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Planning commission approves Sheetz final development plan at Renaissance Point corner
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Summary
The Middletown City Planning Commission approved a final development plan to build a 6,139-square-foot Sheetz convenience store with 12 fueling positions and a single-lane drive‑thru on a 1.98‑acre lot at the northwest corner of State Route 122 and Union Road in the Renaissance Point preliminary development area.
The Middletown City Planning Commission on an affirmative vote approved a final development plan to construct a Sheetz convenience store and fuel station at the northwest corner of State Route 122 and Union Road in Lot 1 of the Renaissance Point development.
The plan covers roughly 1.98 acres and calls for a 6,139‑square‑foot convenience store, a single‑lane drive‑through window, and six double‑sided fuel dispensers (12 fueling positions). The proposal includes 40 parking spaces (two ADA), roughly 3,374 square feet of landscaped area, counts of proposed plantings, and two double‑sided monument signs totaling 51.69 square feet each. Staff advised that a detailed lighting plan and final grading plan must be submitted during permitting.
City planning staff told the commission the site sits within the previously approved Renaissance Point preliminary development plan and in the BCHP zoning that the council adopted in April 2023. Staff recommended approval of the final development plan based on compliance with the preliminary plan and the final development review criteria. Vanessa Stickel, representing Skilken Gold on behalf of Sheetz, described the store’s made‑to‑order food service, 24/7 operation and community involvement and said the applicant will comply with staff comments.
Commission members asked about architectural standards and variances; staff said the final development plan process exempts the project from separate architectural review per the recent text amendment and that no variances are being requested. No members of the public spoke against the plan during the public hearing.
After brief commission discussion a motion to approve the final development plan passed. The commission recorded affirmative votes from AJ Mento, David Cash, Gabriel Shonlin, Roger Daniel, Will Parsons and Miss Ramsey; Nancy Griffith was not present for the vote.
The applicant must supply the detailed lighting and grading plans and comply with staff and public works clarifications during permitting. Other permit conditions include finalization of monument sign materials in coordination with the Renaissance Point overall signage aesthetic.
The commission’s approval allows the applicant to move to the permitting stage and, where required, to city council for any additional approvals tied to the final permit packages.
