Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
November 4, 2024  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM on Monday, November 4, 2024, 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  
Nicholas Holmes  
W. Steve Hickey  
Kathryn Birren  
Jonathan Mcdonald  
Robert Morgan  
Justin Noe  
Title  
Chairman  
Vice Chairman  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Alternate Member (Non-voting)  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Development Services Director  
Utilities Director  
James Lipsey  
Melissa Tartaglia  
Omar DePablo  
Gordon Onderdonk  
Scott Herring  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
Agenda Coordinator  
Danielle Nigro  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Chairman Holmes, Commission members Birren, McDonald, Morgan, and Alternate Member  
Noe announced the ex parte communications that they had had concerning the quasi-judicial  
petitions being considered at this meeting.  
Commission member Hickey announced that he had had no ex parte communications  
concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
County Attorney Statement  
Assistant County Attorney Tartaglia 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 the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
MOVER:  
Jonathan McDonald  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
NON VOTING:  
ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
MOVER:  
W. Steven Hickey  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
NON VOTING:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
CP 1479496 Sunrise Phase I  
This item was pulled and voted on separately  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Leroy and Linda Oakes (CU-24-12)  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Erisbel Blanco (CU-24-13)  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by David and Ana Philipsen (CU-24-14)  
This item was pulled and voted on separately.  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda with changes.  
(Note: Item No. 14663 [CP 1479496 Sunrise Phase I] and 14776 [Conditional Use Permit  
Petition Submitted by David and Ana Philipsen (CU-24-14)], were pulled for Board  
Discussion.)  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Jonathan McDonald  
MOVER:  
W. Steven Hickey  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
NON VOTING:  
STANDARD AGENDA  
CP 1479496 Sunrise Phase I  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of December 9, 2024.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
MOVER:  
Jonathan McDonald  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
NON VOTING:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:15 a.m. and reconvened at 10:50 a.m.  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by David and Ana Philipsen (CU-24-14)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Jonathan McDonald  
MOVER:  
W. Steven Hickey  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Karly Quedens and Barrett Rivera (H-24-45)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
W. Steven Hickey  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren and Morgan  
McDonald  
NAYES:  
Noe  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Teresa Ballard (H-24-51)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
MOVER:  
Robert Morgan  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by William Fout and Vanessa Fox (H-24-52)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
ADOPTED  
Jonathan McDonald  
Kathryn Birren  
Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Holmes  
Noe  
NAYES:  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by A.R.E. Investment Ventures, Inc. (H-24-46)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Member Noe left the meeting and did not return.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Jonathan McDonald  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 12:00 p.m. and reconvened at 12:05 p.m.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by NVR, Inc., Barbara Zellmer, Regional Land Entitlement  
Manager (H-24-53)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of December 9, 2024.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
W. Steven Hickey  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Todd Mooney (H-24-49)  
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. 10, 13 and 19 as  
approved by the Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Kathryn Birren  
W. Steven Hickey  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Revision and Rezoning Petition Submitted by NVR, Inc. Ryan Homes  
(H-24-48)  
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  
W. Steven Hickey  
Kathryn Birren  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren and McDonald  
Morgan  
Noe  
NAYES:  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan submitted by Bobby Eaton ProBuilt U.S. Inc (H-24-47)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Kathryn Birren  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Hawk Lake Hideaway LLC (H-24-50)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Member McDonald temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Member Birren temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
NAYES:  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Jonathan McDonald  
Holmes, Hickey and McDonald  
Birren and Morgan  
Noe  
PSFOD Petition Submitted by Hernando County Board of County Commissioners  
(H-24-60)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendations with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition Nos. 5 and 13 as approved  
by the Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
W. Steven Hickey  
Jonathan McDonald  
Holmes, Hickey, Birren, McDonald and Morgan  
Noe  
ABSENT:  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
There were no issues to discuss.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
December, 9 2024, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers.