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8.A. - Page 304 Statement on Fin��,�,venue Aesthetic� I am a FirigerAvenue r�sident or neighbor,w�io watks,bicycles or otherwise enjoys the Finger Avenue streetsca�e,1 have seen the plans for the McGowan nine-1at deve2opment, aiid canclude t��at it wiIl substantially degz•ade Che existin�visual cliaracter and yuality of l•l�e site ai;d its sui•rnundings. W�iat is imporrant a�stt�eticatIy about my neighbot•��aad is the semi-ru ral chat�cte�Qf the T1pYth side of Finger Avenue,with m�ny hornes set far bacic 1'rom tlie sCreet,Tl�e appearance af large amo�nts of open space witl�mature,otd growth trees,provides a striking backdrop tb iI18)lOti185.T�e contrasr between tl�e north side of Finger Avenue at�d its south sfde,wit13 its many y�afi�t,eaz�ly 2Q��'century�ungalows and cottages,is soinethit�g that's uR#q�te to Redwoad City and tt•easured by its reside��ts. Examples oF haw the F(nger Avenue Prvject signi�icatitiy degi•�des tlte aestl�etics nf out• t�eigh�arhood are: + Construction of two homes with wide twa-story facades set back t1�e minirninn allowalile disrance from ths street.There are no houses that large set#Itat close to th�srreet anywhere in nur ueigt7�iorhooc�, . Nawhere else ari Fin�et-Avenus are hon�es this large placed an lots this small. • Aii oF�h�homes are oFsimilar size and all two-stnzy,as opposed ta the tnix oFhotne sizes and heights that at•c representative of tf�e�iartl�side af Fin�er A�en��e, • Most of these nine homes will las viewable From Che public street,There is littIe open space and t��e liomes are only set hack a smal) dfsta�ice frntn the narrow that seives them {some fi•orn 3ft-6ft fram the alleyway.) Alawhere in our r�eighharhoad are haiises sltuated in t�iis fashion. • A developtnent this densely packed is incompatible with the presence of farge mature trees o�i the site,The eventufil loss oF Chese trees wiil be irt•evers��le. • The t�reaki�p of the nortti side af Finger Ave.by creating tw4 new intersections.Tlye na�•row alieyway biti�t for the developmet�t fails to integrate wlth Finger Avenue by not l�avfng a sidewatlt or planting strip against the roadw�y. • 7'he one-way alleyway wft!require street sigr�s on F2nger Ave to d[rect traffic, Further compromising ttie character oF the north side of the street. The averall mass at�d scale of this deveiapmerzt ls co��pleteIy out of place iii our neighborhood,o�=t of c�iaracter for ttie north sicle of Finger Avenue a�td it will orily lead to fuF•C��er degradation oft�e anique character and quality of our stz•eet. � �C/�---� Name ;'� � Add�•�ss �� ',_.�; � �:�-. Aate �C`��F I �1 1