Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
March 10, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:10 AM on Monday, March 10, 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  
Kathryn Birren  
Axl David  
Title  
Chairwoman  
Vice Chairman  
Nicholas Holmes  
Jonathan McDonald  
Justin Noe  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Mike Fulford  
Alternate Member, Non Voting  
Ex Officio Non Voting Member (School District Representative)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Development Services Director  
Planning Manager  
James Lipsey  
Victoria Anderson  
Omar DePablo  
Kay Griffith  
Michelle Miller  
Scott Herring  
Scott Rimby  
Planner III  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
Utilities Development Services Supervisor  
Agenda Coordinator  
Danielle Nigro  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Member David and Alternate Member Fulford announced that they had had no ex parte  
communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
Chairwoman Birren and Members Holmes, McDonald, and Noe announced they had had ex  
parte communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
County Attorney Statement  
Assistant County Attorney Anderson 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  
Development Services Director Omar DePablo announced that Agenda Item No. 15607  
[Rezoning Petition Submitted by Hemchan Rohit and Khamella Rohit (H2480)] had been  
requested to be postponed by staff.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Hemchan Rohit and Khamella Rohit (H2480)  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of April 14, 2025.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Jonathan McDonald  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Fulford  
NON VOTING:  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the agenda.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
Justin Noe  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Fulford  
NON VOTING:  
ADOPTION OF INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence with changes.  
(Note: Changes to the agenda packet that was submitted to the P&Z included written  
information regarding cases to be considered and citizen correspondence which needed to be  
accepted into evidence for the hearing.)  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
Justin Noe  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Fulford  
NON VOTING:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
CP 1468310 Scott & Sons Subdivision  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by TransAtlantic Properties, Inc.  
(SE2413)  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Axl David  
MOVER:  
Justin Noe  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Fulford  
NON VOTING:  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Joshua Whitney (H2438)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Member McDonald temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Motion  
To deny.  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
Justin Noe  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Fulford  
NON VOTING:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The board recessed at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at 11:15 a.m.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Rick Blount & Company (H2479)  
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. 8 and 9 as approved by  
the Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Axl David  
MOVER:  
Justin Noe  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Fulford  
NON VOTING:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Hemchan Rohit and Khamella Rohit (H2480)  
This Item was pulled and voted on during staff announcements.  
Reestablish Master Plan Petition Submitted by Rivard Development, LLC (H2510)  
Member David temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Member McDonald temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 19a as approved by the  
Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
MOVER:  
Justin Noe  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Birren, David, Holmes, McDonald and Noe  
Fulford  
NON VOTING:  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF COMMENTS  
The Commission and Staff commented on various items.  
Member McDonald left the meeting.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
April 14, 2025, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers