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8.A. - Page 325 �ta��nt on Finger Avg�,,��,�h�trC� !am a Finger AvenUe resiaent or neighbor,who walks,b�rycles or otherwise enjays the F�nger Avenue streetscape, l have seen the p�ans for C�e McGowan nine-�ot devel�pment, and conclude that it will substantia�ly degrade the exisCing visual character ana q�ality oFthe site and its surroundings. What is important aesthetically about my neighborhood is the semi-rura�c�ararter of the noi-th side o�Finger Avenue,with many homes set far back from the street, The appearance of large amattntis oF open space with mature,old growth trees,provides a striking backdrap to the homes,The contrast between the north side af Finger Avenue ana its south side,with its rr�any yUaint,early 20th century bungalows and cottages,is something that's unique to Redwood City an�treasured by its resid ents. Examples of how the Fingei•Avenue Project significantl�r degrades the aest��etics oF our neighborhood are: • Construction of two homes with w�de two-story facades set bacic the minimum allowab2e distanre from the street.There are no houses that large set that clase to the street aRywhere in our neighbar•hoad. • Nowhere else on Finger Avenue are homes �his large placed on lots this small. • Ali of th� homes are af slmilar size and al2 two-sto�y,as oppased to the mix of �ome sizes and heights that are repi•esentative of khe norhh s ide of Finger Avenue. • Most oF these nine homes will be viewab2e fram the public sYreet.There is little opeai spare and the homes are only set bactc a smal] distance fi•om the narrow alley that serves them [some From 3ft- 6ft fram t��alleyway.) Nowhere in our neighborhood are houses situated in tliis fasnion. • A deve�apment this densely packed is incompati�le with the presence of large matz�re trees on the site, TYte eventua2 toss nf these trees will be irreversible. • The breakup of the norkh side of Finger Ave. by creating two new intersecCians. T�e narrow a�feyway built for the deVelapment fa�ls to i�ategrate wft�Finger Avenue by not having a sidewalk or planYing strip against the roadway, • The one-way aIleyway witl require street signs on F�nger Ave to direct traffic, furthe�•rompromising the charactex•of the nortl�side of the street, The overall mass and scale of this development is comp�ete�y out of ptace fn a�r neighborhood,out of character for the north side of�inger Avenne and it wi71 only lead Co further degradation of the unique character and qualfty of our street, Name i�� c��6V�1if`� �� i�,�Lr�� Address DaCe ry� � � �