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Zoning board approves Accel Sign Group variance allowing pole sign for Imperial Crossing
Summary
The North Fayette Township Zoning Hearing Board on April 8, 2026, approved a variance for Accel Sign Group to install a pole sign and other identification signs at Imperial Crossing (11 East Steuben Street), subject to the Board Solicitor’s April 8 memorandum and a numeric cap on sign face area read into the record as 131.
The North Fayette Township Zoning Hearing Board approved a variance application filed by Accel Sign Group, Inc. allowing a pole sign and other business identification signs for the Imperial Crossing commercial development at 11 East Steuben Street. The Board acted at its April 8, 2026 public hearing after hearing the applicant’s presentation and the Township’s response.
Chair Brant Miller opened the hearing and summarized the request to vary the size regulations for major signs under Section 27-1008 of Chapter 27 of the North Fayette Township Zoning Code. Bill Whitehead of Accel Sign Group and Rick Crow of Aldi Inc. presented the applicant’s case and answered Board questions; the Board accepted a site photograph as Exhibit 10. Mike Saville, Manager of Code Administration, presented the Township’s case and responded to questions from the Board.
After there were no public comments, Vice Chair Dan Patterson moved to close the public hearing, and the motion carried unanimously. Patterson then moved to approve the variance; Brant Miller seconded the motion. The Board approved the application subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Board Solicitor’s memorandum dated April 8, 2026. The Board’s condition, as read into the record, set a numeric cap for the maximum sign face area that "does not exceed 131" (the transcript phrases this as "131 feet" in the record). The court reporter was directed to insert the solicitor’s terms and conditions into the transcript.
The decision permits the developer and tenant (Aldi Inc. was represented at the hearing) to proceed with signage plans that conform to the Board’s conditions and the solicitor’s memorandum. The Board recorded the action as approved and carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Details recorded in the hearing include the property’s designation in the MU-Mixed Zoning District and Allegheny County Parcel IDs 799-G-1 and 799D-10. The Board’s approval references and incorporates the solicitor’s memorandum (April 8, 2026) for the full list of conditions.
