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8.A. - Page 343 <br /> ��t me�t on Finger„�lvenue , sthetr"c� <br /> r am a Finger A�enue res€dent or neigt�bar,who wa2ks,bicycIes o�•ntherwise enjoys tfxe <br /> Fingei•Aver�ue streetscape,I havc seen ttac ptans for the McGowan ninc-lot develaptne�at, <br /> anc�co��clude ti�at it wili substantially dagrad�the existirsg visuai character and qita;i�y of <br /> the s.ite and its surt•oi�ndings. <br /> WhaC is im�orkant aesthetically'about my neig2iborhnod is the sen�i-rural characte�•of tl�e <br /> north side of Finger•Avenue,with many hozr�es set Fas•�iack frorr3 Che st�•eet,Tl�e appearance <br /> oFlarge amounts of apen space with enature,old growth trees,provides a strfkf�ig�ack�rop <br /> ta ti�e 1lomes.The contrast between the north side oFFinger Avenue and iCs so�itl�side,wit� <br /> its many�uafnt,early 2p'�'cetitury bungalaws and cakta�es,is samething t1yaC's unique to <br /> Redwood City and treasured by its resfc�ents. <br /> �xamples of how tl�e F'inger Avenue Project signif#cantly clegrades the aesthetics of otu• <br /> neigMUorhoad are: <br /> • Construction vf two homes with wide twa-story facades set bacic tlie minimum <br /> ��llawable diskance from tl�e str��t,'I'here are no l�ouses that large set that close to <br /> tire st:•eet anywlzere in our neigt�horhood. <br /> + Nowhere els�on Finger Avenue are hon�es this large placec�on lats th#s smal�, <br /> • All oF the homes are nf s�inllar size and all two-sto�y,as opposed to t�e mix of liome <br /> sizes and��eigtits that are repr•esentative oF the nortli side af Finger Avenue. <br /> F Most of diese nine homes will be viewable ft•om the public stre��.There is litkle apen <br /> space and the k�omes are anly set back a small disrance from the narrow that serves <br /> them (som�fraxn 3ft—Gf�from the alleyway,] iVawhere in aur neight�orl�ood are <br /> hauses sit�iaCed fn this fashion. <br /> • A develop�t�e�tt t1�is ciensely packed is incotnpatible with t�e presence of large <br /> matw•e h�ees on th�site.The eventual tass of these fi•ees will be irreversfble. <br /> • The breaicup af the north side of Finger Ave,by cre�Cing two new intersectioris,The <br /> narraw alleyway buitt for the developmer�C Falls to tntegrake wit��Finger Avenue by <br /> not havin�a sfdewalk or�ta�tEng stz•#p against the roadway. <br /> + Tlie one-way afleyway will requir•e strest signs o�� Fitager Ave to direct traf'Fic, <br /> further comp�•omisfng the character of the narth side of the street, <br /> The overall mass anc�sca�e oFt��is development is campletely aut of place in our <br /> ne[ghbarhood,out of cltarncter for the north slde of i�inger Avenue and fti will only lead to <br /> further degradation of Che unique clzaracter and yualfCy of aur street. <br /> f� �17 � r� � '_' <br /> Narne ., �' F:r�C� ��- <br /> � <br /> + � � � � :�1�� � t <br /> Acfdress__(•?c.�� (�:;:1 j.� rl .,_� Date � _ � ' � - � <br /> 1 <br />