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8.A. - Page 329 Statement ati Fin erAven��eAesthctics I ana a Fiiiger Av�nue reside��t or�ieig��bor, v�ll�o walks, bicycles or•otlierwiss enjoys tl�e �iizger Aveuue sireetscape. .I have seei� tl�a plai�s For tiie A�1cGowai�nina-lot develap�nent, and eonclude that it will substantially dsgrade t��e existiiig visua] character and c�uali#y of ihe site a�ad its suirawidings. What is impartai�t aestheticaIly aUout my neig,l�ba�•laooc� is the semi-rurai character of the �Zarth side of Finger A`�enue, with i�iany homes set far back from the street. Tl�e appearaiice of ]arge amoua�ts of apen space wrth ntattare, o�d g��owth trees, provides a siriking backdrap ta the l�oa�ies, Tl�e contrast between tlze nortl� side of Finger Ar�enue aiad its south side, vvit�� its nia��y yuaii�t, eari3�20��cetrtury b�angalor�vs and cottages, is sometluizg t�aat's ui�ique to Redwoad City a�id treasui•ed by its residents. �xamp�es ofliow t�e Fi�igerA�enUe Project significa��#iy degrades tl�e aesthetics af our i�eig�horliood are; � Caizstruction of two homes with wide two-story facades set back tlie minimum allow�ble distance fi•om the streei. There ar.e no houses ttiat Iarge set that clos� to khe s#reet anywl�ere in our neigliborlioo�. - � No«�here else on Finger Avei�ue are homes tllis large placed ari lots this smaIl. • A!1 of the homes are of sitiiilar size aud all t��o-stoyy, as opposed to tl�e i��ix of I�orne sizes �nd l�eiglrts tliat are z•epresentative of ti�e nortlf side af Finger Avenue. • Most af ttaese�iine homes wi�l be viewabie fram tlie public sh�eet. The��e is little ope�i s�»ce and the hoines are only set 6�ck a srnall distance froan the u�rrow that serves the�n (some fi•om 3ft—6ft fron7 the alley�uay.} Nowliere in our neigl�borhood a�•e taouses situated in this fashion, � A deve�opzuent tlais densely packed is inconipatible witl�ti�e presence of Iarge«iat��re trees an tlie site. The eventual loss of these trees will be irreversibfe. • Tt�e breakup of tlze nortl� sida of Finger Ave. by creating two�iew intersectioiys. The narrow�lleyway bt�ilt for the develQpment fails to integrate with Fingsr Aver3ue by no# having a sidewalk or planting strip againsf the ro�dway. � Tlae one-way alleyway will require stree[sig�is s�n ringer A��e to direct traffic, fiit�ther COIllpl'D1I31S1t]g tI1B G�]�Yacter of E�ie nor�th side of tlie street, Tlie overal! tuass a�id scale of this de�elopment is completely o�rt of place in�ur t�►eighborhood, aut of char•acter fox the nortl�s�cle of Finger Avenue and it will only iead ta further degi•adation of the uniyue cl�aracter and quality of our street. � � Na�ne .�.,. Address � , � � ' � ��% Date � � �