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six weeks and the Spring Home Tour runs for eight. Both are held from noon until 6:00 pm Thursday through Sunday each week. Energy City Functions Grand Opening - Staff anticipates the biggest event at Energy House III will be its Grand Opening, which will coincide with the 2005 Fall Parade of Homes. If the Grand Opening is as successful as hoped, the site will not accommodate the parking needs of the visitors. Energy City is proposing to accommodate parking off-site and shuttle visitors to the site. Tours - Typically tours will be bussed to Energy House III. The garage for Energy House III will be set back nearly 50 feet from the driving surface of the adjacent cul-de-sac and will accommodate bus parking, if Lot 28 is no longer available. The size of non-bus tours will be limited by the parking available. Incidental Trips - Parking for incidental Energy City trips should be able to accommodated in the Energy House III driveway. T raffie Staff gathered information from the SNBA and used its experience from Energy Houses I and II to project the amount of traffic generated. Staff tried to estimate high on traffic. For example, twelve Energy City Tours are estimated. Energy House I and II did not generate half that many in anyone year. Energy House III is projected to generate more traffic per year than a typical single family home but far less than two homes, which could be in this location if Lot 28, Block 2 wasn't being used for parking. If approved, the highest traffic count for Energy House III is anticipated during the Fall 2005 New Home Tour and Parade of Homes. Traffic during larger committee meetings will be similar to someone hosting a party, except that all of the parking will be accommodated off-street. Staffs recommendations on parking help to regulate the amount of traffic. Signage SNBA is proposing to use the existing sign on County Road #1 that is currently advertising the plat of Nordic Hills to advertise Energy House III. The neighborhood wasn't opposed to this, but they were concerned about the appearance of the current sign and questioned if the sign would be lighted. The SNBA indicated that the sign would not be lit and will consider the design of the new sign. This sign is on Lot 29, Block 2, Nordic Hills. An alternative to this sign would be Rural Based Business Signs, north and south bound on County Road 1. In addition, during special events a banner will be hung from the flagpole at the entrance to the plat. To keep the integrity of the outside appearance, the only signage on the house will be made of stone and incorporated into its architecture. This sign will say "Suburban Northwest Builders Association - Energy House III" and contain the house numbers. This sign can be removed after the interim use period is over.