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8.A. - Page 310 �tatement on F�nger Avenue Aesthe��cs 1 am a Finger Avenue resfdent or neigi�bor,who walks,bicycles ar otC�erwise enf ays the Finger Avenue streetscape.I have seen the plans far the McGowan nine-!ot development, and conclude that ft wi12 substantialiy degr�de the existing visual character and qualfty of the site and its surroundings, What is lrnportant aesthetically about my neighborhood is the semi-rura(character of the north side aFFingerAvenue,with many homes set far back from tlie street,The appearance � of large anYOUnts of apen space with mature,ald growCh trees,prflvides a striking backdrop ta the homes,The contrast between the north stde of FingerAvenue�nd its sauth side,wfth fts many yuaint,early 2d�century bungalaws and cottages,is samething that's unique to Redwood City and treasured by its resfdents. �xamples of how the FSnger Avenue Project significantly degrades the aesthetics of our neighborhood are: + Construction nf two homas with wide two-story facades set hack the minim�tt3 a[lowable distance from the street.There are no houses that large set that close to the street anywhere#n our neighborhood. � Nov�►here else on Finger Avenue are h4rnes thts large placed nn 2ots this sma1L • All of the homes are of similar sixe and all two-story,as opposed to tt�e mix of hame sizes and hefghts that are representative of the north side oF Finger Avenue, • Most afthese nine homes wlll be v�ewable from the pu�lic street,There is ifttte open space and the homes are only set back a small distance From the narrow that serves them (some from 3ft-6t�From the alieyway.) IVowhere fn our neighbarhood are houses situated in this fas�ion, • A development this densely packed ts incompatible with the press�ice of Rarge mature trees�n the site.The eventualloss of these trees will be irreversible, • The breakup of the north side of Finger Ave.$y creat�ttg two new intersections.The narrow a[leyway built for the develnprnent fails ta integrate with Finger Avenue by not having a sidewalk or�lanttng str�p against the roadway, • The one-way al�eyway will reqnire street signs on FingerAve ta direcC Eraffic, farther compramising the character of the narth side of the street. The overall mass and scale oF 1s deveiopment is compieteiy out of place in our neigh5orhoo ,out f chara r for the north sids af Finger Avenae and it w}I2 only Iead to f�rther aegr dat' oFth niyus character and quality af nur stree� Name, �' ••- Address�r.w�[� S�lo�' �ate � 3/ G 1