Strauss Brands To Appear before Franklin Leaders Thursday

FRANKLIN, WI—Strauss Brands will appear before Franklin Leaders Thursday to discuss site improvements at the meat processing facility, located at 9775 S 60th Street.

The site plan amendment application by Strauss Brands LLC, allows for changes to the parking lot of the existing Strauss facility, specifically, a new layout for the parking lot, including remediation of impacted conservation areas, protective fencing, installation of permeable paving, and a dry stormwater pond.

In April of 2020 the applicant contacted the Department of City Development to discuss a possible expansion of the existing factory at 9775 S. 60th St. While reviewing the file for the site and current aerials of the property, staff identified encroachments into recorded conservation easement areas on the western side of the property.

The easements were put in place to protect wetlands, wetland setback, and buffer areas on the west property line, as well as tree conservation areas on the southern property line. The encroachments consisted of gravel and other paving materials placed within the easements to accommodate truck trailer parking.

The applicant’s previous approval for a site plan amendment was to expand the parking lot for this purpose, however the approval was for a paved parking surface with parking spaces that did not extend into easements.

The company now proposes to remedy these impacts.