Hudson residents press council to send 'District 11' zoning rewrite back to planning commission; council signals amendments, delays final action

Hudson City Council held an extended public hearing May 5 on a proposed zoning and text amendment to establish Zoning District 11 along the South Darrow Road corridor, drawing sustained opposition from residents who urged the council to return the proposal to the planning commission for fuller review.

The hearing, which the mayor opened as an additional required public hearing for ordinance 25-146, began with a staff orientation from planning staff Mr. Hannon, who said the amendment would set permitted future uses along the corridor, is not itself a development plan, and that the process began with council in February 2025. Hannon said the city held an April 9 open house attended by more than 100 people and received more than 50 written comments.

The bulk of the meeting was public comment. Speakers consistently raised three concerns: (1) the proposal departs from the recently adopted comprehensive plan or conflicts with how the plan designates the corridor; (2) required technical materials — notably a traffic study and…