CVS Developer Will Pitch Plans For Retail, Apartments In Hatboro

HATBORO, PA —The future of Hatboro's downtown district may see its first test Tuesday.

Six months after the Borough Council approved its new Town Center Ordinance, a developer will come before the Hatboro Planning Commission to present plans for retail and apartments.

While developer 24-28 South York Road Associates, LP, had already appeared before the planning commission, its plans didn't advance to the Borough Council.

Instead, the developer went back to the drawing board to formulate new plans, which will now be unveiled Tuesday.

The developer for the long-dormant CVS property made a resubmission to the borough in the last week of June.

The resubmitted conditional use applicationand land development application are on Tuesday's Planning Commission Agenda for review.

The meeting takes place at 7 p.m. at the Loller Academy, 414 S. York Rd. The public is invited to attend and encouraged to offer feedback.

This is the first property up for development under the borough's new mixed-use ordinance.

In late January, 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.

Demolition on the property, which has been vacant for at least 15 years, began in mid-April and was completed by early May.

If the planning commission approves the plan, the CVS developer would still need to go before the Borough Council for final approval.

Borough officials have provided regular updates about land development plans to keep residents in the loop.

While the CVS plan is back on track, another anticipated project has yet to progress.

For the Canalley Property at 21-23 & 37 N. York Rd., the borough has not yet received a land development application nor a conditional use application.

Once an application is received, it will be sent to the planning commission for review.