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8.A. - Page 319 Statement on Fin er Avenue Aesthatics I am a Finger Avenue resident or neighbor,w�o walks, bicyaIes or otl�erwise enjoys the Finger Avenue streetscape. I have seen the pJ�s for the McGowan nine-loi de�elopineni,and conctude tlaat it will substaniially degrade tl�e existing�visual character and yuality af the site and its su�raundings. What is irnporta�nt assthetically abaut my neighborhood is the serr�i-rnral character af the nortt� side of Finger Avenue, with many hoxnes set far back from t�e street. The appearance of large anlounts of open space with mature,otd growth�e�s,provides a striking �ackdrop to the homes. The contrast between the north side of Finger Avenue and its soutlt side,with its many quaint, early 20�`century bungalows and coitages, is something that's trnique ta Redwood.City and treasured by its residents. Examples of how the Finger Avenue Project significantly degrades the aesthetics of our neighborhood are: � Constrraction of two hvmes��ith wide two-story facades set back t�ie minimum a2lowab�e distance�'rom the street, Tl�ere are no hoUSes that large set that clase to the street anywliere in aur neighborhoad. " • Nowhere else on Finger Avenae are homes tlYis laige placed on lots this small. • All of the homes are af simila�•size and a1l two-story, as opposed io the tnix of liome sizes and heights that are representative of ihe north s�de of Finger Avenue. � Most of these nine homes wilY be viewable from the public street. There is little open space and tl�e homes are only set back a small distance fi•om the narrow that serves them (some from 3ft—6$from the alleyway.) Nowhcre in our neighborhood are hauses situated in this fashion, � A deve�opment tliis dense�y packed is incompatible with the ptesence of la��e rnatvre trees on the site.The eventual loss af these trees wilI be irre�et�sib�e. • The breakup of the north side of Finger Ave, by creating two new interse.�tions. The nat��ow alleyway built far t�e development fails to integrate with Finger A�enue by not laaving a sidewalk or planting strip against the roadway. • Tne one-way al�eyway wi�l reyuire street signs on Finger A�e ta direct t�'affc, further campibmising the cha��acter of the�orth side of ihe streei. The a�+eraJ�mass and scale of this de�e�opment is completely out ofplaGe in our neighbarhood, out of character for the north side of FingerAven�e and it will only lead to fiu�ther deg��adsti ls�"uniyue clieracter an a2ity of ow'street. N ,/ '(/ "� t-.�. � . Address � � �l� n/ �ve Date j/( / Z�� ,