Muskego City planning commission approves Jewel Trucking 17,000-square-foot building with conditions

MUSKEGO, Wis. — The Muskego City Planning Commission on June 3 approved a site and operation plan that will allow Jewel Trucking to build a roughly 17,000-square-foot industrial building at the southwest corner of Mercury Drive and Saturn Drive.

The commission approved the building site and operation plan after a staff presentation that described the proposed structure, outdoor storage yard, and several conditions staff recommended for final approval. Staff said the building would be primarily masonry and metal-panel construction, with an entry at the northeast corner, multiple garage doors on the rear elevation facing the storage yard, and ground-mounted mechanical equipment on the north side.

Planning staff noted the design meets the city's masonry-guideline intent (an average masonry coverage the presentation listed as over 56 percent) and recommended approval. The plan includes an eight-foot composite fence fully enclosing the rear…