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8.A. - Page 288 S e to 'nerAv e h ' s I am a Finger Avenue resident ar neighbar,who walks,bicycles or othet�wise enjays the �inger Avenue streetscape. { have seen the plans Por the McGowan nir�e-lot developmertt, and conclude that it will substantialty degrade the existing visual character and QuaJity of ttte site and its surroundings. What is important aesthetically about my neighborhood is the semi-i•ural character of the north side of�inger Avenue,with many homes set far bac�C from the street. The appearance of large amounts of o�en space with mature,old g�•owth trees,provides a striking backdrop to the homes.Ths contrast between �he north sid e aF Finger Avenue and its south side,with its many guaint,early 2pth century bungalows and cottages,is something that's un[que to Redwood City and treasured by fts resic�ents. �xampies aFhow the Finger Avenue Project signi�cantly degrades tlle aesthetics of our ne#ghborhoad are; • Constructian of two homes with wide two�stary facades set back the minimum allowable distance From the street.There a��e no houses that large set that close to the street ar�ywhere in aur neighbarhood. • Nowhere else an T�inger Avenue are hames this targe placed on lots this srrzall. • Atl of the hames are of similar size and all two-stary,as o�posed to the mix of home sizes and heights that are representative ofthe narth side of Finger Avenue. • Most of t�ese nine t�omes w#11 be viewable from the public street. There is little ape�i space and the homes are only set back a sma11 distance fro�n the narraw al�ey that serves them (some 6•am 3f�-6[�from the alleyway.) Nowhere in our neighborhood are houses situated in this fashion • A development this densely paciced is incompatibie with the presence aF�arge mature trees on tlze site,The eventual loss of these trees wilZ be irreversible, • The breakup af the north side of�inger Ave. by creating two new intersectio�ts, The narrow alleyway built for the development fails to #ntegi,ate with �i�igei- Avenue by nat havfng a sidewalk or planting strip against tne roadway. • The one-way alieyway will require street signs on Finger Ave to direct traffic, further campramising the charactez•of the north side a�the street, The overall mass and scale af this deveiopment is campletely out of plac�in aur neighborhaod,aut of character for the nQrth side of Finger A�enue and it will only lead to further�egradatian af the unique c��aracter a�d quality af our stz�eet. ,. Name �►� �/� Address �� "+�� +f �� Date �