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Council reviews conditional‑use hearings for car wash at William Penn Highway and self‑storage on Fox Plan Road
Summary
During a work session the council heard two conditional‑use public hearings: Clean Express Auto Wash for 4111 William Penn Highway and AR Building Company’s 72‑unit Fox Plan self‑storage proposal; planning staff said traffic and stormwater comments were addressed and both applications were set for council action next week.
Monroeville's July 7 work session included two conditional‑use public hearings that the council closed and scheduled for consideration at a future meeting.
Bill Moldovan of Kimley‑Horn and Associates presented a conditional‑use application for Clean Express Auto Wash at 4111 William Penn Highway (the former Rite Aid site). Moldovan described a single‑lane tunnel car wash with two stacking lanes and on‑site vacuum stalls; he said the design provides roughly 250 feet of stacking capacity, exceeds the municipal requirement for on‑site queuing, and includes water‑collection measures to capture and reuse wash water before vehicles exit the tunnel. Monroeville engineering staff said traffic and queuing were the principal concerns but that the applicant's response addressed those comments; the public hearing was closed and the application will appear on the next regular council agenda for final action.
Later the council heard AR Building Company’s conditional‑use request to build a self‑storage facility at 113 Fox Plan Road. Emily Mitchell (AR Building) and civil engineer John Swearingen described a single‑story layout of 72 units (46 at 10×10 and 26 at 10×15), gated access tied to a security system, and a 6‑foot black chain‑link perimeter fence. Swearingen said the developer plans additional plantings along property lines to improve screening, provided a photometric lighting plan for municipal review, and confirmed stormwater controls will be buried beneath pavement and sized using municipal standards. Residents living across from the site pressed for stronger landscaping, clearer limits on overnight access hours, and assurances about fully shielded downward‑directed lighting; the applicant agreed to update landscaping and research typical local access‑hour policies before the council acts.
Both applications had planning commission recommendations in favor; hearing records were closed and applicants were advised to submit requested clarifications to staff ahead of the final council vote.
Provenance: the car‑wash hearing record begins with the applicant's sworn presentation and the municipality's site‑review responses; the self‑storage hearing includes the developer's site plan details and public comments from an adjacent homeowner asking for enhanced buffers and restricted overnight access.
Next steps: both conditional‑use items were set for council consideration on the next regular meeting agenda after staff incorporates applicant responses and any follow‑up materials.
