Developer Approved For Hatboro Town Center Zoning

HATBORO, PA —A developer has received approval for a zoning change for several North York Road properties so it could utilize the new town center ordinance.

The Borough Council approved the request by JERC Partners LXIX, LLC for a zoning change at the properties located at 21-23 & 37 N. York Road following a public hearing at its meeting last Monday, Borough Manager Diane Hegele said.

The developer sought a zoning map change from Highway Business District zoning to Retail Commercial District zoning.

Hegele said, with the zoning change, the developer can now apply for conditional use and land development and go before the planning commission.

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.

A developer is trying to revive the dormant CVS property on York Road. But after appearing before the planning commission recently, 24-28 South York Road Associates, LP said it would be reviewing and revising its plans for the York Road property that has been vacant for more than a decade.

The CVS property is one of the first introduced under the borough's new Town Center Ordinance.