Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
August 14, 2023  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM on Monday, August 14, 2023, 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  
Jonathan McDonald  
Kathryn Birren  
Nicholas Holmes  
Donald Whiting  
Gregory Arflak  
Mike Fulford  
Title  
Chairman  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Alternate Member (Non-voting Member)  
Alternate Member  
Kyle Benda  
Assistant County Attorney  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)  
Planning Administrator  
Senior Planner  
James Lipsey  
Michelle Miller  
Omar DePablo  
Robin Reinhart  
Agenda Coordinator  
Vice Chairman W. Steven Hickey was not present at the meeting.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Chairman McDonald, Alternate Members Arflak and Fulford, and Member Whiting announced  
that they had had no ex parte communications.  
Members Birren and Holmes announced the ex parte communications that they had had  
concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
County Attorney Statement  
Assistant County Attorney Kyle Benda 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  
Planning Administrator Michelle Miller announced that Agenda Item No. 12559 [Special  
Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Jose Andres De La Cruz, Francis Marilyn Abin  
(SE2302)] was moved to the Standard Agenda and Agenda Item No. 12581 [Rezoning  
Petition Submitted by Teramore Development, LLC (H2308)] staff requested a  
postponement.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
MOVER:  
Mike Fulford  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
ADOPTION OF INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
MOVER:  
Nicholas Holmes  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
Introduction of the Unified Agenda  
Approval of Revised Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of  
March 13, 2023  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
CP 1449555 Statewide Logistics  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Francisco Soto Jr. (CU2308)  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Jose Andres De La Cruz, Francis  
Marilyn Abin (SE2302)  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Hugh Macfarlance (SE2303)  
Approval of the Unified Agenda  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda with modifications.  
(Note: Item No.12565 [Approval of Revised Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission  
Meeting of March 13, 2023] and 12559 [Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by  
Jose Andres De La Cruz, Francis Marilyn Abin (SE2302)] was moved to the Standard  
Agenda.)  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
MOVER:  
Gregory Arflack  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Approval of Revised Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of  
March 13, 2023  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to adjusting the Nays for H2287 as approved by the Planning  
Department).  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
Kathryn Birren  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Jose Andres De La Cruz, Francis  
Marilyn Abin (SE2302)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation of postponement to a date certain of September 11,  
2023.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
MOVER:  
Donald Whiting  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Alfred Martucci (H2317)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
MOVER:  
Donald Whiting  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
Master Plan Revision Petition submitted by Hernando County Utilities Department  
(H2331)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
Mike Fulford  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Josh Hofstede (H2242)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
MOVER:  
Kathryn Birren  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:00 a.m. and reconvened at 10:05 a.m.  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Sunrise (H2239)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
Mike Fulford  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Axiom Real Estate (AWN SPRING HILL II LLC) (H2347)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
MOVER:  
Kathryn Birren  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Teramore Development, LLC (H2308)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of September 11, 2023.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
MOVER:  
Kathryn Birren  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
McDonald, Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Whiting  
Arflack  
NON VOTING:  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
There were no issues to discuss.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 A.M.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
September 11, 2023, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers.