Hernando County

Planning & Zoning Commission

Regular Meeting

Minutes

January 13, 2025

CALL TO ORDER

The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM on Monday, January 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

Nicholas Holmes

Kathryn Birren

Axl David

Title

Chairman

Regular Member

Mike Fulford

Alternate Member

Jonathan McDonald

Xenia Pino

James Lipsey

Victoria Anderson

Omar DePablo

Kay Griffith

Regular Member

Alternate Member (Non-voting)

Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School District Rep.)

Assistant County Attorney

Development Services Director

Planning Manager

Todd Crosby

Danielle Nigro

Assistant County Engineer

Agenda Coordinator

Member Noe was not present for this meeting.

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications

Alternate Members Fulford and Pino announced that they had had no ex parte

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

Chairman Holmes and Members Birren, David, and McDonald announced they had had ex

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

County Attorney Statement

Assistant County Attorney Anderson 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

Development Services Director Omar DePablo announced that Agenda Item No. 15245

[Rezoning Petiton Submitted by Society Hill Capital Partner LLC (H2420)] had requested

postponement during advertising and Agenda Item No. 15253 [Special Exception Use Permit

Submitted by Black Horse Realty Group LLC (SE2411)] had been moved to the Standard

Agenda.

Selection of Chair and Vice Chair

Motion

To elect Kathryn Birren as Chairwoman.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Jonathan McDonald

Nicholas Holmes

Holmes, Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Noe

ABSENT:

Pino

NON VOTING:

Motion

To elect Axl David as Vice Chairman.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Jonathan McDonald

Mike Fulford

Holmes, David, Fulford and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Birren

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

Member Holmes passed the gavel to Chairwoman Birren to begin her chairwomanship.

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 9:20 a.m. and reconvened at 9:30 a.m.

APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA (Limited to Staff & Commission)

Motion

To approve the Agenda with modifications.

(Note: The modifications were to move item 15187 [CP 1481392 Lake Hideaway Pod D

Townhomes] and item 15253 [Special Exception Use Permit Submitted by Black Horse Realty

Group LLC (SE2411)] to the Standard Agenda.)

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Mike Fulford

Birren, David, Fulford, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Noe

Pino

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE

Motion

To adopt the information packets into evidence.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Jonathan McDonald

Birren, David, Fulford, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Noe

Pino

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

UNIFIED AGENDA

CP 1481392 Lake Hideaway Pod D Townhomes

This item was pulled and voted on separately.

Special Exception Petition Submitted by QASR LLC (SE-24-10)

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Nicholas Holmes

Birren, David, Fulford, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Noe

Pino

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

Special Exception Petition Submitted by Black Horse Realty Group LLC (SE-24-11)

This item was pulled and voted on separately.

STANDARD AGENDA

CP 1481392 Lake Hideaway Pod D Townhomes

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Jonathan McDonald

Birren, Fulford, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

David

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

Special Exception Petition Submitted by Black Horse Realty Group LLC (SE-24-11)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To deny.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Axl David

Jonathan McDonald

Birren, David, Fulford and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Holmes

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at 11:10 a.m.

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Society Hill Capital Partner LLC (H2420)

There was no public input.

Motion

To postpone to a date certain of April 14, 2025.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Jonathan McDonald

Birren, Fulford, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

David

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 11:35 a.m

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Riopelle Properties, LLC (H-24-65)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.

(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition Nos. 6, 10, and 19 as

approved by the Planning Department.)

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Axl David

Birren, David, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Fulford

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 12:45 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m.

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Melissa Truckenbrod on behalf of Brooksville Landing

LLC (H-24-44)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Alternate Member Fulford made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

The Motion died for lack of a second.

Alternate Member Fulford made the following Motion:

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.

(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 7 as approved by the

Planning Department.)

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Jonathan McDonald

Birren, Fulford and McDonald

David and Holmes

Noe

SECONDER:

AYES:

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

Pino

Rezoning Petition Submitted by DRB Group (H-24-55)

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 1:40 p.m. and reconvened at 2:45 p.m.

Rezoning Petition Submitted by DRB Group (H-24-55)

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. 8 and the side setback

modified to 7.5 feet as approved by the Planning Department.)

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Mike Fulford

Birren, Fulford, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

David

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by DRB Group-Dallas Austin (H-24-63)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Axl David

Nicholas Holmes

Birren, David, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Fulford

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Mary Ellen Morgan (H-24-64)

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Mike Fulford

Nicholas Holmes

Birren, David, Fulford and Holmes

SECONDER:

AYES:

McDonald

Noe

Pino

NAYES:

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

Rezoning Petition Submitted by Spring Hill Development Investment, LLC (H-24-75)

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

ADOPTED

Axl David

Mike Fulford

Birren, David, Fulford, Holmes and McDonald

SECONDER:

AYES:

Noe

Pino

ABSENT:

NON VOTING:

COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF COMMENTS

The Commission and Staff commented on various issues.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 4:15pm.

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