Planning & Zoning Commission

Hernando County Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 11, 2025 CALL TO ORDER The public meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 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 Title Jonathan McDonald Regular Member, Acting Chairman Mike Fulford Alternate Member Nicholas Holmes Regular Member Xenia Pino Alternate Member James Lipsey Ex Officio Non-voting Member (School Board Rep.) Michael Cowan Assistant County Attorney Omar DePablo Development Services Director Kay Griffith Planning Manager Michelle Miller Planner III Todd Crosby Interim Public Works Director/County Engineer Scott Rimby Utilities Development Services Supervisor Veda Ramirez Health and Human Services Director Danielle Nigro Manager of Administration Victoria Via Agenda Coordinator Chairwoman Birren, Vice Chairman David, and Member Noe were not present at the meeting. Member Holmes was not present when the meeting began. Member McDonald served as Acting Chairman for this meeting. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Poll Commission for Ex Parte Communications Members Fulford and Pino announced that they had had no ex parte communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting. Acting Chairman McDonald announced that he had had ex parte communications concerning the quasi-judicial petitions being considered at this meeting. Hernando CountyPage 1Planning & Zoning Commission

Minutes August 11, 2025Regular Meeting County Attorney Statement Assistant County Attorney Michael Cowan 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 Planner Michelle Miller announced that the application regarding, The Home Depot (H2521), was advertised, but withdrawn by the applicant prior to publishing the agenda; that Member Holmes would be recusing himself for Item No. 16241 [Rezoning Petition Submitted by Hernando County on behalf of YouThrive (H2530)], and that citizen correspondence for Item No. 16236 [Rezoning Petition Submitted by Society Hill Capital Partner LLC (H2420)] was provided to the Board. APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA Motion To approve the agenda. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Noe and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Holmes ADOPTION OF THE INFORMATION PACKETS INTO EVIDENCE Motion To adopt the packets into evidence. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Noe and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Holmes PUBLIC HEARINGS UNIFIED AGENDA CP 1497705 Waverly Grove There was no public input. Motion Hernando CountyPage 2Planning & Zoning Commission

Minutes August 11, 2025Regular Meeting To approve the staff recommendation. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Noe and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Holmes CP 1498214 Rolling Rock There was no public input. Motion To postpone to a date certain of September 8, 2025. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Noe and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Holmes CP 1494521 Seville Phase 1 There was no public input. Motion To postpone to a date certain of September 8, 2025. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Noe and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Holmes STANDARD AGENDA Rezoning Petition Submitted by Society Hill Capital Partner LLC (H2420) The Board accepted public input on this matter. Member Holmes joined the meeting. Alternate Member Pino temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter. Alternate Member Fulford temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter. Hernando CountyPage 3Planning & Zoning Commission

Minutes August 11, 2025Regular Meeting Motion To deny. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Holmes and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe RECESS/RECONVENE The Board recessed at 11:40 a.m. and reconvened at 11:55 a.m. Conditional Use Permit Petition Submitted by Robert Grange (SE2502) There was no public input. Motion To postpone to a date certain of September 8, 2025. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Nicholas Holmes SECONDER: Mike Fulford AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Holmes and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Old Florida Forever, LLC, Joseph Conrad (SE2506) There was no public input. Motion To approve the staff recommendation. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Nicholas Holmes AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Holmes and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Cynthia Tarapani, Tarapani Planning Strategies (SE2508) There was no public input. Motion Hernando CountyPage 4Planning & Zoning Commission

Minutes August 11, 2025Regular Meeting To approve the staff recommendation. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Xenia Pino SECONDER: Mike Fulford AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Holmes and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Chinwendu Calis Nnagbo (SE2509) There was no public input. Motion To approve the staff recommendation with modifications. (Note: The motion pertained to Modified Performance Condition No. 5 as approved by the Planning Department.) RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Holmes and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe Special Exception Use Permit Petition Submitted by Joseph and Sonja Regan (SE2510) There was no public input. Alternate Member Pino made the following Motion: Motion To approve the staff recommendation. The Motion died for lack of a second. Alternate Member Fulford made the following Motion: Motion To deny. Hernando CountyPage 5Planning & Zoning Commission

Minutes August 11, 2025Regular Meeting RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Nicholas Holmes AYES: McDonald, Fulford and Holmes NAYES: Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe Rezoning Petition Submitted by Ady Garcia Rabeiro and Samuel Medina Rivera (H2519) There was no public input. Motion To approve. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Nicholas Holmes SECONDER: Xenia Pino AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Holmes and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe RECESS/RECONVENE The Board recessed at 12:55 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. Rezoning Petition Submitted by Casey Cane, Trustee, 6191 Lockhart Road Land Trust (H2520) The Board accepted public input on this matter. Motion To deny. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Mike Fulford SECONDER: Nicholas Holmes AYES: McDonald, Fulford, Holmes and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe Rezoning Petition Submitted by Hernando County on behalf of YouThrive (H2530) Member Holmes recused himself from voting due to a conflict of interest resulting from his business ownership of property. The Board accepted public input on this matter. Motion Hernando CountyPage 6Planning & Zoning Commission

Minutes August 11, 2025Regular Meeting To approve. RESULT: ADOPTED MOVER: Xenia Pino SECONDER: Mike Fulford AYES: McDonald, Fulford and Pino ABSENT: Birren, David and Noe RECUSED: Holmes COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ISSUES Commission and Staff discussed various topics. Alternate Member Pino temporarily left the meeting and returned shortly thereafter. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m. UPCOMING MEETINGS The next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025, beginning at 9:00 AM, in the Commission Chambers. Hernando CountyPage 7Planning & Zoning Commission