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Council approves two conditional-use permits and adds 'museum' to R‑4 zoning for Weston Manor

Hopewell City Council · October 17, 2025
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Summary

The council approved two conditional-use permits for single-family dwellings on nonconforming lots (Parcels 0420475 and 0670065) and voted to amend the R‑4 residential apartment district to allow 'museum' uses with a conditional-use-permit requirement to enable Weston Manor—s planned expansion.

The Hopewell City Council approved three land-use actions after public hearings: two conditional-use permits for single-family dwellings on nonconforming lots and a zoning amendment to add "museum" as an allowable R‑4 use (subject to a conditional-use permit requirement).

Planning staff presented the first CUP for Parcel 0420475 (Baptiste Development LLC, Spruce Street), noting the lot is 55 feet wide but only 3,795 square feet (R‑4 minimums are 50 feet by 5,000 sq ft), and staff recommended approval subject to standard conditions (12-inch minimum eaves, 20% tree canopy, paved…

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