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8.A. - Page 339 Staternent an F�nger Avenue Aesthe,�s I am a Finger Avenue resident or neighbor,who walks,bicycies ar otherwise en�oys the FingerAvenue streetscape.I have seen the plans For the McGowan nine-lot develapment, and conclude that it wiIi substantially degrad�the exfsting visual character aRd yuality oF the site and(ts surraundings, What is impartanr aestheticaity about rny neighborhood is the semi-rural character of t�e north slde of Finger Avenue,with many harnes set far back fram the street.The appearance of large amaunts of open space with mature,old growt��trees,provides a strfking backdrop to the homes,The cor�trast between the north sf�e of Fing�r Avenue and its sauth side,with its many quaint,early 20'�century bungalows a�d cottages,is sar�ething that's unique ta Redwoad Cfty and treasured by its residents, Examples of�aw the Finger Avenue Project s�gnif�cantly degrades the aest�etics oFour neighborhaod are: • Construction of twa hames with wtde twa-story facades set back the minirnum allawable distance from the street.There are no houses that large set that clase to the street aoywhere in aur nerghbarhvod. • Nowhere else on Finger Aver�ue are hames thls[aige placed on lots tl�1s small, • Al[of the hornes are of simtiar size and atl twa-stary,as a�posed to the mix of home slzes and heights that are representat[ve af the narth slde af Ffnger Avenue. • Mast oFthese nine homes wilt be vlewabla from the public street,There is little open spacs and the homes are onfy set qack a small disCance From the narrow that serves them isome From 3�'—6ft from the alleyway.] Nawhere 1n our neighbprhood are houses situated in thds fashion. � • A develapment this densely packed is lhcompatible with the presence af large mature trees on the site.Tt�e eventual loss af these trees will be frreversible, • The breakup of the nortit side of Finger Ave,by creating two new intersectiar�s,The narrow a�leyway built For Che develapment f�11s ta integrate with Finger Avenue i�y naC hav#ng a sidewaZk or p1anCing strip against Che roadway, � The ane-way al�eyway will require street st�gt�s on Finger Ave to direct tra�c, furt�er compramising the character of the north side nf the sCreet. The overall mass aRd scale of this deve2opment is camplete�y aut aFplace 1n aur neighharhood,out aF�haracter forthe north side of Ffnger Avenue and it will only leaa!to further degradatian of the uniyue character and qualfty af our street, Narr:e �2..�5T Of!� , L'�92CS".l_'� Adclress_/�I�f/Jc('r� 1,F _ pate � I � � � i