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8.A. - Page 309 SLa�emen�on Finger Avenue�esrh��ics I arn a Finger Aven��e resident ar neighbar,who wa!#cs,bicycles or otl�et�wise eiyjoys the Finger Avenue streetscape.I have seen tl�e plans for tl�e McGowan nine-lot developinent, and co�icJttde that it will substantialty degrade the existing visual char�cter and qual�ty aF th�site and its sttt�rotitidings. Wl�at is impo3�tant aesthetfcaily at�out my neighbnrhoad fs Che serni-rurat chararter oF tl�e rior•th side of Fin�er Avenue,with matfy homes set far b�ck from the slreet,The appEarance of large ainaunts of open space wifh iziatw•e,old g��owt�z trees,provides a striking backdrop Co the hoines,The canti•ast bekween the no:•th side oF�inger Avenue an d its souff�side,with its many qualnt,earEy�0��'centu�y bungalows and cottages,is sotnething tti�t's�inique ta Redwaod Gity and Creasw•ed Uy its resic�e�ats. Examp�es af how the Finger Avenue ProjecC signiffca�t�y degr•ades the aesthetics of our tieighborhoad are; + ConstrucCion of two homes with wide two-sCory Facades set bac�r tlie rninimum allowa�le distancc frortt the street,There are no houses that large seC that close to tt�e street anywhere�n oin•neighborhood. � Nowhere else on Finger•Avenue are homes thls la�ge placed on lats C�iis stnall, + All of rlie I�a�nes a��e of similar size and afl two-stary,as opposed to the mix of lioiije sjzes atid heights t�iat are represe�itati�e of tlte«orth side of Fitiger Avet�ue, • MosC of tl�ese r�ine liomes wi�l be viewable from the public street,There is little open space and the l�o�nes are only set back a stnall distance from the narraw that serves then�(some frnm 3ft-6ft fram the alleyway.) Nawhere in our neighl�or�YOod are houses situated ln this fashfan, • A development t�is densely packsd is incanipatil�2e with die presence of la�•ge mature trees on the site.The eventtia�loss oF these trees will�e 4rreversible. • The breakup of the north side oFFinger Ave,by creating twn new intersections,The narrow alieyway f�uil�for�he developme«t fafis to integrat�witi� Finger Avenue by ��at havir�g a sidewalk or planting strip againsC C�e raadway, s Tl�e one-way alleyway will require street sigrts on Finger Ave to direcC traf#�c, Further compromisi�ig the ct�aracter of tlse riarth side of ttie stt•eet. The ovsra«n�ass and scaie of tl�fs development is complete�y out of place i�our neigh�orhaod,aut of character for ttie nort�side of Finger Avenue and it wfll anly lead to Further de�raciation of the uniyue characker a�d quality af oi�r street, Name ��!,°1,•-�^_'•' ,�-`�. �,y •', 1,. ,�, . 4 r Addt•ess � !ti ��s f+ ,a� � '�u Date ��t ��,� ( �