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Hernando County development services: inspections surge, AI and drones speed reviews
Summary
Development Services Director Omar De Pablo told the joint meeting Hernando County handled more than 20,000 permits and roughly 85,000 inspections in 2025, highlighted operational streamlining, increased use of video inspections, AI tools to speed subdivision reviews, and ongoing Tyler and GIS implementations to keep pace with rapid housing growth.
Hernando County’s Development Services Department described a large and growing workload on April 22 as officials mapped how technology and process changes are being used to keep permits and inspections moving.
Omar De Pablo, the county’s Development Services Director, told the joint meeting the department recorded 75 rezonings and three comprehensive plan amendments in 2025, and processed roughly 20,228 permits and about 85,545 inspections. "If you add third‑party video inspections we’re encroaching on 100,000 inspections," De Pablo said, noting that…
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