Planning panel approves special exception for FutureMX to allow up to 8 RVs at motocross training site after neighbor protests

The Hernando County Planning & Zoning Commission on an unrecorded date approved a special-exception permit allowing FutureMX LLC to park up to eight recreational vehicles and two commercial vehicles at its privately owned motocross training property near the northern end of Remington Road and Wildlife Lane.

The commission voted 5-0 to approve the request with modified staff conditions that require the RV area to meet Hernando County Health Department sanitary requirements, limit the site to no more than eight RVs at any one time and restrict the property from being “open to the public.” The approval also memorialized prior administrative limits on riding hours and rider counts included in the file.

Why it matters: Neighbors told the commission the training operation, which resumed under new ownership in 2023, has produced disruptive noise and more traffic on narrow rural roads. Petitioners said the facility is an amateur youth training program, not commercial racing, and that RVs are used by families and participants who travel to multi-day events.

What the commission approved and why Staff framed the hearing as a narrow technical request for RV parking and an additional commercial-vehicle allowance tied to an existing, county-recognized riding entitlement on the 37-acre property. Planning staff said the county had earlier issued an administrative letter and that the special-exception action would “lock in” the entitlements and add conditions for RVs and vehicles.

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