Monroeville holds public hearing on Sheetz proposal at Old William Penn Highway; decision moved to next regular meeting

Monroeville held a public hearing Tuesday on a conditional-use application from the Sampson Morris Group and Sheetz to demolish existing structures at 4503 Old William Penn Highway and redevelop the 9.237-acre parcel as a Sheetz convenience store with fuel pumps.

The applicant, represented by Jim Rumbaugh of the Sampson Morris Group, said engineering and review comments from the municipality and outside reviewers had been addressed and that the team had agreed to a voluntary contribution to improve signalization at the intersection of Old William Penn Highway and Haymaker Road. "We don't think we have any outstanding issues," Rumbaugh told council.

Sheetz attorney Ryan Wotus and Gateway Engineers project manager Jonathan Darczeski described the site plan: a convenience store surrounded by customer parking, a trash enclosure and six multi-pump dispensers under a canopy. Traffic engineer Michael Haberman said the company’s traffic-impact study used standard collection periods and found the intersection and driveway modifications would operate within acceptable levels of service. He said the…