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8.A. - Page 290 Statement on Finee�•Avenue Aesthet�cs [ am a Finger Aveii�ie 2•esident or��eigl�bar,w�io wa�ks,bicycles ot� otliel•wjse enjoys ttSe Finger Aventie strestsca}�e.� have seen the plarts For ti�e McGowan �iine-lat devclapnient, aRd concl��de that it will s�fUstantially degrade tl�e existing visiial cl�aracter and qeialiCy af tl�e site and its s��ri•ouiidings. What is imporCartt aesthetical3y about my neighborhood is tlte sem i-�•ural cha�•acCer af the nat•tt�side af Finger Ave��ue,with many iion�es set far back froil� the street, The appeaM�ance of 2aige�maunts oF open space with niatu�•e,olc�growlh t�•ees,provid�s a sta•ifcing bacicdrop to the�omes.Tl�e contrast t�etween the ziorth side af Finger Avei�ue and its soutli side, with its rnany quaiitit, early 20t�century bungalows and cottages,is something tt�at's lmigue to Redwood City and treasurec� by its residents. Examples of how the Ffnger Aven�i� Project sfgi3ificantly degra�es the aesthetics of our nei�hbox•liood are: • Coiisti•uction af two hames with wide two-stary Facades set back the miyii�iium allowable distance From the street,The�-e a�•e no Iiotises tliat �arge set that c�ase to the street anywhei•e in our neigliboi-hood. • Nawhere else an Fi��ger Avea��te are hames tlifs la�ge�laced on lots tliis small. • Al!of tl�e ho�iies are of simiiar size and all two-story,as a�posed to the mix of I�oine sizes and heigl�ts�hat are repa•es�ntative of tlie north side of Finger Aven�ie, • Most of tt�ese nine liornes will be viewabie frarr►the pt�blic s�reet.There is �i�tle vpen s}�ace and the homes�re only set back a small dista��ce fi•om the narrow alley that serves them (some fi�om 3ft- 6ft fron� the alleyway.) Nowhere in otu� neigh�at�haoc#ar� hotises situated in this fast�ion. • A development ti�is de2isely paclted is incatnpatii�le wit�i tt�e presenc�of IaE•ge matt�re trees on the site, Tl�e ever�tualloss oFtlzese trees will be irreversible, • T��e breaki�p of the i�arkh side�F Finger Ave.Uy creating two i�ew intersectians, The narrow alleyw�y biii�t for tlie develnpme«t fai�s to integrake witl� Finger Avei�ue by not liaving a sidewalk or planting sh•ip against the ��oadway, • The on�-way alleyway will require street signs on Ffnger Ave to direct traffic, further com��•omising the cl�ar�cter oFthe north sic�e of the stre�t. T��e overall mass and scale af this devetopment is cflmpletely out oF place in our neighbo��l�ood,oiit af character for the zioi•�h sjde of F#nge;�Avenue and ir wili anly lead to ft�rtt�er degradation of the unique character and c�uaIity of oti�•sti•eet, Name � r V l Y'�� A[idCess��-�.�- �.A�'�C. ,��_�•,r�a� Date _OS'/��..lil 7�0��