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8.A. - Page 327 Statement on Finee��e Aesthetics C arn a Finger Aver►ue resident or nei�bar,wno walks,t��cycles or otherwise enjoys Che Finger Avenus streetscape.I ha�e se�n the plans For Che McGowan nlne-lot development, and conclude that it will svhstantially degrade the existing visual ci�aracterand quatity oF the sfte ana its s�trrou�adings, Whaf is important aesthetically about my neighborhoad is the semi-rural character ofthe norttz slde oFFingerAvenue,wlth mapy homes set far ba�k from the street.The appeawance of large amounts of open space with mature,old growth trees,provid�s a striking backdrop to the homes.The conkrast between the narth side of Finger Avenue and its south side,wlth its rrtany quaint,eariy ZOth century bungalows and cattages,is something that's unique to Redwood City ana treaseired by its res�dents, Examp[es oChaw the Finger Avenue Projer.t signiFcantly degrades the aesthet#cs af oUr neighborhood are; . Gonstruction of two hames with wide two-stary facades set back the minimum allowable distance fram the street.Tl�ere are no houses that large set that close to the street anywhere in our neighborhood. • Nowhere else on Finger Avenue are homes this large placed oR lots this small. • All of the horr�es are of sfmilar si�e and all kwo-stary,as opposed to the mix of hnme slzes and heights that are represeatative of the north side of Finger Avenue, • Most of these nine homes w��l be►rfewable Fram tf►e public street.There is little open space and the homes are only set back a small distance from the narraw that serves them(some from 3R-6fC from the alleyway,) IVowhere in our neighborhoad are houses sitvated in this Fashion. • A development thts densely packed is lt�rompatible with the presence aFlarge matnre trees on the site,The eventnal loss of these trees wil) be irreversi�le, • The hreakup of the north side of Finger Ave,by creat9ng two new intersections.The narrow a!leyway built for the development Fadls to integrate with Finger Avenue by not having a sidewalk or planttng str�p agafnst the roadway. • The one•way alteyway will require street signs o�ti Finger Ave to direct traf�ic, further compromising the character of the narth side of the street, The overall�aass a�d scale af thls developrrtent is completely out of Place in our neighborhoad,out oF character For the norti�side of Finger Avenue and it wiEi only lead to Further de ati the unique character and qua�fty of our street, i Name Adare � .�" ,�G C7 ..�1 � ss Date � ! r/U� �. T �