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Hernando commissioners deny Lockhart Road rezoning after neighbor objections; ratify drought emergency and adopt public‑records policy
Summary
At the Jan. 28 meeting the board denied a petition to rezone an agricultural parcel on Lockhart Road (H2520) after neighbors said commercial uses would creep into a residential area; the board also ratified a drought‑emergency ordinance and adopted revised public‑records policy updates. Several other routine appointments and code‑enforcement inquiries were approved or directed to staff.
Hernando County commissioners on Jan. 28 denied a petition (file H2520) to rezone a roughly five‑acre parcel on Lockhart Road from agricultural to commercial after neighbors told the board the change would be inconsistent with the comprehensive plan and harm a quiet residential area.
Planning staff described a mediated settlement that reduced the applicant’s original C‑2 rezoning request to a Planned Development with neighborhood‑commercial uses, lower height limits (reduced to roughly 35 feet in the mediated terms) and a 25‑foot buffer to adjacent residences. Petitioner Casey Kane said he accepted the mediated restrictions to make the parcel marketable and to limit intensity.
But multiple adjacent residents —…
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