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8.A. - Page 302 <br /> te nt o Fin r Av e sth ' <br /> I ar�z a Finger Aveiwe residei�t or neigl�bar,wYio wallcs,bicycles or oti�erw�se enjoys the <br /> F'i�fger Avenue streeCscape,[have seen the plans for the M�Gowan nir�e-]nk development, <br /> and concli�de that it will substantially degrade tl�e existing visual cl�aracter and q�ialityj of <br /> tlle site and its surroundings, <br /> W�iat is important aestheticaily abput my neighborhaod is��Ye semi-rtu�al character of t2ie <br /> �orth side of Finger Avenue,with rnany homes seC Far back from t�e street,The appearance <br /> oF�arge amounts oFopeiy space with tnatitre,old�rawtts trees,provides a sti•tking backdrap <br /> to the��omes.The contrast betwe�n ttte north side of Finger Avenue ant�its south side,with <br /> fts ma�iy quaii�t,early 20r1'cetltury bun�alows and cottages,is sometiixng that's unfqi�e to <br /> Redwoad City and treasured lsy its residetyts. <br /> Examples of l�ow the�inger Avenue Px•oJect s[gniFcantly clegrades the aesClyetics of otir <br /> neighboz•hood are: <br /> . Ga�fstruction of t�vo homes witti wlde twa-story facad�s set back the rrsinimu�n <br /> allawable distance from the street.There are no hauses that large set that cIose to <br /> ttle street anywhere in our neighbarhood, <br /> . Nowhere�lse an Finger Avenue are homes this IaE•ge placed o�i lats this small, <br /> . All of the han�es are af similar size aiid all two-story,as opposed to the mix of home <br /> sizes aitd heig��ts t��at are representative t�f the north side nf Fin gei•A�enue. <br /> a Most of these nine homes will ve viewable from the p�bllc street.There is little apen <br /> space and the homes are ottly seC back a small distanee fi•om the rxa�•raw that serves <br /> them (satne from 3ft-Gft f'ra�the alleyway.) Now}�ere in oui• neighbor�ioad are <br /> �tauses situated 9n this fashior�, <br /> • A development this densely packed is incompatible with tlae presence of large <br /> mature trees a��the site.Ths evente�al Ioss oFthese trees will be 9i•i•eversiUle, <br /> • The breaku�of tho t�orth side of Finger Ave,by ci•eating cwo new intersections.The <br /> narrow alley�n►ay built for the development fails to iiftegrate vvittY�'inger Ave�fue by <br /> �aot��aving a sidewalk ar plantiiig strip against the roadway. <br /> • The one-way allayway will requSre stre�t signs ort [�inger Ave to direct traffic, <br /> further compro�x�ising the character oFthe�iarth side oPthe street, <br /> The overalt mass anct scate oF�his deveiopment is campletely aut ofp�ace in aar <br /> �ieighborhoad,out of character for tiie nartM sfde of�inger Avenue anci it will only lead to <br /> fw�ther clegradatio��vf the uniyue charactex•ar�d guatity of our strcet. <br /> ���,..1 P=�/'• �- 1w�1�Y� <br /> Rf a m e ��1�..���,�.(.�Cti ��C��..� <br /> Address � � �� '��� Date •� f� I <br /> 1 <br />