Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
Land Use Meeting  
Minutes  
February 3, 2026  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in the John Law  
Ayers County Commission Chambers, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida.  
Attendee Name  
Jerry Campbell  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Brian Hawkins  
Omar DePablo  
Jon Jouben  
Michelle Miller  
Paige Jefferys  
Heidi Prouse  
Title  
Chairman  
Vice Chairman  
Second Vice Chairman  
Commissioner  
Commissioner  
Development Services Director  
County Attorney  
Senior Planner  
Deputy Clerk  
Deputy Clerk  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Brian Hawkins  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Release of Maintenance Bond for Oak Park Estates  
Motion  
To approve the Consent Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Brian Hawkins  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Notice of Conditional Use Permit Actions Taken by Planning and Zoning Commission  
on January 12, 2026  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Proofs of publication of Notices of Public Hearing were noted for the scheduled public  
hearings.  
Ex Parte Communications  
Chairman Campbell and Comms. Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins announced the ex  
parte communications that they had had concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being  
considered at this meeting.  
County Attorney Jon Jouben advised the Commissioners that any ex parte communications,  
however received, could play no part in their deliberations.  
Adoption of Informational Packet  
The Agenda packet that was submitted to the Board included written information regarding the  
cases to be considered which needed to be accepted into evidence for the hearings.  
The staff recommended that the Board accept the Agenda packet, including the staff reports,  
into evidence as if read aloud in their entirety.  
Motion  
To approve.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Brian Hawkins  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Petition Submitted by Joseph Cotroneo and Caitlin Cotroneo to Vacate Utility and  
Drainage Easements Located in Royal Highlands  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2026-025).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Variance Petition Submitted by Matthew Schroepfer and RaeAnna Schroepfer for  
Property Located on Baxter Street  
There was Board consensus to move Item No. E-2 down further on the Agenda to be heard  
after Item No. E-4, as the petitioner was not present.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Medhat Kodsi for Property Located on Commercial Way  
(H2477)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2026-026).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Richard Edward Roach and Kimberly Ann Roach for  
Property Located on Faculty Street (H2535)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2026-027).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Variance Petition Submitted by Matthew Schroepfer and RaeAnna Schroepfer for  
Property Located on Baxter Street  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of March 24, 2026, and to include a new site plan, with  
advertising costs incurred by the petitioner.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Brian Hawkins  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Lisa L. Tabbert as Trustee of Lisa Tabbert Trust Dated  
March 13, 2025, for Property Located on Pineda Avenue (H2546)  
Comm. Amsler temporarily left the meeting.  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:10 a.m. and reconvened at 10:15 a.m.  
Comm. Amsler was present when the meeting reconvened.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Lisa L. Tabbert as Trustee of Lisa Tabbert Trust Dated  
March 13, 2025, for Property Located on Pineda Avenue (H2546)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
The petitioner withdrew the rezoning petition.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Lydia M. Cruz for Property Located on Blanford Street  
(H2548)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To deny.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Brian Hawkins  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Soffron Holdings, LLC, for Property Located on  
Landover Boulevard (H2551)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2026-028).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Champion and Allocco  
Amsler and Hawkins  
NAYES:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by APD Advanced Stabilization, LLC, d/b/a APD  
Foundation Repair for Property Located on Manecke Road (H2553)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2026-029).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Brian Hawkins  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Arsany 66th Street, LLC, for Property Located on  
County Line Road (H2501)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To deny based on compatibility and intensity.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Brian Hawkins  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 11:40 a.m. and reconvened at 11:50 a.m.  
First Public Hearing to Consider Amending Ordinance Relating to Conditional Use  
Permits Allowable With Administrative Official Approval and Backyard Chickens  
Comm. Champion made the following Motion.  
Motion  
To approve.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
There was Board consensus to direct the staff to proceed with scheduling the second public  
hearing.  
Ordinance Correcting Scrivener’s Errors of Ordinance No. 2024-10 Pertaining to Impact  
Fee Schedules  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Ordinance No. 2026-04).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Brian Hawkins  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
Petition Submitted by Cash Smith and Cathleen Smith for Hardship Relief From  
Subdivision Regulations for Property Located on Thrasher Avenue  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2026-030).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Brian Hawkins  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion, Allocco and Hawkins  
Petition Submitted by Richard Deroxtro and Debra S. Deroxtro for Family Hardship  
Relief From Subdivision Regulations for Property Located on Sandpiper Avenue  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 12:35 p.m. and reconvened at 12:40 p.m.  
Petition Submitted by Richard Deroxtro and Debra S. Deroxtro for Family Hardship  
Relief From Subdivision Regulations for Property Located on Sandpiper Avenue  
There was no public input.  
The petitioner withdrew the request.  
Discussion Regarding Potential Ordinance to be Entitled Short-Term Rental Use  
Regulations for Requiring Certificates of Use for Short-Term Rental Properties  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
There was Board consensus to direct County Attorney Jon Jouben to draft a potential  
Ordinance to adopt the state regulations regarding homes, and to bring it back to the Board on  
a future Agenda.  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
The Board commented on various issues.  
Comm. Amsler temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting adjourned at 1:55 p.m.