Hernando County  
Board of County Commissioners  
Land Use Meeting  
Minutes  
October 7, 2025  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in the John Law  
Ayers County Commission Chambers, Government Center, Brooksville, Florida.  
Attendee Name  
Jerry Campbell  
John Allocco  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Omar DePablo  
Scott Herring  
Jon Jouben  
Title  
Vice Chairman  
Second Vice Chairman  
Commissioner  
Commissioner  
Development Services Director  
Public Works Director/County Engineer  
County Attorney  
Paige Jefferys  
Heidi Prouse  
Deputy Clerk  
Deputy Clerk  
Chairman Brian Hawkins was not preset at the meeting.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for Cabot Citrus  
Farms Phase 1A  
Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for Caldera Phase  
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Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for Leyland  
Preserve  
Release of Performance Bond and Acceptance of Maintenance Bond for Waterford  
Phase 3B Site Development  
School Concurrency Proportionate Share Mitigation Agreement With The School Board  
of Hernando County, Florida; and Lee Pedone, an Individual and Lee Kelso Pedone as  
Trustee of Lee Kelso Pedone Trust Dated June 24, 2021, as Amended, for Verona Hills  
Subdivision  
Verification of University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research 2025  
Preliminary Population Estimates for Hernando County  
Motion  
To approve the Consent Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTE  
Notice of Conditional Use Permit Action Taken by Planning and Zoning Commissioner  
on September 8, 2025  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Proofs of publication of Notices of Public Hearing were noted for the scheduled public  
hearings.  
Ex Parte Communications  
Comms. Campbell, Allocco, Amsler and Champion 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  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Variance Petition Submitted by Todd Gosk and Alexis Daniels for Property Located at  
5442 Queen Avenue  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-166).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Petition Submitted by Charles F. Long and Yenny M. Long to Vacate Utility and  
Drainage Easements Located in Tooke Lake Estates  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-167).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Request to Postpone Rezoning Petition Submitted by Society Hill Capital Partners, LLC,  
on Behalf of Gold Dust Farms (H2420)  
Comm. Champion made the following Motion.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of November 4, 2025.  
Comm. Allocco seconded the Motion.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Comm. Champion amended his Motion as follows:  
Amendment to Motion  
To allow no further postponements and for all handouts to be included in the Agenda packet,  
not the day of hearing with a deadline of October 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. for all documents to  
be received by the applicant.  
Vice Chairman Campbell clarified that the Motion included for this Item to be the first Public  
Hearing Item to be heard on November 4, 2025.  
Motion  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
John Allocco  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 10:15 a.m. and reconvened at 10:25 a.m.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Arsany 66th Street, LLC, for Property Located on  
County Line Road (H2501)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date uncertain as requested by the Planning Department.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Ady Garcia Rabeiro and Samuel Medina Rivera for  
Property Located on Riverview Drive (H2519)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-168).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Hernando County Board of County Commissioners for  
Property Located on Spring Hill Drive (H2530)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Resolution No. 2025-169).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
ABSENT:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Hawkins  
Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2022-12, Expanding Boundaries of Waterford  
Community Development District  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Ordinance No. 2025-11).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Ordinance Establishing GlenLakes Community Development District  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation (Ordinance No. 2025-12).  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Ryan Amsler  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLANNING DIRECTOR OMAR DEPABLO  
County Settlement Agreement With School Board of Hernando County for Sunrise  
Development Project  
Motion  
To postpone to a future hearing date.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Steve Champion  
Ryan Amsler  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
Settlement Agreement With School Board of Hernando County, MAK Family  
Partnership, Ltd., a Florida Limited Partnership, and Hawk Sunrise, LLC, a Florida  
Limited Liability Corporation for Sunrise Development Project  
Motion  
To postpone to a date not certain.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
John Allocco  
Steve Champion  
Campbell, Amsler, Champion and Allocco  
Hawkins  
ABSENT:  
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
There were no comments by the Board.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m.