Plan Commission approves site plan for 130,000-square-foot industrial building for MP Systems, contingent on permits
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Summary
The commission approved a site plan and architectural review for a new industrial building for MP Systems Inc., subject to 23 conditions including state and federal wetland permits and engineering comments about driveway alignment and fire access.
The Village of East Troy Plan Commission on March 10 approved the site plan and architectural review for a new industrial building for MP Systems Inc., approximately 130,000 square feet in size, subject to 23 conditions listed in staff materials.
The approval covers a light-assembly and storage building intended for prefabrication of panels, electrical conduit components and tooling packages. Planning staff said the building meets overlay zoning design standards, parking and lighting requirements; wall signage will require separate permit approval.
A key planning issue is wetlands on the parcel. Staff reported two wetlands exist on the site; one will be filled (under 10,000 square feet) using a general wetland permit through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the applicant will seek a jurisdictional determination from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The application proposes to preserve a second wetland of just under 3,000 square feet at the southwest corner of the site.
Engineering staff raised comments the applicant must address, including relocating and centering the access driveway within a reserved future roadway to keep the driveway out of the building collapse zone and ensure compliance with fire access requirements; changing a proposed inverted driveway crown to a standard crown; and other customary engineering corrections.
Orin told the commission that conditions include obtaining necessary permits and approvals from state and federal agencies. The commission’s motion to approve the site plan subject to the 23 conditions carried on a voice vote; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: applicant must obtain DNR and Army Corps approvals for wetland work and address engineering comments before permits will be issued. Several conditions require coordination with village engineering and planning staff during final design and permitting.
Ending: commissioners emphasized that driveway location and final engineering sign-off are conditions of approval and that eventual roadway construction could alter driveway alignment in the future.
