Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
April 13, 2026  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026, 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  
Nicholas Holmes  
Steven Markford  
Jonathan McDonald  
Justin Noe  
Natasha Lopez Perez  
Michelle Miller  
Scott Herring  
Title  
Chairwoman  
Vice Chairman  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Assistant County Attorney  
Planning Manager  
Public Works Director  
Agenda Coordinator  
Victoria Via  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Chairwoman Birren and Members Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe announced that they  
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  
Planning Manager Miller announced that at the end of the meeting she will give the  
commission a brief overview of the ordinances that were recently passed.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, 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, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of March 09, 2026  
Conditional Plat File # 1514936 Waterford Phase 6  
Motion  
To approve Unified Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Kathleen Senn (CU2604)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Steven Markford  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Miledy M. Sanchez, Regus A. Rafael, and  
Johanna Regus f/k/a Johanna Brown (CU2605)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To accept the information packet into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steven Markford  
Jonathan McDonald  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendations.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Jonathan McDonald  
Birren, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Markford  
NAYES:  
Special Exception Permit Petition Submitted by Daryl Bryant and Mildred Carlton  
(SE2604)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Steven Markford  
Birren, Holmes, Markford and McDonald  
Noe  
NAYES:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:05 a.m. and reconvened at 10:15 a.m.  
Special Exception Permit Petition Submitted by Yarelis Gonzalez (SE2603)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. (H2609)  
Member McDonald temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 10 as approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Steven Markford  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
The Board and staff commented on various issues.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled  
for Monday, May 11, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers