PCR2013038RESOLUTION #P.C. 038-2013
APPROVAL OF A BUILDING SITE AND OPERATION PLAN
FOR SUMMIT CREDIT UNION LOCATED IN THE SW ¼ OF SECTION 2
(MOORLAND ROAD / TAX KEY NO. 2167.995.010)
WHEREAS, On August 19, 2013 plans were submitted by Strang, Inc. for a Building, Site and
Operation Plan for Summit Credit Union located in the SW ¼ of Section 2 (Moorland Road / Tax
Key No. 2167.995.010), and
WHEREAS, Said property is currently zoned PD-34 Planned Development District, and said
commercial use is a permitted use within this zoned Planned Development, and
WHEREAS, The 2020 Comprehensive Plan shows this property as commercial uses and the
proposal is consistent with the plan, and
WHEREAS, The proposal is to build a new financial institution totaling 3,165 square feet situated
on a .74 acre site, and
WHEREAS, This site is governed by the General Design Guide and the Moorland South Design
Guide, and
WHEREAS, The operations will be of a typical financial institution with three drive thru teller aisles,
walk in lobby and various staff support needs, and
WHEREAS, The intended hours will be approximately M-F 8am-5pm and Sat 8am – noon with
drive teller aisles open from M-F 7am-6pm and Sat 8am – noon, and
WHEREAS, The building is strategically designed so that its most public facades are orientated
toward Moorland Road with parking and drive up teller stalls orientated away from the main street
corner, and
WHEREAS, The structure has a very unique design with multiple uses of materials, a mix of
horizontal and vertical lines, undulating roofs, and altering depths along each façade, and
WHEREAS, The General Design Guide calls for 50% masonry product and the proposed
structure meets this main requirement, and
WHEREAS, The Moorland South Design Guide looks to promote structures with Craftsman and
Prairie Style Architecture, and
WHEREAS, The developers show in the submittal that they are meeting the Prairie Style
Architecture requirement in a variety of new ways not all necessarily seen in the rest of the
buildings previously proposed around the Moorland Road South Design Guide, and
WHEREAS, The proposal shows detailed notes on how the architectural elements proposed meet
prairie style architecture including the following:
Building has a dominant, hovering gable roof with a horizontal ridge and deep overhangs
in keeping with the prairie idiom,
Gable roof in keeping with the design guides requirement for pitched roof forms,
Northwest eave of the pitched roof is not parallel to the ridge creating a high point or prow
on the interior of the conference room in the structure,
Pinwheeling composition of the horizontal masses are anchored by planar, directional
piers, that define the layering of space from the interior to the exterior,
Facing Moorland Road is a transparent volume of the main conference room that is
anchored by a fireplace hearth, which is another part of the prairie idiom,
Vertical fabric sunshades that shade the glass wall of the southwest façade add interest
to the Moorland Road elevation,
Variety of materials situated in horizontal formats as described below, and
WHEREAS, The building materials consist of more than 50% of Endicott Manganese Ironspot
brick, cast stone horizontal accent bands and window sills of limestone colored cast stone,
aluminum storefront window systems in a clear anodized aluminum finish, recycled wood
composite cladding for the horizontal roof overhang fascia’s, and metal coping and accent trim on
horizontal roof overhang fascia to match finish of the window frames, and
WHEREAS, The building height is proposed as 24’8” to the top of the highest coping, and
WHEREAS, The colors of the structure are shown to be a variety of earth tones, and
WHEREAS, Vehicular access meets code throughout the site as two-way drive aisles and are at
least 24 feet in width and one-way aisles are at least 12 feet in width, and
WHEREAS, Vehicular access to the site is shown to occur in two access points off of the private
internal drive of the Aurora/Kohl’s shopping complex; no access is allowed or shown along
Moorland Road, and
WHEREAS, Parking is shown as 14 stalls all meeting the city code dimensions of 10’x20’, and
WHEREAS, The amount of parking stalls provided exceeds typical code requirements for a
commercial facility of this type as Muskego typically ensures that 1 stall is required per 150 SF of
customer floor area; the building has 1,950 SF of customer floor area which would require 13
stalls usually, and
WHEREAS, Two (2) bicycle parking sites are found up along the building, and
WHEREAS, The site and building plans are subject to Fire Department approvals, and
WHEREAS, A dumpster enclosure is proposed along the southeast portion of the site and the
enclosure will be constructed of similar materials to the overall structure, and
WHEREAS, A landscape plan has been submitted as part of the proposal and review is pending,
and
WHEREAS, A wealth of landscaping is proposed in the new parking lot, along the foundations of
the entire structure, and along the Moorland Road right-of-way, and
WHEREAS, Signage is part of the submittal and is shown to be a monument sign along the
northeast portion of the site along with various wall signage and all signage proposed appears to
meet code requirements but will be subject to future staff approvals, and
WHEREAS, Three “sunshades” are part of the architecture of the building along the west façade
and these shades are triangular in shape and extend from the grade of the site up to the main
roofline, and
WHEREAS, It is proposed that the sunscreens contain images and graphics but not any wording
or signage, and
WHEREAS, Site lighting is proposed as approximately six (6) polelights and various bollard and
structure wall pack lights, and
WHEREAS, The pole lights proposed will match the Kohl’s complex planned development in
design but may be more of a metallic color to match the building proposed, and
WHEREAS, A photometric plan has been submitted and shows appropriate lighting levels per
code, and
WHEREAS, The development will be served by existing public sanitary sewer and water, and
WHEREAS, All stormwater arrangements have been accommodated for when the Kohl’s
Department Store development was constructed.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Plan Commission approves of the Building, Site and
Operation Plan for Summit Credit Union submitted by Strang, Inc for the property located in the
SW ¼ of Section 2 (Moorland Road / Tax Key No. 2167.995.010).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the sunscreens are allowed to have graphics and images
always subject to the approval of the Community Development Department before any new ones
are erected. Further, that the sunscreens cannot be signage and contain any wording without the
prior approval of the Planning Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, A separate sign permit will be required before any signage
(temporary or permanent) can be installed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The site plan is still subject to Fire Department approvals at the
time of building permits.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, All lighting fixtures must be full cut-off with a zero degree tilt and
the concrete bases for the pole lights cannot exceed 6 inches in height above grade.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, A final landscape plan will need to be approved by the City
Forester prior to the issuance of building permits.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all pole bollards are no more than 6” in height above grade.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That any bollards must be painted to match the colors of the
principal structure.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That any new handicap signs be incorporated into bored bollards.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That 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 should be approved by the Community
Development Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of said plans be kept on file in the Building
Department and that all aspects of this plan shall be maintained in perpetuity unless otherwise
authorized by the Plan Commission.
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: September 3, 2013
Defeated:
Deferred:
Introduced: September 3, 2013
ATTEST: Kellie McMullen, Recording Secretary