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8.A. - Page 355 <br /> 5�a�ement on Ti�� erAvenereAestl�efics <br /> I am a Finger Ave��ue residei�t or neighbor, wl�o��alks, bicyoles ar ot��ei�wise enjoys the <br /> I'inger Avenue streetscape. I have seen tlie plaiis for the 11�IcGpwan nine-�ot deve]op111e.nt, and <br /> conc]i�de that it will substantially degrade tlie existing��isual chai•acter and qua�ity of the site <br /> A11d It5 SL117'QL1IiCjltl�5. <br /> Wl�at is important aesthetically abouf iny nei�hborhood is the semi-�<<iral cl�at�actex•of the <br /> iiorth side of Finger A��er�ue, witl�many hon�es set far back from the sti•eet. The appeacance of <br /> large amou��ts of ope�x s�ace with mature,o!d growtli trees,�rovides a stz•iking backdra� fa <br /> the honiES. The coiitrast bstwee�i tl�e uot�tl� side of Fin�er A�enue ar�d its sotath side, witl� its <br /> many quair�t, aarly 20��century bu«ga�ows and cottages, is sometlung that's uuique to <br /> Red�+oad City aiid ireasured by ifs residents. <br /> Examples of liavv the FingerAvenue Project signifcatZtly degrades the aestl�etics oFoua• <br /> neighborhood are: <br /> �� Construction oftwo ha�nes witlt t�ide two-stox•y facades set back the nninimum <br /> 111owab[e distance froxii tlye street, There are no liouses ihat laz•ge set that clase to the <br /> street anywhere in our neighborhood. - <br /> • Nowhere e�se an Finger Av�nue are l�omes tl�is l�rge place� an iots this small. <br /> d All of tlie haxnes are of simil.ar size and a!I two-stoiy, �s opposed to #he n�ix of home <br /> sizes aiid heiglits that are representati�re of the noz•t�i side of Fiiiger Avezii�e, <br /> • Mask of these�tine hoines wild be viewab�e froin tiie public street. T]iere is little open <br /> space and the]iomes ai�e oriIy s�t back a sii�ali ciistance frorx7 the na�7ow tJ�at serves <br /> t��e�n (some fi•om 3ft—6ft fi•om tlie a!]ey�vay.) Now���re in aur neig�i�or�ood are <br /> liouses situated in this fashion, <br /> * A development this denselq packed is incoinpatib�e rvith tt�e presence af large n�ate�i�e <br /> t�•ees oi�the site, TI7e eventaallass of these trees will be irreversible. <br /> • Thc breakup af the nort�h side of FingerA�e. by creating two new intersectioiis. The <br /> narrow alleyway i�uilt for��ae dev�lapinent fails to integrate with Finger Avenue �y nat <br /> lia��iaig a side�=alk or�Ianting strip againsi tile roadway. <br /> • The one-way alIeyway will require street signs an Finger Ave to direct traffic, fui�klier <br /> cornpromising the character of tl�e north side of the st��eet. <br /> The averall n�ass �nd scale of this de�velapment is coinpletely aut of place in our <br /> nei���dorhood, out of character for the nortf� side afFiiager�ivenue and it will ox�ly lcad ta <br /> fuz�ther degr�dation of the unique c��aracier and qua�ity af our street. <br /> ry <br /> � ,,.^� '1 <br /> Naine 7 <br /> , ., <br /> � i� �.�I� .,<yG k <br /> AC�CiI'�55 \��5 � �;:..4��r+ �. r]^,� ��,.�1,,., _ Date c.�l'_ �',�� <br />