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS

Planner Michelle Miller announced that there was a scrivener's error in the Agenda, and that

the Master Plan for Item No. F-1 [Rezoning Petition Submitted by Southern Valley Homes,

LLC (H2471)] was incorrect and provided copies to the Board. It was also announced that the

Agenda was republished to add Item No. E-2 [CP 1481235 Nichols Property & CP 1491895

Oakview Woods (Nichols) Phase II].

APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA

Item Nos. E-3 [CP 1490027 Emerald Creek Phase 2] and E-6 [Approval of Meeting Minutes of

May 12 2025] were moved to the Standard Agenda.

Motion

To approve the Agenda with changes.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Justin Noe

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE

Motion

To adopt the packet into evidence.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Nicholas Holmes

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

UNIFIED AGENDA

CP 1484172 Lake Hideaway Phase 1 Pods E, F, G, & H

CP 1481235 Nichols Property & CP 1491895 Oakview Woods (Nichols) Ph II Property

CP 1490027 Emerald Creek Phase 2

This item was pulled moved to the Standard Agenda during approval of the Agenda.

CP 1487494 Somerset Bay Phase 2 Subdivision

CP 1469207 Spring Hill Multi-Commercial Development

Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of May 12, 2025

This item was pulled moved to the Standard Agenda during approval of the Agenda.

Motion

To approve the Unified Agenda.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Justin Noe

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

STANDARD AGENDA

CP 1490027 Emerald Creek Phase 2

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Justin Noe

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of May 12, 2025

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve with modifications.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Justin Noe

Nicholas Holmes

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Southern Valley Homes, LLC (H2471)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve with modified conditions as approved by the Planning Department.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Justin Noe

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Arsany 66th Street, LLC (H2501)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

NAYES:

ABSENT:

ADOPTED

Justin Noe

Nicholas Holmes

David, Holmes and Noe

Birren and Fulford

McDonald

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 10:45 a.m.

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Sunny Pines of Hernando LLC (H2507)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve with modifications as presented.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

NAYES:

ABSENT:

DEFEATED

Mike Fulford

Nicholas Holmes

Holmes and Fulford

Birren, David and Noe

McDonald

Motion

To approve with modified conditions as approved by the Planning Department.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Justin Noe

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 1:30 p.m. and reconvened at 1:45 p.m

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Lance Lowery (H2481)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Axl David

Justin Noe

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Meridien Development LLC Mark Keschl (H2482)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Chairwoman Birren passed the gavel to Vice Chairman David and temporarily left the meeting,

and upon returning shortly thereafter, she resumed the chairwomanship.

Member Fulford temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.

Motion

To approve with modified conditions as approved by the Planning Department.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

NAYES:

ABSENT:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Justin Noe

Birren, Holmes and Noe

David and Fulford

McDonald

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 3:35 p.m. and reconvened at 3:40 p.m

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Alton B. Wingate (H2505)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve with modified conditions as approved by the Planning Department.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Axl David

Mike Fulford

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Britton and Kayla Cox (H2511)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Justin Noe

Axl David

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Jorge Sabater (H2512)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Justin Noe

Mike Fulford

Birren, David, Holmes, Fulford and Noe

McDonald

ABSENT:

COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES

There were no staff issues.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

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