Hernando County

Planning & Zoning Commission

Regular Meeting

Minutes

May 8, 2023

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ITEMS MAY BE HEARD ANY TIME THERE AFTER.

Invocation

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM on Monday, May 8, 2023, 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 on-line at

www.hernandocounty.us.

Attendee Name

Jonathan McDonald

Kathryn Birren

Donald Whiting

Nicholas Holmes

Michelle Miller

Title

Chairman

Regular Member

Planning Administrator

Kyle Benda

Robin Reinhart

Assistant Couny Attorney

Agenda Coordinator

Pledge of Allegiance

Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications

The Commission members indicated they had no ex parte communications concerning the

petitions being considered at this meeting.

County Attorney Statement

Assistant County Attorney Kyle Benda 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

Mrs. Miller advised Mr. Lipsey is not present as none of the items on the agenda need School

Board assistance.

APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA (Limited to Staff & Commission

A motion was made to approve the agenda as written. The motion carried 5-0.

Motion

C. APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA (Limited to Staff & Commission

RESULT:

ADOPTED

Kathryn Birren

MOVER:

Donald Whiting

SECONDER:

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE

The agenda packet that was submitted to the P&Z included written information regarding all

cases to be considered which needed to be accepted into evidence for the hearing.

The staff recommended the P&Z accept the agenda packet, including the staff reports, into

evidence as if read aloud in their entirety.

Motion

D. ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE

RESULT:

ADOPTED

Nicholas Holmes

MOVER:

Kathryn Birren

SECONDER:

McDonald, Birren, Holmes and Whiting

PUBLIC HEARINGS

UNIFIED AGENDA

A motion was made to Approve the Unified Agenda with staff recommendations.

Approval of Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of January 09,

2023.

Approval of Minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of February 13,

2023.

CU-22-13 - Gilles Pierce: Conditional Use Permit for a Temporary Security Residence

CU-23-02 - Penny J Johnson: Conditional Use Permit for Temporary Security Residence

and a Temporary Storage Shed

CU-23-03 - Robert V Perry: Conditional Use Permit for Second Residence

Public Comment:

CU-23-04 - Jason Tippin: Renewal of a Conditional Use Permit for a Second Residence

Megan Sanborn, under oath, spoke against the Petition for a second residence.

Detective Jason Tippin, under oath, spoke in response to public comment.

Assistant County Attorney Kyle Benda spoke on behalf of the law with Unified Agendas.

SE-23-01 - Timothy Mullins and Debra Mullins: Revision to a Special Exception Use

Permit for Community Residential Home, namely an Assisted Living Facility

LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

STANDARD AGENDA (BOARD SITTING IN ITS QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY)

H-23-07 - A. Ventimiglia, Angelo Scarfo: Rezoning from R-1B (Residential) to R-1A

(Residential)

Mrs. Miller introduced the petition, and ran the overhead projector to show location of the

subject parcel.

Angelo Cravotta, representing the petitioner, under oath, on behalf of the petitioner.

No Public comment.

Commissioners had no questions for the petitioner.

Motion

A motion was made to recommend the Board of County Commissioners adopt the resolution

approving the petitioner’s request.