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8.A. - Page 350 <br /> Sfatement on Fi��ge��Aven�te Aestlteti�s <br /> I am a Fiii�er Aven�ie resident az•E�eigUbac, wlio walks, bicycles o�•qt�iei•wise e�ijoys the <br /> Fin�ez•Av�nue streetscape. I have see�� t�ze pla�is for the McGowa;i nit�e-1ot de�elopmeiit, anci <br /> �onclude that it wi1! substantially degrade tlie existitlg�isual cliai•acter and qt�ality of the site <br /> �17,C� 1#5 5fllTOLIIIC�II7�S. <br /> 'I�Vhat is imZ�ortant aestf�etically about u�y iieighborhoad is the semi-rural character of tlie <br /> north side oF FingerAvenue, with ma�iy honies set far back f'rom the street. 'The appea�•ance of <br /> large amounts of open space with mature, oId ga•owtli trees, provides a strikiiig backdrop ta <br /> the hoanes, T�e coxitrast between the north side of Finger Avenue and its sauth side, witli its <br /> many ye�aint, early 20��cei�t��ry bungaIaws anc� coriages, is sainething tl�a#'s u��iq��e to <br /> Redwood City and treasured by its residents, <br /> E�amples af how tl�e Finge�•Avenue Pra�ect sigxiificat�tly de�f•ades the aestl�etics of oui• <br /> neighbor}iood are: <br /> � COriStCUChOt1 O�tWQ�]�iI1eS Wl�f2�i+lC�e iW�-SfOI•y facades s�t back tlie ininimuan <br /> allowable distance fro�n tlie street. Thers are no i�ouses tliat lar�e set tliat close ta tl�e <br /> street anywhere in atir neighbarhood. � <br /> • No«here else an Finger Avenae are homes this larg�placed on lots tlus snaal�, <br /> + A�l of tiae l�oxnes are of simiIar size and ail two-story, as opposed to the mix of hoxne <br /> sizes���d l�eights tliat are representati�e of#he �iorth side of Fiiiger Avenue, <br /> • i1�Iost of tliese nine l�or�zes will i�e viewable fi•om the pi�blic stx•eet. Thes•e is li#tle open <br /> space and tlye lion7es are only set back a s�nal! distance fro�n the narrow that serves <br /> #hem(son�e fro»7 3ft—dft froin tl�e alieyw�y.) Nowhere in ouz• neighbvx•��aod ai•e <br /> houses situated in this fasliioii. <br /> • A develapi�ae��t tt�is densely packed is incompatible witli ths prese��ce of large�iyature <br /> irees on t�ie site. The e�entiisl lass af these trees will iae irre�ei•sibie. <br /> • T��e brealaip of the noi�th side af Finger Ave. by creating two new intersectians. The <br /> nan•ow atleyway built for the de�ela�ment fails fo integcate wittz Finger Aven�ae by iiot <br /> liaving a sidewalk or planting s#rip agaii�st the roadway. <br /> + Tf�e one-way alleyv��ay will require street sigi�s on�'ii�ger A�te to direc# traffic, fiu�tltier <br /> compz•omising the cf�aractsr af the north side of t�xe s#reet. <br /> The overaIl nnass axad scale of tl�is de��eiopnieiit is completely aut of place in our <br /> neighborhood, out o�Gl�aracter for the iiort�r sids of�'inger Avenue and it wiIl only lead to <br /> f�artIier degradatioii of t��e Uniqus character and quality of our street. <br /> I �� � �' � <br /> Name •-1--��2�r� •� �f �1� !�`c � �l�,.r�;.,�_� /"r�',k'r�' ni <br /> � � <br /> r� <br /> Address�� �1 t��_1�•��c,�;?_,.� : Date � �� <br /> ,� <br /> � � <br /> .,.Sr-�:� � �.�^� c?� � `�-� r/ ��ti�"�� , <br />