125 Ashton Oaks Helicopter Landing Site

As HOA president, presented the board's formal opposition: no association authorization, nuisance and insurance concerns, spooked horses, and a 19-of-27-owner petition against the helipad.

A former ARC chair said Zepp's building was approved to store cars, not a helicopter, and questioned his claims, noting code enforcement records referring him to a special magistrate.

A retired Navy SEAL and HOA board member cited the 67% amendment threshold Zepp never met, a 70%+ vote to prohibit aircraft, and the 500-foot LDC distance requirements the pad violates.

Documented horse accidents from low-flying helicopters — including a human death — and said the pad is only 485 feet from the community riding arena.

Played a video of the helicopter from her front yard and revealed county staff told her in 2024 the flights were prohibited; she warned of jet fuel fire risk near homes and the state forest.

Quoted county planning staff findings that the 17-acre lot can't meet 100-acre and 500-foot setback standards, and said all 22 flights happened in under four months before the county ordered them stopped.

Thanked Zepp for his service but said the equestrian PRD was never meant for aviation, raised environmental study gaps over Watson State Forest, and noted FAA Form 7480 and FDOT requirements.

A retired Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist and Air Force flight surgeon called the idea 'pure insanity,' citing his own Clydesdales and the risk of a crash into a home.

An adjacent Oscar Ashton Road owner said the helicopter already flies over his donkey and warned a crash could ignite a wildfire in the state forest with fire response four miles away.

An insurance agent and former Lake County commissioner said the HOA's insurance could be canceled, and pointed to Rebel Air Strip 11 minutes away with helipad availability.