City of Hudson, Ohio  
CD Meeting Agenda - Final  
Board of Zoning & Building Appeals  
Lydia Bronstein, Chair  
Robert Kahrl, Vice Chair  
Robert Dyer  
Keenan Jones  
Cory Scott  
Nick Sugar, City Planner  
Mary Rodack, Associate Planner  
Thursday, August 20, 2026  
7:30 PM  
Town Hall  
27 East Main Street  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
I.  
II.  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
Identification, by Chairman, of City Staff.  
Swearing in of Staff and Audience Addressing the Board.  
Approval of Minutes  
Minutes of Previous Board of Zoning & Building Appeals Meeting: June 18,  
2026  
BZBA 6.18.26  
Attachments:  
June 18, 2026 BZBA Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Minutes of Previous Board of Zoning & Building Appeals Meeting: July 16,  
2026  
BZBA 7.16.26  
Attachments:  
July 16, 2026 BZBA Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Public Hearings - Old Business  
VI.  
BZBA 26-38 Legislative History:  
This case was presented to the BZBA at the July 16, 2026, meeting and  
has been continued to the September 17, 2026, BZBA meeting.  
The subject of this hearing is a request for four variances in order to fill  
approximately 293 square feet of wetlands for the construction of a  
driveway and a new home. The variances are:  
1.  
A
variance from the prohibited  
activity of disturbance within stream  
corridors, wetlands and their setbacks  
pursuant  
to  
section  
1207.03(c),  
“Prohibited Activities” of the City of  
Hudson Land Development Code.  
2.  
A variance from prohibited activity  
that would “disturb, remove, fill, drain,  
dredge, clear, destroy, or alter any area,  
including vegetation, within a wetland as  
delineated or would be delineated by the  
procedures of this section” pursuant to  
section 1207.03(d)(1) “Compliance with  
Applicable Federal Wetlands Laws or  
Regulations” of the City of Hudson  
Land Development Code.  
3.  
4.  
A variance of twenty-seven (27) feet  
from the required thirty (30) foot stream  
corridor setback resulting in a three (3)  
foot setback pursuant to section  
1207.03(e)(1)D  
“Wetland/Stream  
Corridor Protection - Stream Corridor  
Setbacks” of the City of Hudson Land  
Development Code.  
A variance of fifty (50) feet from the  
required fifty (50) foot wetlands setback  
resulting in a setback of zero (0) feet  
from the delineated edge of the wetlands  
pursuant to section 1207.03(e)(2),  
“Setbacks - Wetlands” of the City of  
Hudson Land Development Code.  
The applicant is Matthew Neff of 6830 Chaffee Court, Brecksville, Ohio  
44141. The property owner is Bektic Capital Holdings LLC, 5079 Akron  
Cleveland Rd, Peninsula. Ohio 44264 for the property at 1957 Norton Rd in  
District 1 [Suburban Residential Neighborhood] within the City of Hudson.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
7/16/26 Board of Zoning & Building  
26-38 1957 Norton Rd - Staff Report  
continued  
Appeals  
Public Hearings - New Business  
VII.  
BZBA 26-906  
The subject of this hearing is a request for an appeal, pursuant to Section  
1212.01(b), from the final decision made by the Architectural and Historic  
Board of Review (AHBR) on June 12, 2026, for a request for an exterior  
alteration, including the replacement of a commercial front door per  
AHBR case No. 2025-1478.  
The appellant is Attorney Joseph Kernan of PO Box 1456, Norton, Ohio  
44203. The property owner is Declan Thomas LTD, 88 N Main Street,  
Hudson, Ohio 44236 for the property at 88 N Main St in District 5 [Village  
Core Gateway] within the City of Hudson.  
Attachments:  
26-906 N Main St - Staff Report  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
VIII.  
IX.  
Public Hearings by the Board will be undertaken for each case in the following order:  
1. Swearing in  
2. Introduction  
3. Initial Applicant Comments (not to exceed 30 minutes)  
4. Initial Questions from the Board  
5. Comments from Individuals with Standing (not to exceed 15 minutes)  
6. Comments from the Public (not to exceed 5 minutes)  
7. Final Questions from the Board  
8. Final Applicant Comments (not to exceed 15 minutes)  
9. Discussion/Action by the Board  
The following shall apply to all individuals making a comment or offering  
testimony during a Public Hearing:  
No person shall address the Board until recognized by the  
chair.  
Orderly and respectful behavior shall be exhibited at all times.  
A person exhibiting disorderly behavior may be asked by the chair to be  
seated and refrain from further comment. After a warning from the chair, any  
person continuing to exhibit disorderly behavior may be removed from the  
meeting at the chair’s direction.  
All testimony shall be germane to the fact finding inquiry of the Board. The  
witness may be asked to redirect from commentary back to the presentation of  
facts at the chair’s discretion.  
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