2nd Town Center Development Approved In Hatboro

HATBORO, PA —The second development under the borough's Town Center Ordinance has gotten the green light.

Hatboro Borough Council approved preliminary and final land development at its Monday night meeting for the properties at 21-23 and 37 N. York Road for 102 residential apartments and 4,732 square feet of first-floor retail/commercial/office use space.

Developers JERC Partners LXIX, LLC last presented plans before the Hatboro Planning Commission last November.

In late January, the council approved two conditional use applications , and then developers went back to the planning commission for final approval last week.

"Nothing changed from the plan," Attorney Edward Murphy, who represented the developer, told the council Monday night.

He said the developer, though, did add some more landscaping and revised some parking.

Borough Council asked a few questions before the project received unanimous approval.

The developer has proposed a three-story building featuring 102 residential units, 4,732 square feet of first-floor retail space, and 3,142 square feet of a first-floor amenity area that would only be for those living in the apartments.

This is the second project under the borough's Town Center Ordinance.

The first project under the borough's mixed-use Town Center Ordinance was approved by the council last November.

In January 2023, the Hatboro Borough Council approved a mixed-use ordinance for a section of York Road after a public hearing of 50 people.

The ordinance allows developers to make proposals that could see building heights go to 60 feet provided they meet certain guidelines, meaning that the downtown district could have taller buildings and apartments.

The option allows for buildings along York Road —from Byberry Road to Montgomery Avenue —to be taller than the current 35 feet allowed.

All plans need final approval by the Hatboro Borough Council.