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8.A. - Page 356 Statementi �n,Finger Avenue Aesthetics I am a Finget•Avenua resideiit or neighbnr,uvh�walks,bicycles or oth erwise enjoys the Finger Avernue sU•eetscape. [}iave seen the pla�is for t�ze McGowan n�n e-Zat devefopment, and coajclude Chat it wilt substantial)y cEegrade tlye existing visual c��ar�ete�•and quallry af t)ie site and iCs sztrroundings. W}�at is irnpartan�aesthetically al�aut iny neighbarl�add is the semi-rural ctiaracter oF tlte taorCli sjde of Finger Aven�te,wit1�many hotnes set Far�iacic fl�nrn the st reet.The�ppearar�ce af large atnounts of open s�ace witlt matuz�e,old grawth trees,pra�ld�s a str•ilcing backdrop Co Clle hontes.The contrast betw�en the north side nF�inger Avenue ai�c�its sout�i side,with its n�any quaint,early 20th century�wigalows and cattages,is somethi y��that's unique to Redwood Clty and tt�easl�rec� by its residents, Sxamples of how tize Finger Avenue Project signfficatitly degrades the aesthetics of aur nefghl�orJtoad are; * Constructiot� oFtwo homes witl�wide two-story facades set back Che n�fnftnum atZarvabJe distance fra�n the street.The;�e are no hoiises Niat la�-ge s�t th�7t clnse to the street anywhere in our neighborhood. • NowhQre else on Finger Avenue are fzomes this lai•ge placed on lots ti�is sir�all. • All of the hon3es are af si�nilar size and all twa-stary,as apposed to the tnix af liame s4zes and heiglits that are representattve of the north side of Fiilger Avenue, + Most oFtlaese r�ine homes wilt be viewable fro�n the public street.T}3ere is Zittle 4pen space and the homes are only set back a small dlstance fram the narrow that serves tlyem (same#'rom 3ft-bft fram the alleyway.) Nowliere iii our i�eiglyborhood are hnuses situated in khis fashia�3. • A development this det�seIy packed is incompatibie with the pt-esence oFlarge mature trees o;�the site,mf�e eventual loss af these trees will be irreversible. . The�ir�akup of the t�n�•th side of F#nger Ave.by cj•eating two new i�ttersectfo�s.Tl�e narrow a2leyway U�Eilt far kl�e development Fails ta�ntegrate wf th Ffnger Avenue�iy n�t i�aving a sidewa2k ar planting strip against the roadway. • Tt�e ane-way alleyway wili require street sigus on Finger Ave ta direct traftic, further comprornising the character of the north side of the street. T�ie overall�nass and scale af this development fs com�letely out of place in aur ifeighborhood,aut of character foy�the north side of�inger Avenue ar►d it will only lead to further degradation oF the u�tique character and quality af our street. .� � '� Name �•..�. `�� % '�, f ; ''i 1' . S Addt�ess�� , € �,,, ,( �;,{: Date � ��.,,;� ji '� �•� . � � " � 4 � � .0 �.`s i.>� i�`� •i t , t 1