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8.A. - Page 303 �tatement on Finger Avenue Ae heti s I am a Finger Aveniie i•esident or�zeiglibor•,who wallcs,b#cycles oi•ott�erwise et�joys f�ie Finger Avenue srrePtscape. I have seen the plans for t��e McGowan t��ne-fot deve�opment, a��d conclude that it will sul�stantially deg�•ade t��e existing vlsual cliai•acter ai�d c�uality of t��e site and its sttrroundings. Wliat is imporCant aesthetical2y a�otit my»eigliharhood is tl�e serni-i•ui•aI c��aracter af t}ie nortll side of Ringe�•Avenue,with r�ia�7y}yomes set Far baclt frorn tlie street.Tlie appearance of large amounts af opeai space witt� mature,old grawt� ti•ees,�rovides a strflcing�acicdrop to the homes. Tl�e contrast between tiYe uortl�side of Finge2�Aven�se a1�CI 1tS 50UtI1 51�@,W1CI1 IC5 Z11c�IlY C�LIc�111t,early ZQ�h century bungalnws and cotta�es, is soinetlxi��g that's i�nique Co Redwooc� Ciry and treaszia•ed by its resic��ilts. Cxamples of how the f inger Aventre Project signifcantly degrades the�esthetics of our neighUorhood are; • �onstruclion of two l�omes with wide two-story facac�es set bacic t�e mi��imum a1lowable distance from the street,There are na liouses that large s�t tt�at cIase to the stre�t an,ywl�ere in ow�neigh�orlsaod. • Nowhere else an Fftiger Aveniie ax�e fiomes khis large placed oi��ats tl�is smaIl. • A�1 oFt��e iiomes are of similar size znd all twa-stary,as o�posed ta the Rzix oF home sizes and heiglits tllat are representative of the north side of Fiiigei• Ave��ce. • Mast of these nit}e homes wiiY be view��le f�•�m the public sti•eet. Ti�erE is Iittle open space a��d Che liomes ar•e only set back a s»�a11 disiance fi•otn the na�•row alley that sst-ves t��em [some fram 3ft-6f�fro�i the alleyway.] Nowhere in oui• neighborhood are houses situated in this fashion, • A developmei3t this densely pacl{ed is incarnpatible with the presence of large matuz•e trees or� the site,The eventual lass of�ltese trees will lie i�•�•eversi�le, • Tf�e breaku}�oFtlie north side of FingerAve, uy ci•eating two new intei�sectioiis, Tlie nari•ow alleyway btiilt for ttie development Fails to integrare wi�h Fing�� Aven�ie by not havi�ig a sidewallc ar�lar�ting strip against the i•vac�way, � The one-way alleyway will rec�uire street signs an Finger Ave to direct traffic, further compramising the character of the north side af the stre�t. The avei•all mass ai�d scal�of t1�is develapment is campleCely otit of�alace in our iieighbort�ood,out of character for tlie norti�s�de oF Ffngei•Ave�iue anc� it wfll a�iZy lead to further degradation aF t�e unique cf�ar�acter and q��ality of oua•street. _ ��f Narne. � �_�,_____. 5 T�U'�nl �'LD�t2 S i[E h��o Address 29�0--� '�� V� Date ��-f � _— ��