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8.A. - Page 300 Statement on Finger Avenue Aesthetics �am a Finger Avenue i•esident or r�eighhor,who walks,bicycles or otherwise enjoys the Finger Avenue streetscape. I have see� the glans for the McGowan nine-lat aevelopmeni, and conc�ude that it wil�substantially degrade the existing visual character and quality af the site and its surroundings. What is important aesthetically aboe�t tny neighbarhoad is the sem i-ruraf cliaracter of the narrh side of Finger Avenue,with many homes set far back fi�orr� the street.The appearance of large amounts oFopen s�ace with matu�•e,old grawth trees,pravides a striking backdrop ta the homes,The cantrast between the north side of 1�ingerAvenue and its south side,with fts many quaint,ear�y 20�h century bungalows and coCtages, is something that's unique ta Redwood City and treasured by its residents. Exampies of how the Ft�iger A�enue Project signiffcantly d�grades the aesthefics of our ne#ghborhood are: • Constructfon oF two homes with wide two-story facades set back the minimum allowable d�stance From the street,There are na hauses that large set that close to the street anywhere in our neighborhood, • Now�ere else on Finger Avenue are homes this targe placed on lots this small, • Atl of the homes are of s[milar size and all two-staxy,as opposed to the mix af honle sizes and heights that are representative of the narth side af Finger Avenue. • Most oFthese nine homes will be viewable Fram the public stt�eet.There is[ittle open space and the hames are anly set back a sinall distance from the narrow alley that serves them [same frorn 3f�- 6ft fnom the alleyway.) Nawhere in our r�eighborhaad are houses situated in this fashian. • A development this densely packed is incampatible with the presence vf large mature t2•ees o�� the site.The eventual loss of these Crees wiil be irreversible, • The breakup of the north side of Finger Ave, by creating two new intersections. The narraw alleyway built for the development fails to integr•ate with Finger Avenue by not having a sidewalk or pianting strip against the roadway, • T�ie one-way alleyway wi[� require street signs an �ingerAve to r�irect traffic, further comprornising the character of the north side af the street. The overall mass and scate of th�s development is completely out oP place in aur ne[ght�orhflod, out of character for the north side of Finger Avenue and it wiil only lead ko further degradation of the unique character and �uality of our street. � Name ��- "r'""�'�-�'t-� Address �1�1 �-ti.� rL,� ... � Date � '�' ��5�' �0�� \��