Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
September 8, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 08, 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  
Axl David  
Title  
Vice Chairman  
Mike Fulford  
Alternate Member  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
James Lipsey  
Michael Cowan  
Omar DePablo  
Kay Griffith  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Development Services Director  
Planning Manager  
Michelle Miller  
Lashaundra Ellison  
Todd Crosby  
Scott Rimby  
Danielle Nigro  
Victoria Via  
Senior Planner  
Planner II  
Interim Public Works Director/County Engineer  
Utilities Development Services Supervisor  
Manager of Administration  
Agenda Coordinator  
Chairwoman Kathryn Birren and Member Jonathan McDonald were not present at the  
meeting.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Vice Chairman David and Alternate Member Fulford announced that they had had no ex parte  
communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
Members Holmes, and Noe 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 Cowan 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  
Senior Planner Michelle Miller announced that Planner Lashaundra Ellison is in attendance for  
today's meeting.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda with changes.  
(Note. Agenda Item No.16381 [Approval of the Minutes for Regular Meeting of August 11,  
2025] was pulled for Board Discussion)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Mike Fulford  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Justin Noe  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of March 10, 2025  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of July 14, 2025  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of August 11, 2025  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
CP 1498214 Rolling Rock  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
CP 1494521 Seville Phase 1  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
CP 1491789 Woodland Oaks  
CP 1494792 Whispering Oaks  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda with changes.  
(Note: Item No. 16381 [Approval of the Minutes for Regular Meeting of August 11, 2025],  
16375 [CP 1498214 Rolling Rock], and 16375 [Seville Phase 1] were pulled for Board  
Discussion.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Mike Fulford  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of August 11, 2025  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the Minutes for Regular Meeting of August 11, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Mike Fulford  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
CP 1498214 Rolling Rock  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of November 10, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Justin Noe  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
CP 1494521 Seville Phase 1  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Justin Noe  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Robert Grange (SE2502)  
There was no public input.  
There was Board consensus to acknowledge the withdrawal of the petition by the applicant.  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Blaire Hottinger (CU2504)  
There was no public input.  
Member Noe temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Justin Noe  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Revision and Rezoning Petition Submitted by Granger Development LLC  
(H2509)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of November 10, 2025, with advertising costs to be paid by  
applicant.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Jason Osborne and Erica Cuevas (H2522)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Justin Noe  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Gulf Key Rentals LLC (H2524)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve with highlighting the requirement for the applicants benefit for drainage and  
setbacks.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Mike Fulford  
Justin Noe  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Thomas Merendino and Rebecca Powell (H2523)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Mike Fulford  
David, Fulford, Holmes and Noe  
Birren and McDonald  
ABSENT:  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
The Board and Staff commented on various issues.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 a.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
October 13, 2025, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers.