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8.A. - Page 328 Sta#�in�ent vn Finger Avenue Aesthetf cs I am a F#nge3•Av�nue resident or netghbar,who walks,bicycles or othe rwise en�oys the Finger Avenue streetscape.I have seen the plans Fvr t�ie McGowaii nii�e-1ot develop��ent, ana conciud�ti�at it wf�t substantially degrade the existing vlsual character and t�uality af tlie site and its surraundings, What is importartt aest�teticaliy ai�o�t i�ty neighk�orhovd is the sernf•iurai character of tfte nortl�sfde of�inger Avenue,witl�t��any hon�es set Far i�aclt Frotn the street.The appearance of large Atnounts oF open space with mature,o!d growth trees,pravides a strikEng backdrop to the hames.Tl�e contrast between the north side oFFinger Avenue ar�d its south side,witl� its anany c�uafiit,early 20t�'century bungalows and cottages,is sornething that's unfque tn Raciwoad C�ty and treasured by its residents. 8xampies nf how the Finger Avenue Project significantly degrades the aesthetics of our neight�arhaad are: • Constc•itction af two homes with wic�e two-story facades set back Che tninimum allowable distatue frott� the sti•eet.Tl�ez•e ai•e r10 houses CItaC large set that close to the street anywhe�•e it� oUr neighborhanc#. • Nowhere else on Ffnger Avenue are hornes this�arge placed an lots this smalt, . Alt of the ho�nes at•e oF sir�Zilar size anc�aIt two-story,as apposeci ta the mtx of�iome sizes and heigiits that are representative of the north sicEe of Finger Avenue. . Most nf these nine hnmes w�ill l�e viawaUte From the p�iblic street.Tl�ere is tittle open space and the homes are o�ily set hack a s:na11 distance fro�n ttie nArrow that serves them (sor��e Frorn 3ft-fift fram tlre adleyway.) Nowher•e ii� ou3�n eiglil�arizaod are liouses situated in tliis fashion, + A develapment this aensely packed is incatnpatit�le with tl�e presence oFlarge mature t�•ees on the site.The eventual loss ofthese trees will�e i�•reversib3e, • The breaku�oF the north side of Finger Ave,l�y creak�ng two new intersecEions,The r�arrow alleyway built for rlie d�vela�msnt fails to integrate with FingerAvenue by not having a sidewalk ar�Iar�ting strip against the�•oadway. � The ane-way alieyway will require street signs an Fir;ger Ave�o direct trafFic, �'urfl�er campromts#ng the character of the nnrth side of tly�streeC. 1'he overall mass ar�d scale of this deveiopment is cnmp�etety out of place in aur neighborhoad,auC of character far tlie north side of Finger Avenue at�d it will only lead to Further degradation af the unique h racter atyd gr�ali�y of our street. Name ��•, ��-� 1f 1 �- /"' � Address ' � �' h C" � � u�/ Date � s i l � 1