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  
Lauren Coffman, Associate Planner  
Thursday, October 16, 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: September  
18, 2025  
Attachments:  
Public Hearings - New Business  
VI.  
The subject of the hearing are variance requests to construct a detached  
garage. The request includes the following:  
1. A variance request of 10 (ten) feet from the required minimum  
side yard setback of fifteen (15) feet resulting in a five (5) foot  
side yard setback pursuant to section 1205.06(d)(5)(D)(4),  
“Minimum side yard setbacks - accessory structures”.  
2. A variance request of 10 (ten) feet from the required minimum  
rear yard setback of fifteen (15) feet resulting in a five (5) foot  
rear yard setback pursuant to section 1205.06(d)(5)(E)(2),  
“Minimum rear yard setbacks - accessory garage”.  
The applicant is Madelyn Midgley, 1175 Main Street, Peninsula, Ohio 44264.  
The property owner is Timothy and Kelly Hopkins, 139 Hudson St, Hudson,  
Ohio 44236 for the property at 139 Hudson St in District 3 [Outer Village  
Residential Neighborhood] within the City of Hudson.  
Attachments:  
The subject of this hearing are variance requests to allow for two  
driveway curb cuts for a proposed townhome development. The requests  
include:  
1.  
A request to construct two driveway curb cuts  
when only one driveway curb cut is permitted pursuant to  
Section 1205.08(d)(15), “District 5: Village Core District -  
Driveway curb cuts” of the City of Hudson Land Development  
Code.  
2. A request to exceed the maximum driveway curb cut width of  
30 ft per lot pursuant to Section 1207.13(c)(5)(C),  
“Transportation/Circulation/Pedestrian Linkage - Curb cuts  
and intersections” of the City of Hudson Land Development  
Code.  
The applicant is Rhonda Singer, 200 Park Avenue, Suite 220, Orange Village,  
Ohio 44122. The property owner is RLM Investments II LLC, 7522 S  
Vinemont Court., Hudson, Ohio 44236 for the property at 86 Owen Brown St.  
in District 5 [Village Core District] within the City of Hudson.  
Attachments:  
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 on August 27, 2025 for a request for an exterior  
alteration, including the application of stone across the front façade of the  
main structure per AHBR case No. 2025-1042.  
The appellant is Jaume Franquesa and Marta Guivernau of 2160 Bristol Ct,  
Hudson, Ohio 44236, and the homeowners will be representing themselves.  
Attachments:  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
VII.  
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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