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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, AND 1213 AND AT APPENDIXES A, B, AND C OF THE CITY OF HUDSON'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, aka THE "PLANNING AND ZONING CODE".
Brief Description: The bulk of the City's current Land Development Code ("LDC") was adopted in 1999 - just five years after the merger of Hudson Village and Hudson Township. While the original 1999 LDC has been amended over the years, a full update has not been undertaken since the LDC's original adoption. In April of 2017, with a recently adopted Comprehensive Plan in hand (the 2015 Comprehensive Plan - passed on January 19, 2016 by Hudson City Council), the City began a year-long process to update the LDC. The draft amendments represent the Step I administrative-focused amendments. Future updates for Step II - Commercial and Business Land Uses and Step III - Residential Land Uses would be considered at a later date as part of a separate request from City Council.
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Legislative History
Three readings have been conducted on the proposed amendment on June 19, 2018, and April 2 & 16, 2019. A public hearing was held on August 20, 2019, and Council has formally postponed action to November 6, 2019, to allow for additional deliberation and adoption by Council (see schedule below).
Related Legislation
Ordinance No. 19-41, establishing a temporary moratorium through December 31, 2019, on enforcement of the Land Development Code regulations related to window signs erected for nonresidential uses; passed April 2, 2019.
Purpose & Explanation
First reviews of the code in Spring and Summer of 2018 began with efforts to update the entire code. After reviewing the first Draft (June 15, 2018) with the Planning Commission, City Officials, and the community, it was determined to have a three-part effort to better review, educate, and evaluate the process. The project was broken down to focus on the following Steps: Step I ...
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