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Board Denies Rear-Yard Setback Variance

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

May 21, 2026

Fire station garage variance approved

The Board unanimously approved a variance allowing a garage for Hudson Fire Station property at 40 S. Oviatt Street to be built in the side yard, a 100% deviation from the code requirement. The location was supported because it preserves green space, accommodates emergency vehicles and equipment, and is screened by the existing station.

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Briefing

Apr 16, 2026

Playset Variance Approved With Conditions

The Board unanimously approved a 43-foot variance allowing a playset at 6751 Evergreen Road to remain 7 feet from the required corner-lot setback. The variance expires, and the playset must be removed, at the earlier of 10 years or the sale of the property.

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Briefing

Mar 19, 2026

Sign Setback Variance Approved

The board approved a two-foot setback variance for a permanent ground sign at 50 W. Streetsboro St., allowing a 13-foot setback instead of the required 15 feet. Approval requires removal of the existing Hershey’s sign once the new sign is installed.

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Briefing

Jan 16, 2026

Hudson Board Approves Two Home Additions

The Board unanimously approved a variance allowing an addition at 6335 Elmcrest Drive with a rear setback of approximately 30 feet instead of the required 50 feet. The approval requires HVAC equipment to remain within the presented setback area, a privacy tree screen to be installed within six months of project completion, and compliance with all other applicable code requirements.

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Briefing

Nov 21, 2025

Laurel Lake Villas Appeal Remains Pending

The Board of Zoning & Building Appeals heard an appeal involving seven proposed villa buildings for the Laurel Lake Retirement Community. The Planning Commission had approved four buildings and denied three near the front looped drive; the board said it would issue a written decision within 30 days.

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Briefing

Oct 16, 2025

Board approves two zoning variances

The Board unanimously approved variances for a detached garage with five-foot side and rear setbacks, and for two driveway curb cuts serving a proposed townhome development. The curb-cut approval is conditioned on major site plan, design review, and final administrative site review approvals. The Board also unanimously remanded a stone-façade appeal to the Architectural and Historic Board of Review for clarified findings and additional evidence requested by the November 20 meeting.

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Briefing

Sep 18, 2025

Pavilion Variance Request Withdrawn

The Board unanimously approved the applicants’ request to withdraw a variance seeking to reduce the required side-yard setback from 15 feet to 10 feet for a pavilion, patio, and fireplace at 412 W Streetsboro St.

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Briefing

Aug 21, 2025

Board Approves Three Zoning Requests, Denies One

The Board approved three requests and denied one. It approved enlarging a garage for a second-floor accessory dwelling unit, allowing a permanent sign 11 feet from a property line, and reducing a deck setback to 46 feet; it denied a request to place an accessory structure 9 feet from a side property line instead of the required 15 feet, by a 4-1 vote.

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Briefing

Jul 17, 2025

Board approves playground restroom variance

The Board unanimously approved a variance allowing a 400-square-foot ADA-compliant restroom building in the side yard at 750 W. Streetsboro St., near the property’s playground. The Board continued a separate request to enlarge a garage and add a second-floor accessory dwelling unit at 439 N. Main St.

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Briefing

Jun 26, 2025

Board Denies Rear-Yard Setback Variance

The Board denied, 4-0, a request to reduce the required rear-yard setback by 7 feet—from 40 feet to 33 feet—for an addition at 85 Division St.

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Briefing

Jan 17, 2025

Stream Restoration Variances Approved

The Board approved 4-0 variances allowing stream and wetland restoration work at Darrow Road Park with a zero-foot setback from both areas and disturbance, including vegetation clearing, within protected zones.

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