PCR2026003 Inpro Saturn_MercuryAMENDED
RESOLUTION #P.C. 003-2026
APPROVAL OF A BUILDING SITE AND OPERATION PLAN FOR
INPRO FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE SE'/4 OF SECTION 17
(VACANT — NW CORNER OF SATURN DR & MERCURY DR / TAX KEY NO. 2228.999.003)
WHEREAS, Plans were submitted by Broihn Building Corp. on behalf of Inpro for approval of a Building,
Site and Operation Plan for a property located in the SE '/4 of Section 17 (Vacant — NW corner of Saturn
Drive and Mercury Drive / Tax Key No. 2228.999.003), and
WHEREAS, The property is zoned M-2 General Industrial District, and
WHEREAS, The 2020 Plan depicts the property as Industrial use and the petition is consistent with the
Plan, and
WHEREAS, The submittal includes site plans, grading/utility plans, landscape plan, building elevations,
floor plans, colored renderings, and a photometric plan, and
WHEREAS, The petitioner requests approvals for a new 29,756 SF office/light manufacturing/warehouse
building within the Business Park, and
WHEREAS, The manufacturing of architectural products and warehousing is permitted with Plan
Commission approval of a BSO Plan and are already occurring in the industrial park and this proposal is
to simply expand those operations into another building as the company continues to grow, and
WHEREAS, The building meets the requirements of the M-2 zoning district per the following:
• Setbacks of 50' (Shown as 67.3' south and 54.6' east)
• Side/Rear setbacks of 15' (Shown as 15.2' and 17)
• Height maximum of 35' (Shown as 34')
• Floor Area Ratio maximum of 70% (Shown as 38%), and
WHEREAS, The property is governed by the City's General Design Guide, and
WHEREAS, The City's General Design Guide main items are in relation to providing four-sided
architecture with at least 50% masonry products and the proposal meets these principles, and
WHEREAS, The proposed building utilizes precast masonry panels on the entire building with colors to
match the other Inpro buildings in the area being a dark gray along the bottom of the building transitioning
to lighter grays at the top of the building, and
WHEREAS, A blue accent stripe is at the top of the office portion of the building that extends around the
entire building at the same height with the lightest gray above the blue accent stripe, and
WHEREAS, Below the blue strip is a medium grey with a few panels on each elevation that will remain
the dark gray up to the blue accent stripe, and
WHEREAS, The same blue color is also found on the wall at the entrance to the office area, and
WHEREAS, There is also a blue colored canopy over the entry doors and windows near the office as well
as a blue canopy over the employee doors opposite the entry door, and
WHEREAS, The office area also consists of windows across the front of the building as well as along the
southern side of the office area, and
WHEREAS, The doors in the office area are full glass doors with the solid service doors being painted to
match the color of the exterior, and
WHEREAS, There are two doors in the manufacturing area that are half glass that are illustrated as being
the Inpro blue color, and
WHEREAS, On the southern side of the building facing Mercury Drive there are seven overhead doors
with six of the doors being in front of sunken docking pad and one abutting grade, and
WHEREAS, The six overhead doors on the elevation drawings appear to be the darker gray color
matching the bottom of the walls but the renderings show the overhead doors more similar to the medium
gray of mainly the middle portion of the walls, and
WHEREAS, The seventh overhead door at grade is shown as the medium gray color matching the middle
portion of the building, and
WHEREAS, The site is designed with the parking along the front of the building that faces Mercury Drive
on the east side of the property with 30 parking stalls proposed on the site, and
WHEREAS, Based on the code nine stalls are needed for the office area based on the square footage
(one space per 300 square feet of primary office area) and for the industrial area (1 space for every 2
employees), even if there were 23 employees as noted in the narrative would require 12 parking stalls for
a total of 21 spaces needed, and
WHEREAS, The petitioner notes that there will be 18-23 full-time employees across three shifts and if
there ever is an issue with parking where more stalls are needed the petitioner notes that there are
additional parking facilities on their main campus and on an adjacent parcel where employees can park,
and
WHEREAS, The parking lot meets all setback and offset requirements and is 12 feet from the right-of-
way, and
WHEREAS, The parking lot includes a concrete curb and gutter surrounding the entire parking area with
the exception of two cut-out areas designed for snow storage, and
WHEREAS, Typically, a transition to a low profile mountable curb is used to assist with snow storage, but
the Plan Commission can allow the 'cut-out' areas for the two sections at the ends for snow plowing, and
WHEREAS, Each of the parking stalls are identified as 9' x 20' and the drive aisles are 26 feet and 24 feet
meeting the code requirement for minimum drive aisle width, and
WHEREAS, The design guide requires a landscaping island for every ten parking spaces and the length
of parking stalls along the front of the industrial portion of the building consists of 16 parking stalls, and
WHEREAS, There is a landscaping bed that extends in front of the entire parking lot as well as
landscaping on the north side of the parking stalls, but there isn't any landscaping on the southern end of
the 16-stall stretch of parking, and
WHEREAS, A truck access is located on the southern side of the building facing Saturn Drive and due to
the location of the building and length of the typical semi -truck and trailer, when a trailer is parked at the
loading dock, it will extend 6.3 feet into the right-of-way but still be behind the sidewalk enabling
pedestrians to continue unaffected by whether there is a truck being loaded/unloaded, and
WHEREAS, The westernmost overhead door is one that has the sunken docking lane is also shown with
a trash compactor immediately outside of the building will be painted "InPro Blue", and
WHEREAS, The petitioner also stated that the landscaping plan has been enhanced to address blocking
the view of the docks as well as the compactor from the adjacent property with three six-foot arborvitae
trees screening the compactor, and
WHEREAS, A landscape plan is included in the submittal which shows various landscaping throughout
the site and will require further formal review by staff, and
WHEREAS, Any landscape screening of the items noted above must be coniferous type trees (arborvitae
suggested) at a planting height of at least 6 feet, and
WHEREAS, A larger piece of mechanical equipment is shown on the southern side of the building
between the employee patio and loading docks with landscaping surrounding the equipment, and
WHEREAS, Rooftop mechanical units will be present that are shown with screening on three of the sides
leaving out screening towards the west, and
WHEREAS, A monument sign, directional sign and two wall signs are shown on various plans and all
signage will need permits from the City, and
WHEREAS, A photometric plan and some basic lighting details have been submitted as part of the plan
set showing a variety lights around the perimeter of the building and parking lot, and
WHEREAS, The photometric plan appears to shows no light bleeding above city ordinance requirements,
and
WHEREAS, There is a 24-inch concrete base for the pole light that must be shortened to be no taller than
6 inches above grade, and
WHEREAS, There are two dry storm basins to be located along Mercury Drive and at the corner of the
property near the street intersection and an engineering review will be conducted to ensure all
MMSD/DNR requirements are met, and
WHEREAS, The site is served by municipal water and sanitary sewer services.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Plan Commission approves of a Building, Site, and Operation
Plan for Inpro for the property located in the SE '/4 of Section 17 (Vacant — NW corner of Saturn Drive and
Mercury Drive / Tax Key No. 2228.999.003).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Approval of a Business Registration is required by the City Planning
Division before this building can be used for any purpose.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The color of any solid pedestrian doors and overhead doors must match
the color of the building.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The Plan Commission allows the waiver of landscape islands for every ten
(10) parking stalls due to the intent of the Design Guide being met.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The landscaping must extend beyond the compactor to fully screen it from
the western neighboring property at the time of planting.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The landscape plan is subject to final Planning and City Forester approval
before building permit issuance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, All signage will need separate permits from the City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, All lighting must be zero degree tilt and full cut-off and the concrete bases
for any pole lights cannot exceed 6 inches in height above grade.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The height of any light poles cannot exceed the greater of either 15 feet or
the average eve height of the building.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, No additional outdoor storage or display of products is allowed at any time
on site.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The site plan is subject to Fire Department approvals at the time of
building permits and possible changes to the site plan may be required based upon the final Fire
Department review.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That any bollards, railings, ladders, louvers, vents, etc. must be painted to
match the colors of the principal structure.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Any new handicap signs be incorporated into bored bollards and/or be
mounted into the ground.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, All roof top and ground mechanicals (including HVAC devices, electrical
transformers, etc.) must be screened from view and/or incorporated into the design of the site/structure
(screening, etc.) and must be approved by the Planning Division before the issuance of building permits
and Business Registration approvals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the screening for the rooftop mechanicals must include all four
sides of the mechanical units.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Any other refuse/recycling bins, other than the one approved within the
western most truck dock, must be located within the building or within an approved outdoor enclosure.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That failure to comply with the approval contained in this resolution shall
result in the imposition of fines of $100 per day, the initiation of legal action, or both.
Plan Commission
City of Muskego
Adopted: February 3, 2026
Defeated:
Deferred:
Introduced: February 3, 2026
ATTEST: Adam Trzebiatowski AICP, Planning Manager