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Monroeville council approves Sheetz conditional use and site plan amid traffic objections
Summary
On Oct. 14 the Monroeville council approved conditional-use and site-plan permits for a new Sheetz at 4503 Old William Penn Highway. Residents raised traffic, safety and noise concerns; the borough solicitor warned that traffic alone is rarely a legal basis to deny such applications.
Monroeville council voted Oct. 14 to approve conditional-use and site-plan applications from Samson Morris Group (Sheetz) for a fuel service and convenience store at 4503 Old William Penn Highway, after hearing multiple public comments opposing the project over traffic and noise.
The council approved the conditional use (zoning authorization for a fuel service/charging station) by roll call after a legal presentation from the borough solicitor. The solicitor summarized the borough’s conditional-use standard and cited a Commonwealth Court decision, reading in part: “An increase in traffic is generally not grounds for denial of a conditional use unless there is a high probability that the proposed use will generate traffic not normally generated by that type of use.” The solicitor said the traffic report submitted by the applicant — and reviewed by the municipal traffic engineer — showed mitigation measures and did not indicate a failure under PennDOT warrants.
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