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8.A. - Page 313 <br /> S�imrent on Fing ,Pr Avenue Aes�hetics <br /> f am a F��ger Avenue resi�ent or neighbnt;wl�a walks,bicycies ar otherwise e:zjoys the <br /> FingerAvenue streetscape,I��ave seen the plans For the McGowa�i nine-[ot development, <br /> and concle�de that it will substa��tially clegra�e the existfng visuai cl�aracter anc!quality of <br /> tl�e stte and its surroundings. <br /> Wtiat is irn��artanr aesthet�ca!!y abaut ry�y neigh�arhond is the serni-rural chai•aeter oF the <br /> n�rth sid�of Finger Avei�ue,wiCh tnaxty�iomes set Far b�cic fi•om tl�e sh•eet,The appearance <br /> of large amounts of apen space with ntature,o�d growth trees,provides a striking backdrap <br /> to the hatnes.The contrasC between the north side of FingerAvenue and its south side,wiE� <br /> its maiiy y�tai��t,early 20�n ce�tury bunga[ows and cottages,is somethaE�g that's uttique to <br /> Redwaod City and treasurer�by its res�dents. <br /> Csxamples of how ti�e�inger Avenue Project signif�cantly degrades tiye aestlietfcs of aur <br /> neigliborl�ood are; <br /> • Gonstruct�on of two homes with wide two-story Facades set�ack tE;e mtrt#murn <br /> a!lowa}�le clistatice Fi•om the skreet.There are na houses that large set that close to <br /> the street anywhere in aur neighboi�hood. <br /> � Hawhere else on Finger Aven�ie are hornes kh#s large placed on lots this srnall. <br /> � A!1 oFtl�e hotnes are of slmilar size ai�d alI two-story,as oppased to the mix afltorne <br /> sizes a��d]ieights that a►•e represettihative of tlie taorth side oFFingerAvenue. <br /> * Most aFthese nfne homes will be viewab�e from the public street,Tliere is littl�open <br /> space and tl�e homes are anly sst back a smail c�istance from the r�arrow that serves <br /> them{snme fron�3ft—6ft fi•om the alleyway,) Nowhere in our ne�ghborhaod are <br /> houses sftuated in this fasl�ian. <br /> r A cievelopm�n�this dense�y packed is f:�campatibl�with khe presence of Zarge <br /> mat�re trees an the site.Th�eventua7 2oss of these trees wil!be irreversible. <br /> • The breakup af ttte nortn side of Finger•Ave.by c�•eati:ig two new intersectious,The <br /> narrvw atleyway built for t�e c�evetapment faiis to integrate with Finger Avenue t�y <br /> nat havirag a sidewalk or p�a»ting sti�fp agafnst tfie:�adway. <br /> • The one-way alleyway w€11 reyuire street signs an Finger Ave to direct traFfic, <br /> Fiirther compramisl�g the characte��of the north sicte of the street. <br /> The a�eratZ tnass�nd scale of tliis development fs completely aut aFplace in our <br /> t�eighborhoad,out of character fo�•the north side of Finger Avenue and it wi11 only tead ta <br /> furtl�er d ra�ation of tZ�e uniyue ch acter a��d qualfty of ow•street. <br /> --�, r <br /> � <br /> Name �`` `" �--�.._l�.s�� - � ���� <br /> -. 1 <br /> ..�(r��- / �� - �� , <br /> Addres� �"-� t-�.�- �.._ . .. Dat� <br /> f'' � <br /> 1 <br />