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8.A. - Page 333 S�t �ement on Finger Aven�, het�cs, I am a Finger Avenue resident or neighbor,who waiks,bicycles or otherw�se enJays thc Finger Avenue streetsca�e,[have seen the plans For the McGowan nine-1ot development, and canclude that it will substantialiy degrade the existing visual cHaracter and quality oF the s�te and its surroundings. Wt�at fs irnportant aesthetically about my neighbarhaod is the semi-tura!character o€t�e nurth side of Finger Avenue,with many homes set far back From the street.The appearance oF targe amounts aF apen space wlth mature,old growth trees,}�rovfdes a sCriking backdrop to the homes.The contrast between the north side af�'inger AveRUe and its south side,with its many yuaint,early 20th century bungalows and cottages,is somethir�g that's uniyue to Redwuod Cfty and treasurea by its residents, Exatnp�es oFhow the Finger Avenue Project significantly degrades t�e aesthetics of oe�t- neighborhood are; • �anstruction o�two homes with wide two-story facades set back t�e minfmum allowable dfstance from the street.There are no houses that large set that close to Che street anywhere in our nelghborhood, • Nowhere ekse an Finger Ave��ue are homes this large plac�ed on Iots this small, • All of the homes are oFsimflar size and all two•story,as opposed to the mix of home sizes and#�eights that are representakive of the sorth sfde of Finger Avenue. • Most of these nine�omes will be viewable Fi�om the�ublic street,There�s Jfttle open space and the homes are only set back a smai!d�stanee from th�narrow that serves t�em [some from 3ft-6ft from the al�eyway.) Nowhere in our neighborhood are houses situated in this fashion, • A deveEopment this densely paClred is incompatlble with the presence oFlarge mature trees on the site,The eventual loss of these trees will be irreversihle, • The breakup af the narth side of Finger Ave.bq creating two new Intersectians.The narrow aEleyway built far the development fails to integrate with Finger Avenue by not having a sidewalk or planCing strip against tl�e roadway. • 7'he one-way atleyway will requ9re street signs on Finger Ave to direct trafflc, Further cam�romis�ng the character of the north side oFthe street. The overatt mass and scale af this develapi�ent is camplete�y out oF place in our neighbarhood,aut aF character for the north side oFFfnger Avenue and it will only lead to further degradation af the unique c�aracter and yual9ty of our street. V' �`l.h ln[C.Ix.�_. Name �n Ac�dress__��} �t�f ��— Date ��1 11 I