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Commission discusses West Mechanic Street vacancy and nonprescriptive Plan tools
Summary
Vice Chairman Lawrence Greenberg used West Mechanic Street to illustrate contrasting conditions—thriving restaurants versus vacant retail—and staff said the Plan should provide a process (owner engagement, policy review, parking and signage) rather than a prescriptive solution for individual properties.
Commissioners used the Business Development and Tourism section to discuss strategies for addressing retail vacancy and downtown vitality. Lawrence Greenberg highlighted West Mechanic Street, noting "thriving restaurants on one side of the street and vacant retail space and a construction site on the other," and asked how the Plan would address the specific situation.
Bucks County staff responded that the Plan should establish a process for addressing vacancy—beginning with engaging property owners or developers to understand causes and then considering policy, parking, or signage changes—rather than prescribing a single solution. Kelly Whitman emphasized the Borough cannot control property purchasers but can set regulatory conditions to encourage desired outcomes.
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