Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
October 9, 2023  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM on Monday, October 9, 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  
W. Steve Hickey  
Donald Whiting  
Nicholas Holmes  
Gregory Arflack  
James Lipsey  
Title  
Chairman  
Vice Chairman  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Alternate Member  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Representative)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Planning Administrator  
Senior Planner  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
Agenda Coordinator  
Kyle Benda  
Michelle Miller  
Omar DePablo  
Scott Herring  
Robin Reinhart  
Member Kathryn Birren was not present for the meeting.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Chairman McDonald, Vice Chairman Hickey, Alternate Member Arflak, and Member Whiting  
announced that they had had no ex parte communications concerning the quasi-judicial  
petitions being considered at this meeting.  
Member Holmes announced the ex parte communications that he had had concerning the  
quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
County Attorney Statement  
Assistant County Attorney 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 Item No. 12900 [Conditional Use Permit  
Petition Submitted by Frances M Cain/POA c/o Karen S Durand (CU2311)] will need to be  
pulled for postponement.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Gregory Arflack  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTION OF INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the Information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Gregory Arflack  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
Chairman's Statement  
Introduction of the Unified Agenda  
Approval of Revised Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of May  
8, 2023  
CP 1447117 Barclay Townhomes  
CP 1460797 Centralia  
CP 1455941 Waterford Overall  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Pamela J Merrill (CU2309)  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Madeline & Thomas Crouch (CU2310)  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Frances M Cain / POA c/o Karen S Durand  
(CU2311)  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Timothy & Judy Gunsteens (CU2312)  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Mother Mary Theresa, Sisters of Sr  
Thomas, Aquinas (SE2304)  
Approval of Unified Agenda  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda, postponing agenda item 12900 [Conditional Use Permit  
Petition Submitted by Frances M Case (CU2311) and pulling agenda item 12901 [Conditional  
Permit Petition Submitted by Timothy & Judy Gunsteens (CU2312)]  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Donald Whiting  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Timothy & Judy Gunsteens (CU2312)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Donald Whiting  
Gregory Arflack  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 9:15 am and reconvened at 9:20 am.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by M. Daniels Construction (H2263)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition Nos. 7 and 11 as approved  
by the Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Gregory Arflack  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Otis J Green III(H2332)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Gregory Arflack  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Lee Pedone (H2333)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Donald Whiting  
W. Steven Hickey  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Tires Unlimited & Service, LLC (H2334)  
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. 5 as approved by the  
Planning Department).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
W. Steven Hickey  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
PSFOD (Public Service Facility Overlay District) Revision Submitted by American Tower  
Corporation (H2337)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendations.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Nicholas Holmes  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Petition Submitted by Raysor Ventures, LLC  
(CPAM2302)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
W. Steven Hickey  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Raysor Ventures, LLC (H2336)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Donald Whiting  
McDonald, Hickey, Arflack, Holmes and Whiting  
Birren  
ABSENT:  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
The Board and Staff commented on various issues.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
November 13, 2023, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers