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<br />Screening and Landscaping <br />As previously noted, the two parking stalls in addition to the driveway at Energy <br />House III will be constructed using porous pavers with grass growing through them. <br />There will be landscaping between the extra stalls in front of Energy House III and <br />the street to further mask their appearance. <br /> <br />The parking on Lot 28, Block 2 will also be constructed of porous pavers and the <br />remainder of this lot will be planted in grass and maintained. The issue of a house <br />being delayed on this lot while it is being used for parking came up at the <br />neighborhood meeting. The neighbors felt that a house on the lot would help screen <br />them from the sights and sounds coming from County Road #1. A six foot high <br />fence with plantings in front of it will be erected on this lot to address this issue. <br />Screening between Energy House III and the one lot that is adjacent is also being <br />considered. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff is recommending approval of this request with the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. ENERGY HOUSE III SHALL CEASE BEING USED AS THE SNBA <br />OFFICES AND AN ENERGY CITY DEMONSTRATION ON MARCH 20, <br />2008 <br /> <br />2. NO TWO EVENTS OR MEETINGS SHALL BE SCHEDULED AT <br />ENERGY HOUSE III AT THE SAME TIME, EXCEPT THAT ENERGY <br />CITY'S GRAND OPENING WILL COINCIDE WITH THE 2005 FALL <br />PARADE OF HOMES. <br /> <br />3. NO ON-STREET PARKING IS ALLOWED AND EVENTS AND <br />MEETINGS ARE LIMITED IN SIZE BY THE AMOUNT OF PARKING <br />AVAILABLE UNLESS PARTICIPANTS ARE SHUTTLED-IN FROM <br />OFF-SITE PARKING AREAS. <br /> <br />4. ALL PARKING SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON HARD SURFACING OR <br />POROUS PAVERS PLANTED WITH GRASS IN THE LOCATIONS <br />IDENTIFIED IN THE MATERIALS SUBMITTED BY THE SNBA. <br />THESE PARKING AREAS WILL BE DEFINED TO AVOID PARKING <br />ON LANDSCAPED AREAS. <br /> <br />5. SNBA MAY INCLUDE ENERGY HOUSE III IN THE 2005 FALL <br />PARADE OF HOMES AND THE 2006 SPRING HOME TOUR. THE <br />SNBA IS NOT AUTHORIZATION TO INCLUDE ENERGY HOUSE III <br />IN FUTURE SIMILAR EVENTS WITHOUT REVIEW WITH A PUBLIC <br />HEARING AND APPROVAL BY THE ELK RIVER PLANNING <br />COMMISSION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION MAY BE <br />APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE SNBA OR PROPERTY <br />OWNERS IN THIS AREA. <br />