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Monroeville council approves car wash and Fox Plan storage site plans; Fox Plan developer agrees to limit hours and add screening
Summary
Council approved site-plan applications for a Clean Express auto wash at 4111 William Penn Highway and a 72-unit self-storage facility at 113 Fox Plan Road; the Fox Plan applicant agreed to limit gate access to 7 a.m.–10 p.m. and add landscaping after neighbor objections.
Monroeville — The Borough Council on July 14 approved several development applications, including a site plan for Clean Express Auto Wash at 4111 William Penn Highway and a 72-unit self-storage facility at 113 Fox Plan Road, with conditions reflecting neighbor concerns.
At the start of the land‑use discussion, Alex Graziani (introduced in the record as municipal staff) summarized the planning commission recommendations and the applicable zoning code for both proposals, including references to Monroeville zoning ordinance number 27-79. Bill Moldovan, a project representative with Kimley Horn representing Clean Express, presented a traffic analysis and told council the municipality’s traffic engineer had no required mitigations; council members questioned driveway queuing and a potential dedicated turn lane but ultimately voted to approve the site plan and conditional use for the auto wash.
On the Fox Plan self-storage project, Emily Mitchell of AR Building Company told council the applicant had revised the landscape plan after neighbors' comments and "agreed to limit our hours to 7AM to 10PM" and to plant additional evergreen screening near the neighbor's property. The applicant said they preferred a visible chain‑link fence for security but offered additional trees and shrubs to reduce headlight glare and visual impact; council instructed staff to include the applicant’s commitments and the planning commission recommendations in the final resolution.
Council approved the Fox Plan site plan after a roll-call vote. During the vote some council members recorded "no" votes while a majority supported the motion; council members noted that conditions about shrub/tree plantings and gate hours would be formalized in the resolution.
What’s next: The council approved the required motions to move these applications forward; staff will finalize the resolution language to capture the landscaping, lighting, and limited‑hours commitments before issuing final administrative approvals.
