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Planning Board
Overview
The statutory functions and powers of the Planning Board are:
- To develop and update the Master Plan of the Township, which guides the land uses and development of the Township.
- To develop, maintain, and recommend changes to the Official Zoning Map and the Land Use and Zoning Ordinance.
- To review and control the creation of land subdivisions, site plans of permitted non-residential uses and conditional use applications within the Township.
- To review, if authorized, the Township Capital Improvement Program.
Planning Board Official Rules
Applications and Staff Contacts
For applications, checklists, application guidance and staff contacts, please see the Planning Department page.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available after meetings have been completed.
View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes
Regular Meetings
- 6:00 p.m. via Zoom
- 4th Thursday of every month except November 18 (3rd Thursday) and December 9 (2nd Thursday); also, 2nd Thursday of the month February through May.
- Zoom link can be found in the Agenda Center. When permitted by the Governor of the State of NJ, meetings will be held at the Municipal Building Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.
- Hopewell Township Municipal Building
201 Washington Crossing Pennington Road
Titusville, NJ 08560
Application Review Committee Meetings
If required, meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m.
Please contact the Planning Office to verify any changes in meeting dates or times
planning board members
The Hopewell Township Planning Board consists of nine regular and two alternate members. Of the regular members, the Mayor is the Class I Member and a Township Committee member is the Class III member. They both serve a one year term. There are six volunteer members each serving terms of four years, two volunteer alternates, each serving terms of two years.
Members
- Kristin McLaughlin, Class I- Term expires December 2021
- Rex Parker, Class II- Term expires December 2021
- Kevin Kuchinski, Class III- Term expires December 2021
- Leigh Ann Peterson, Class IV- Unexpired through December 2022
- Jack Belmont, Class IV- Term expires December 2024
- Paul Kiss, Vice Chair, Class IV- Term expires December 2021
- Karen Murphy, Chair, Class IV- Term expires December 2023
- Milind Khare, Class IV- Term expires December 2022
- Russell Swanson, Class IV- Term expires December 2024
- Vanessa Sandom, Alternate Number 1- Term expires December 2022
- Glenn Paul, Alternate Number 2- Term expires December 2021
PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTIONS
documents for active applications
Refer to Meeting Agendas for scheduling of all active applications listed
Block 78.09, Lot 21 - Woodmont at Hopewell - 87 Federal City Road - Site Plan, Preliminary/Final
Block 91, Lot 14.02 - National Contractors - 1607 Reed Road - Final Site Plan
Block 22, Lot 6 - D&R Greenway Land Trust, Inc. - 151 Lambertville Hopewell Road - Minor Subdivision, Variance C - Open Space Acquisition
Block 93, Lots 5.01, 5.02, 6.02 - US Home Corp., D/B/A Lennar - Scotch Road - Preliminary/Final Major Subdivision and Site Plan
planning board reports
Preliminary Investigation Report for Designation of an Area in Need of Redevelopment
- Resolution 20-102 Referred by Township Committee - Blk 46 Lot 8.01 - BMS Site (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - Blk 46 Lot 8.01 - BMS Site (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - CF Hopewell Redev Area Remand (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - Pennington Circle Redev Area Remand (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - Blk 78.09 Lot 21 (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - Blk 85 Lots 3 4 5.01 7 24 (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - Scotch Rd (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - Blk 93 Lot 5.02 (PDF)
- Preliminary Investigation Report - Blk 85 Lot 30 & Blk 86 Lots 32 33 34 130 (PDF)
Redevelopment Plan
Master Plan - Housing Element & Fair Share Plan
- Amended Third Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan - Adopted 07 18 19 (PDF)
- Amended Pages - Third Round Housing Element & Fair Share Plan - Adopted 07 18 19 (PDF)
- RES 19-017 Amended Third Round Housing Element & Fair Share Plan - Adopted 07 18 19 (PDF)
- Amended Pages - Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan - Adopted September 27, 2018 (PDF)
- RES 18-19 Amended Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan Adopted 09 27 18 (PDF)
- Amended Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan - Adopted February 22, 2018 (PDF)
- RES 18-9 Amended Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan Adopted 02 22 18 (PDF)
- Amended Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan - Adopted December 7, 2017 (PDF)
- RES 17-026 Amended Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan Adopted 12 07 17 (PDF)
- Amended Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan - Adopted November 16, 2017 (PDF)
- RES 17-025 Amended Third Round Housing Plan Element & Fair Share Plan Adopted 11 16 17 (PDF)