Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
June 12, 2023  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 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  
Mike Fulford  
Title  
Alternate Member  
Gregory Arflack  
Kathryn Birren  
Nicholas Holmes  
Donald Whiting  
James Lipsey  
Kyle Benda  
Michelle Miller  
Omar DePablo  
Todd Crosby  
Alternate Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Planning Administrator  
Senior Planner  
Interim Public Works Director  
Planner III  
Cayce Dagenhart  
Robin Reinhart  
Agenda Coordinator  
Note: Consensus for Alternate Member Fulford to serve as Chairman.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
The Commission members indicated they had no ex parte communications concerning the  
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  
There were no staff announcements.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve with changes.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
Donald Whiting  
Birren, Fulford, Holmes, Arflack and Whiting  
ADOPTION OF INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Gregory Arflack  
Kathryn Birren  
Birren, Fulford, Holmes, Arflack and Whiting  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
Chairman's Statement  
Introduction of Unified Agenda  
Approval of Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of March 13,  
2023  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Anthony Joseph Prall, Jr (CU 2305)  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Approval of Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of April 10, 2023  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda with modifications.  
(Note: Item Nos. 12285 [Approval of Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission  
Meeting of March 13, 2023], 12260 [Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Anthony  
Joseph Prall, Jr (CU 2305)] and 12268 [CP 1451037 Hammock Ridge Estates Conditional  
Plat], were pulled for Board Discussion.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
Donald Whiting  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
CP 1451037 Hammock Ridge Estates Conditional Plat  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 9:55 am and reconvened at 10:00 a.m.  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Approval of Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of March 13,  
2023  
Motion  
To approve with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to adjusting the Mover and Seconder for H2287 as approved by  
the Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Donald Whiting  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Anthony Joseph Prall, Jr (CU 2305)  
The board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve in accordance with staff conditions for a period of one (1) year expiring May 8,  
2024.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Fulford, Holmes and Arflack  
Whiting  
NAYES:  
CP 1451037 Hammock Ridge Estates Conditional Plat  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Gregory Arflack  
Nicholas Holmes  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Jarrod Saulnier & Cindy Masse (H2304)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to covert the application to PDP as approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
NAYES:  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTED  
Donald Whiting  
Kathryn Birren  
Arflack, Birren and Whiting  
Fulford and Holmes  
Hickey and McDonald  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Joseph Perry (H2312)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Donald Whiting  
Gregory Arflack  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Elevation Development Corporation (H2309)  
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. 17 as approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Gregory Arflack  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at 11:20 a.m.  
Master Plan Revision Petition by Ocean Bleu Group (H2311)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 6 as approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
Donald Whiting  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Oak Development Group, LLC (H2276)  
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. 11, 13, and 18 as  
approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Gregory Arflack  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Aaron and Nicole Gibson (H2314)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to July 10, 2023.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
Gregory Arflack  
Fulford, Arflack, Birren, Holmes and Whiting  
Hickey and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Summary of Revisions to Landscape Buffers  
There was Board consensus to present this item to the Board of County Commissioners.  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
There were no staff issues to discuss.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 P.M.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
July 10, 2023, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers