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City of Hudson Planning Commission Meeting - January 13, 2020

Planning Commission — Monday, January 13, 2020

BodyHudson, Ohio

SessionPlanning Commission

DateMonday, January 13, 2020

StatusFILED

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Planning commission for the 13th of January 2020 will come to order.

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Um I'm gonna ask the uh staff, Greg, will you um handle the election process please?

0:14

Yes, I'm glad to do so.

0:16

I don't have a set template in front of me, but I'll um process through that.

0:20

I first want to welcome our new planning commission member, Dave Nystrom.

0:24

So appreciate you being here.

0:25

Thank you.

0:26

And uh Councilman uh Chris Foster is also here as uh liaison starting this year.

0:31

And um the first order of business for the one point of order, Mr.

0:36

Hannon.

0:36

I notice the swearing in for our new uh commissioner is after the elections.

0:43

Shouldn't it be before so we'd be eligible to vote?

0:46

Actually, I'll let Ms.

0:46

McMaster confirm.

0:47

I believe we did that during orientation.

0:49

We did do that today.

0:50

Yes.

0:51

Oh, so this one will just be a pretensoring in then.

0:53

We already did the real no that's swearing in a bus for the audience.

0:58

Oh the audience, yeah.

0:59

No, he's already been sworn in.

1:00

We had an orientation meeting last week with our city solicitor, and we went over the rules and bylaws and kind of gave him a little feel for what the meetings were all about.

1:09

So he's uh he's good to go.

1:11

And he came back.

1:12

He came back, right?

1:16

For the election of officers, um, we'll have three positions.

1:19

The first is chair, the second is vice chair, and then we'll also have a representative to the uh design subcommittee for district six and eight.

1:28

And as a reminder, that subcommittee reviews the architectural standards within 1207 18 for developments within district six and eight.

1:36

That subcommittee is comprised of one planning commission member and two members from architecture review board, and that group typically meets at seven o'clock just before a plan commission meeting when there's relevant agenda items.

1:49

Um I'll receive any nominations.

1:51

Uh we'll get confirmation from that um representative, then a second, then we can see how many uh nominations we might have.

1:59

I'll start with receiving nominations for chair.

2:01

Mr.

2:02

Hannon, I would uh like to nominate Mr.

2:04

Tom Harvey, who's our current vice chair.

2:08

Well, as a point of note, he's been vice chair for some time.

2:11

He's also uh got a number of years on the on the board, and I think that he would uh make a good chairman.

2:19

I'll second that nomination.

2:21

Thank you.

2:23

Mr.

2:23

Harvey, do you accept that nomination?

2:25

Yes.

2:26

Okay, and I'd welcome to entertain additional Mr.

2:29

Hannon.

2:29

I'd I'd like to uh uh motion for Mr.

2:33

Ron Stoley to serve as vice chair.

2:35

He's uh been on this commission for several years.

2:38

I think he's got uh some institutional knowledge that he brings uh to the commission that frankly I and some of the younger members don't have um I think he's more than qualified uh to serve as vice chair in those instances where Mr.

2:51

Harvey would not be present, so I would nominate Mr.

2:54

Stoley as vice chair.

2:55

I'll second that any other nominations for chair I move nomination for chair be closed.

3:10

I'll just proceed with a uh motion.

3:13

Uh all those in favor of Mr.

3:14

Harvey for chair, please say aye.

3:16

Aye, opposed.

3:18

Okay, thank you.

3:20

Any additional nominations for vice chair?

3:25

I move nominations to be closed.

3:27

Mr.

3:27

Hannon, was there a who seconded that, sir?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Signage Regulation███████████████████████████████████35%

Traffic Management████████████████████20%

Transportation Safety██████████████14%

Engineering And Infrastructure██████6%

Planning Commission█████5%

Procedural█████5%

Educational Institutions████4%

Stormwater Management██2%

Parking Regulation██2%

Summary of Proceedings

City of Hudson Planning Commission Meeting - January 13, 2020

The Hudson Planning Commission met on Monday, January 13, 2020, at 7:30 PM in Town Hall. The meeting included the election of officers, approval of previous minutes, two public hearings on a school expansion and signage code amendments, and staff updates. The commission voted on both agenda items, with one dissenting vote on the school site plan.

Election of Officers

Tom Harvie was elected Chair (nominated by David Lehman, seconded by Ron Stolle).
Ron Stolle was elected Vice Chair (nominated by Michael Chuparkoff, seconded by Gregory Anglewicz).
David Lehman was elected as the Planning Commission representative to the Industrial Design SubCommittee (nominated by Michael Chuparkoff, seconded by Ron Stolle).
All elections were unanimous.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the November 4, 2019 Planning Commission meeting were approved with one edit: a typographical error on page three listing eight conditions incorrectly as "four conditions." The correction was made prior to the vote.
Vote: 5 ayes (Anglewicz, Chuparkoff, Lehman, Stolle, Vitale), 2 abstentions (Harvie, Nystrom – absent from that meeting).

Public Hearing: East Woods School Addition and Parking Modifications (PC 2019-1270)

Applicant: John P. Peterson, GPD Group (architect) and William A. Schurman, Hammond Construction (contractor) for the Hudson Local School District.
Proposal: Construction of a 14-classroom addition to East Woods School, renovations at McDowell School, and site improvements including a central bus lot and reconfiguration of parking lots. The project is designed to serve a projected peak enrollment of 1,148 students at East Woods and 415 at McDowell, within a district-wide 10-year enrollment projection of 5,000–5,500 students (current enrollment ~4,700).
Discussion highlights:
- The plan adds 172 new parking spaces and separates bus traffic from parent drop-off traffic. A dual-striped bus lot will also serve as event parking.
- Staff recommended a continuous 8-foot-wide pedestrian path through the campus (currently 5 feet in one section), a 25-foot buffer yard along neighboring properties, and closure of a south driveway to improve circulation.
- Commission members raised concerns about traffic flow, including three points where vehicles cross bus traffic. The applicant noted that on-site staff will manage traffic during arrival/dismissal times.
- Stormwater detention will be designed to the 25-year post-developed storm detained to the 1-year pre-developed storm (a higher standard requested by the City Engineer).
- Fire department access is improved with new hydrants and wider drives.
Public testimony: None.
Motion: To approve the conditional use and site plan subject to 10 conditions (including revised path width, campus master plan, landscaping, stormwater compliance, etc.).
Vote: 6 ayes (Anglewicz, Harvie, Lehman, Nystrom, Stolle, Vitale), 1 nay (Chuparkoff).

Public Hearing: Signage Code Amendments (PC 2019-1253)

Proposal: Ordinance No. 19-173 amending Chapters 1207.17, 1213, and Appendix D of the Land Development Code regarding signage. Changes address window signs, A-frame signs, and permanent ground signs, following stakeholder meetings with merchants.
Key changes discussed:
- Window sign coverage increased from 25% to 33% of window area; temporary/permanent distinctions merged.
- Upper-level tenants may now have projecting signs at a first-floor access point (prerequired 12-foot frontage eliminated).
- Minimum distance between ground signs reduced from 500 feet to 300 feet.
- A-frame signs permitted in non-residential districts (5-9), but commission noted that many churches and nonprofits in residential districts also use A-frames. Staff agreed to notify the Merchant and Ministerial Associations and consider further input.
Public testimony: None.
Motion: To recommend the proposed ordinance to City Council for consideration, subject to further review regarding A-frame signage for nonprofits throughout the city.
Vote: Unanimous (7 ayes).

Staff Updates

Next Planning Commission meeting scheduled for February (agenda includes a Kilborn subdivision case).
City Council will begin workshops on Part 2 of the Land Development Code (commercial districts).
Historic District Expansion (Elm Street and Roslyn) may be brought to Planning Commission for a public hearing.
Downtown Phase II development continues; the sanitary design and land sale agreement are under Council consideration.

Key Outcomes

Officers elected: Tom Harvie (Chair), Ron Stolle (Vice Chair), David Lehman (Design SubCommittee rep).
Minutes approved with correction (5-0-2).
East Woods School expansion approved (6-1) with 10 conditions.
Signage code amendments recommended to Council (7-0) with a recommendation to further study A-frame use for nonprofits.
Meeting adjourned at 9:14 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Planning commission for the 13th of January 2020 will come to order. Um I'm gonna ask the uh staff, Greg, will you um handle the election process please? Yes, I'm glad to do so. I don't have a set template in front of me, but I'll um process through that. I first want to welcome our new planning commission member, Dave Nystrom. So appreciate you being here. Thank you. And uh Councilman uh Chris Foster is also here as uh liaison starting this year. And um the first order of business for the one point of order, Mr. Hannon. I notice the swearing in for our new uh commissioner is after the elections. Shouldn't it be before so we'd be eligible to vote? Actually, I'll let Ms. McMaster confirm. I believe we did that during orientation. We did do that today. Yes. Oh, so this one will just be a pretensoring in then. We already did the real no that's swearing in a bus for the audience. Oh the audience, yeah. No, he's already been sworn in. We had an orientation meeting last week with our city solicitor, and we went over the rules and bylaws and kind of gave him a little feel for what the meetings were all about. So he's uh he's good to go. And he came back. He came back, right? For the election of officers, um, we'll have three positions. The first is chair, the second is vice chair, and then we'll also have a representative to the uh design subcommittee for district six and eight. And as a reminder, that subcommittee reviews the architectural standards within 1207 18 for developments within district six and eight. That subcommittee is comprised of one planning commission member and two members from architecture review board, and that group typically meets at seven o'clock just before a plan commission meeting when there's relevant agenda items. Um I'll receive any nominations. Uh we'll get confirmation from that um representative, then a second, then we can see how many uh nominations we might have. I'll start with receiving nominations for chair. Mr. Hannon, I would uh like to nominate Mr. Tom Harvey, who's our current vice chair. Well, as a point of note, he's been vice chair for some time. He's also uh got a number of years on the on the board, and I think that he would uh make a good chairman. I'll second that nomination. Thank you. Mr. Harvey, do you accept that nomination? Yes. Okay, and I'd welcome to entertain additional Mr. Hannon. I'd I'd like to uh uh motion for Mr. Ron Stoley to serve as vice chair. He's uh been on this commission for several years. I think he's got uh some institutional knowledge that he brings uh to the commission that frankly I and some of the younger members don't have um I think he's more than qualified uh to serve as vice chair in those instances where Mr. Harvey would not be present, so I would nominate Mr. Stoley as vice chair.

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