City of Hudson, Ohio  
CD Meeting Agenda - Final  
Board of Zoning & Building Appeals  
Louis Wagner, Chair  
Lydia Bronstein, Vice Chair  
Keenan Jones  
Robert Kahrl  
Cory Scott  
Nick Sugar, City Planner  
Mary Rodack, Associate Planner  
Thursday, November 20, 2025  
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: October 16,  
2025  
BZBA  
10.16.25  
Attachments:  
October 16, 2025 BZBA Meeting Minutes - Draft  
Public Hearings - New Business  
VI.  
BZBA  
25-1322  
The subject of this hearing is a request for an appeal, pursuant to Section  
1212.01(b), from the final decision made by the Planning Commission at  
the September 8, 2025, meeting for a major site plan request to construct  
7 villa buildings for the Laurel Lake Retirement Community per PC case  
No. 2025-229. The Planning Commission denied three of the proposed  
buildings which would be located around the front looped drive and  
approved the remaining four buildings.  
The appellant is Hamilton DeSaussure of 3475 Ridgewood Road, Akron, Ohio  
44333, and the owner is Laurel Lake Retirement Community, Inc. of 200  
Laurel Lake Drive, Hudson, Ohio 44236  
Attachments:  
25-1322 200 Laurel Lake Dr - Staff Report  
Notice of Appeal_Pre-hearing Memorandum  
Applicant Submittal 1 of 3  
Applicant Submittal 2 of 3  
Applicant Submittal 3 of 3  
Other Business  
VII.  
BZBA 2026 Meeting Calendar  
BZBA 7679  
Attachments:  
BZBA 2026 Meeting Calendar  
Staff Update  
Adjournment  
VIII.  
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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