Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
February 10, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM on Monday, February 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  
Justin Noe  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Xenia Pino  
Alternate Member  
James Lipsey  
Melissa Tartaglia  
Omar DePablo  
KayMarie Griffith  
Scott Herring  
Scott Rimby  
Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.)  
Assistant County Attorney  
Development Services Director  
Planning Manager  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
Utilities Development Services Supervisor  
Agenda Coordinator  
Danielle Nigro  
Regular Member McDonald was absent for this meeting.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Chairwoman Birren, Vice Chairman David and Alternate Member Pino announced that they  
had had no ex parte communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered  
at this meeting.  
Members Holmes and Noe announced the ex parte communications that they had had  
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  
Development Services Director Omar DePablo announced that Agenda Item No. 15481  
[Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Future MX LLC (SE2412)] had been  
moved to the Standard Agenda.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda with changes.  
(Note: Agenda Item No. 15481 [Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Future  
Mx LLC (SE2412)] was moved to the Standard Agenda.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Axl David  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 9:05 a.m. and reconvened at 9:10 a.m.  
ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Future MX LLC (SE2412)  
This item was pulled and moved to the Standard Agenda.  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Future MX LLC (SE2412)  
Member David temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly after.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with Modified Performance Conditions as approved by  
the Planning Department.  
(Note: The Motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 5 and addition of  
Performance Condition Nos. 8 and 9 as approved by the Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Xenia Pino  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at 11:25 a.m.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Mohammed Abuhamra (H2468)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Axl David  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Ocean Bleu (H2469)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with Modified Performance Conditions.  
(Note: The Motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 9 as approved by the  
Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Axl David  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Master Plan Revision Petition Submitted by Southern Valley Homes, LLC (H2470)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Xenia Pino  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Southern Valley Homes, LLC (H2471)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of April 14, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Xenia Pino  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by David Griner (H2472)  
Member Noe temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Alternate Member Pino temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation with Modified Performance Conditions.  
(Note: The Motion pertained to Modified Performance Conditions Nos. 5 and 10 as approved  
by the Planning Department.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Axl David  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 1:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:20 p.m.  
Re-Establish Master Plan Petition Submitted by Hilltop 408, LLC (H2474)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Nicholas Holmes  
Justin Noe  
Birren, David, Holmes, Noe and Pino  
McDonald  
ABSENT:  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF COMMENTS  
The Commission and Staff commented on various issues.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
March 10, 2025, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers.