Planning Commission continues Bed & Bark kennel application to June 9 after code and completeness concerns
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Summary
The commission continued a conditional-use request to consolidate two dog‑boarding/grooming businesses at 1556 W. Prospect to the June 9 meeting after identifying missing civil and landscape plans, an apparent pre‑approval tree‑clearing violation, and other incomplete submission items.
The Hudson Planning Commission continued a conditional-use hearing for a proposed consolidated boarding and grooming facility at 1556 West Prospect Street to the commission’s June 9, 2025 meeting after finding the application incomplete and citing a zoning/code violation for land disturbance that preceded approval.
Dr. Dan Bestick, who owns the Veterinary Center of Hudson and is proposing to consolidate Bed And Bark and Dogs With Style at the Prospect Road site, described the project as indoor boarding and daycare with higher staff-to-dog ratios and "0 complaints" at his current facility. He said the consolidated facility would include indoor play yards, fenced outdoor enrichment areas and parking improvements, and estimated total project investment around $2 million.
Commissioners and staff raised a long list of technical deficiencies in the submittal: professional survey staking and accurate civil plan sheets, impervious surface calculations, clear identification of easements and legal access, a complete landscape and buffering plan, lighting plans, valid parking calculations, and a noise analysis tied to the adjacent turnpike and rail corridor. Of particular concern, site clearing and tree removal began before the Planning Commission approved any zoning certificate; staff confirmed a stop-work order and a cited violation related to grading/clearing procedures. The applicant acknowledged the stop-work order and said several trees that fell or were identified as hazardous were removed before the citation.
Given those items, the commission considered options for continuance. A motion to continue to a July meeting (with supplemental submission) failed, but a later motion to continue the hearing as submitted to June 9, 2025 (first on the agenda) passed 6–1. Staff will make the June filing deadline and confirm which materials must arrive in advance for the item to remain on the agenda.
Next steps: The applicant may provide the missing technical materials in accord with staff’s checklist; code‑enforcement staff will continue to pursue required site restoration or enforcement related to the clearing violation if the application remains incomplete.
