Minutes - Planning & Zoning Commission

Hernando County

Planning & Zoning Commission

Regular Meeting

Minutes

November 13, 2023

CALL TO ORDER

The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM on Monday, November 13, 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

Donald Whiting

Nicholas Holmes

James Lipsey

Title

Chairman

Regular Member

Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)

Assistant County Attorney

Planning Administrator

Senior Planner

Kyle Benda

Michelle Miller

Omar DePablo

Lashandra Ellison

Scott Herring

Planner II

Public Works Director/County Engineer

Agenda Coordinator

Robin Reinhart

Vice Chairman W. Steve Hickey was not present for the meeting today.

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications

Chairman McDonald and Member Holmes indicated they had had ex parte communications

concerning the petitions being considered at this meeting.

Members Birren and Whiting indicated they had 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

Planning Administrator Michelle Miller introduced Planner II Lashaundra Ellison. She also

introduced that Item No. 13007 [CU-23-11 - Frances M Cain / POA C/o Karen S Durand:

Conditional Use Permit for a Second Residence; North side of Faber Drive, approximately

128’ east of Honeysuckle Lane] was requested to be withdrawn by the applicant and 13096

[H-23-51 - Robert C. Johnson: Rezoning from R-1C (Residential) to AR

(Agricultural/Residential); North side of Octavia Lane, approximately 525' north of Solway

Drive] was requested to be postponed by staff. Member Holmes request to pull Item No.

13094 [CU-23-13 - William E. Barnes: Conditional Use Permit for a Second Residence;

Atlantis Lane, approximately 2,055' from its intersection with Mondon Hill Road]

APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA (Limited to Staff & Commission

Motion

To approve the Agenda.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Kathryn Birren

Nicholas Holmes

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE

Motion

To adopt the information packets into evidence.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Donald Whiting

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

UNIFIED AGENDA

Chairman's Statement

Introduction of Unified Agenda

CP 1449681 Glen Lakes Commons Conditional Plat

CU-23-11 - Frances M Cain / POA C/o Karen S Durand:

Conditional Use Permit for a Second Residence; North side of Faber Drive,

approximately 128’ east of Honeysuckle Lane

This item was pulled to the Standard Agenda.

CU-23-13 - William E. Barnes:

Conditional Use Permit for a Second Residence; Atlantis Lane, approximately 2,055'

from its intersection with Mondon Hill Road

This item was pulled to the Standard Agenda.

SE-23-06 - Great Life Church, Inc.

Special Exception Use Permit for Educational Facility; South side of Cortez Boulevard,

approximately 550' west of Grove Road

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Donald Whiting

Kathryn Birren

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

Public Comment

Commissioner Discussion

Commissioner Vote

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

STANDARD AGENDA (BOARD SITTING IN ITS QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY)

CU-23-11 - Frances M Cain / POA C/o Karen S Durand:

Conditional Use Permit for a Second Residence; North side of Faber Drive,

approximately 128’ east of Honeysuckle Lane

There was no public input.

The Board gave consensus on the applicants withdrawal.

CU-23-13 - William E. Barnes:

Conditional Use Permit for a Second Residence; Atlantis Lane, approximately 2,055'

from its intersection with Mondon Hill Road

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. 5, 9 and 10 as approved

by the Planning Department).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Donald Whiting

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

RECESS/RECONVENE

The Board recessed at 9:50am and reconvened at 9:55am.

H-23-51 - Robert C. Johnson:

Rezoning from R-1C (Residential) to AR (Agricultural/Residential); North side of Octavia

Lane, approximately 525' north of Solway Drive

There was no public input.

Motion

To postpone to a date certain of December 11, 2023.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

Kathryn Birren

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

H-23-49 - Charles Rummens:

Rezoning from R-1A (Residential) to AR-2 (Agricultural/Residential-2); Southwest corner

of Atlanta Avenue and Cleever Street

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Kathryn Birren

Donald Whiting

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

H-23-57 - Emmanuel Ortiz Garcia & Lydia Maria Diaz Alicea:

Rezoning from AG (Agricultural) to AR-2 (Agricultural/Residential-2); South side of

Centralia Road, at its intersection with Lelani Drive

There was no public input.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Kathryn Birren

Nicholas Holmes

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

H-23-55 - Cathy Barkley:

Rezoning from PDP(MF)/ Planned Development Project (Multi-Family) to AR-2

(Agricultural/Residential-2); North side of Jacqueline Road, approximately 672' east of

its intersection with Weeping Willow Street

There was no public input.

The Board gave consensus to differ this item until later in the meeting.

H-23-26 - F. O. Enterprises, LLC.

Rezoning from PDP(OP)/ Planned Development Project (Office Professional) to

PDP(GC)/ Planned Development Project (General Commercial) with specific C-2 uses of

mini-warehouse and outdoor storage; South side of Forest Oaks Boulevard at its

intersections with Casino Court and Longbranch Court.

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve with modifications.

(Note: The Motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition Nos. 11 as approved by the

Planning Department).

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Kathryn Birren

Nicholas Holmes

McDonald, Birren and Holmes

Whiting

NAYES:

Hickey

ABSENT:

H-23-55 - Cathy Barkley:

Rezoning from PDP(MF)/ Planned Development Project (Multi-Family) to AR-2

(Agricultural/Residential-2); North side of Jacqueline Road, approximately 672' east of

its intersection with Weeping Willow Street

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To approve the staff recommendation.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Donald Whiting

Nicholas Holmes

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

H-23-42 - Coastal ICF Construction Services Inc.

Rezoning from PDP(OP)/ Planned Development Project (Office Professional) to CPDP

(Combined Planning Development Project) with multifamily and mini-warehouse uses.;

Anderson Snow Road, approximately 711' south of its intersection with Amero Lane,

adjacent to Anderson Snow Park.

The Board accepted public input on this matter.

Motion

To postpone to a future hearing date to be determined with all readvertising costs the

responsibility of the applicant.

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

ADOPTED

Kathryn Birren

Donald Whiting

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

Hickey

ABSENT:

COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES

The commission and staff commented on various issues.

ADJOURNMENT