Hernando County  
Planning & Zoning Commission  
Regular Meeting  
Minutes  
February 9, 2026  
CALL TO ORDER  
The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026, 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  
Nicholas Holmes  
Steven Markford  
Jonathan McDonald  
Justin Noe  
Natasha Lopez Perez  
Todd Crosby  
Scott Rimby  
Title  
Chairwoman  
Vice Chairman  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Regular Member  
Assistant County Attorney  
County Engineer  
Utilities Development Services Supervisor  
Senior Planner  
Michelle Miller  
Victoria Via  
Agenda Coordinator  
Steven Markford was introduced as the newest Member of the Planning and Zoning  
Commission.  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications  
Chairwoman Birren, and Member Markford announced that they had had no ex parte  
communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting.  
Vice Chairman Holmes, Members McDonald, 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 Lopez Perez 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  
Election of Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission for 2026  
Motion  
To Nominate Kathryn Birren as chairwomen.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Election of Vice Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission for 2026  
Motion  
To nominate Nicholas Holmes as Vice Chair.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Jonathan McDonald  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 10:05 a.m.  
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Senior Planner Michelle Miller announced that Item Nos. 17117 [Special Exception Use  
Permit Petition Submitted by Evelyn Gonzalez (SE2601)] and 17113 [Master Plan Revision  
and Rezoning Petition Submitted by Granger Development LLC (H2509)] had requested to be  
withdrawn by the petitioners. It was also announced that Item Nos. 17115 [Rezoning Petition  
Submitted by Jack Melton Family Inc (H2539)] and 17116 [Rezoning Petition Submitted by  
Jack Melton Family, Inc (H2540)] had requested a postponement by the petitioner to March 9,  
2026.  
APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA  
Motion  
To approve the Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Jonathan McDonald  
Justin Noe  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE  
Motion  
To adopt the information packets into evidence.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
UNIFIED AGENDA  
Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of January 12, 2026  
CP 1500882 Verona Hills  
Motion  
To approve the Unified Agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Steven Markford  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
STANDARD AGENDA  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Evelyn Gonzalez (SE2601)  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the Withdrawal.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Jonathan McDonald  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Julie Vadell and Sabato Del Pozzo  
(SE2602)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To deny.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Jonathan McDonald  
Nicholas Holmes  
Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Birren  
NAYES:  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 9:05 a.m. and reconvened at 9:10 a.m.  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Robert Creekmore and Antoinette  
Creekmore (H2601)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendation.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Mary Roland (CU2602)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendations with modifications.  
(Note: The motion pertains to the Modified Performance Condition No. 7 as approved by the  
planning department.)  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Steven Markford  
Birren, Holmes, Markford and Noe  
McDonald  
NAYES:  
Master Plan Revision and Rezoning Petition Submitted by Granger Development LLC  
(H2509)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To approve the withdrawal.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by APC Towers LLC (c/o Mattaniah S. Jahn, P.A.) (H2529)  
Chairwoman Birren passed the gavel to Vice Chairman Holmes and temporarily left the  
meeting, and upon returning shortly thereafter, she resumed the Chairmanship.  
The Board accepted public input on this matter.  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendations.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
DEFEATED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Holmes and Noe  
Birren, Markford and McDonald  
NAYES:  
Motion  
To approve the staff recommendations.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Nicholas Holmes  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
RECESS/RECONVENE  
The Board recessed at 11:45 a.m. and reconvened at 11:55 a.m.  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Jack Melton Family Inc (H2539)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of March 9, 2026.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Jonathan McDonald  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
Rezoning Petition Submitted by Jack Melton Family, Inc (H2540)  
There was no public input.  
Motion  
To postpone to a date certain of March 9, 2026.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
ADOPTED  
Justin Noe  
Steven Markford  
Birren, Holmes, Markford, McDonald and Noe  
COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES  
The Board and staff discussed various issues.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 p.m.  
UPCOMING MEETINGS  
The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday,  
March 09, 2026, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers