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8.A. - Page 322 Sta��ment vn Fin�er�v_�nue Aesthetics I am a Fi��ger Aver�ue resident or��eighbar,who wafks,I�icycles ar atl�erwise enjays Clye i�in�e�•Avenue streetscape.I have seen the plans fo3•the McGowata nitYe-lat developmer�t, and conc�ude that ft will st��stai�tially degrade th�axisti�g visual character and qttality oF tlfe site and its surroundings, What fs important aestlieC�cally about my neighborhaod is t}�e sexni-r«ral character of the north side oF C'ingez•Avenue,with many homes set far back fram the street,The appea:•a�ice of large amounts af open space wiE1�i��ature,nld gro�vth trees,provides a striking backdrop Co the liotnes,The contrast between the north side oF I�inger Avenue and its soutih side,with its many quaint,ea�•ly 2Q�h century bungaiows and cottages,is something that's unique to Redwaod City a�d treasured by its rasidents. �xarnples of�ow the Finger Aven�e Pro�ect signi�cantly degr�ades tlae �esthetics of au�• neighisorhoad are: • Cotist�•uctian of two homes with wide two-story facades set�ack the�tiini�i�urt� a�lowable distance fram tl�e street,Ttsere are i�o hoiFSes that lat•ge set that clase to tlie street a��ywhere in out•nei�h�oi•Ifoad, • Nowl}e�•e else an FingerAvettue a�•e hott�es tlils large placed ot7 lots this smail. • A�I of the liomes are oFsimilar sfze and all two-stoty,as opposed ta the rnix ofliame sizes and heigtits ttiat are representative of the t�orCh side of ri�iger Avenue. • Most af these nine hor�tes will be viewable fi�om the puU13c sti�eet,Thers is littie apen space and the hames a�•e ot�ly set�iack a stnall distance from th� iyarrow that serves them (sortie from 3ft--6ft fi•om t�e alleyway.) Nowhere ir�aur neighUoi•t�ood are houses sitUated in this fasttion, + A develo�snent this denseiy packed is i��co�tiparible with the presence of lar�e mature trees o:�tlie site.Tne eventual lass of these trees wf!!be ii�•eve�•sibie. • The breaki�p oFt�e north s9de oF Finger Ave.Uy creating twa new intersectians,The �arrow alleyway huilt for the development faiEs to integrate wlth Finger Avet�ue i�y not having a sidewailt or plaittittg strip against the roadway. * The ane-way alleyway wfll requfre street signs nn Finger Ave to direct traff�c, €i�rthe�•con�promisitig the c1ia2•actez•of the narth side of the sCreet. The overall rr�ass ar�d scale oF this development is completely out of place in our �ieighbarhood,out of character Far tfte rtorth side of Finger Avenue at�d i t wi[l anly lead to further degradation of tlie unic�ue cliaracter and quality of nin•street. ,_ �' �� r '�___-.��.-�;�.�_;'�'�- .�.. _ . Narn , _:�.--`=-� _.-..�� - � „ ., Adc�t•ess ��;-- `:�� c�+r � :� �• 5t . �ate :.�> ;I I� �