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8.A. - Page 361 e e o Fi r s I am a Finger Avenue resident or neighbor,who wa�ks,bicycles or otharwls�enjoys the �inger Avenue streetscape.I have seen the pfans for the McGowan nine-�at development, anci conclude that[t will subskantially degrade the existing visual character and quality of the site and its sarroundf ngs. What is important aesthetically about my neighborhood is the semi-rua•al chai�acter aF the north side of FRnger Avenue,wt�h many homes set Far back frorn the street.The appearance oFlarge amounts of open space with mature,ald growth t�•ees,pra�ides a striking backdrap to the iiomes.The contrast between tl�e��orth side oF Finger Avenue and its south side,with its many c�uaint,ear•ly 20th century bunga�ows and cottages, is something tnat's unique to Redwvod City and treasured by its residents. �xamples of how the �inge�•Avenue P�roject significantly degrades the aesthetics of our neighborhood are: • Constructfon of two homes with wide two-story facades set back the mini�num allowabie disCance from t�e street,There are no houses that large set that close to the street anywhere in our neighborhood. • Nowhere else on Finger Avenue are homes this large placed on lots this s�nail. • A!! oF the homes are of similar s#ze and a!1 two-story,as oppased to the mix af home sizes and heights that are represen�ative of t�te north side of Fin�er Avenue. • Most uf these nine homes wiil be viewable from the pu�lic street. There is�ittle open space and the homes are a��ly set bacf�a sniall distance from the narrow alley that se�ves them (some from 3ft-- 6f�from the alleyway,) Nowhere in aur neighborhood are houses situated in this Fashion. • A developn��nt khis densely packed is incompatib2e with tl�e presence of large mature trees on the sf te.The eventual loss of these trees will be irreversible. • The brealcup of t�e north side of Ffnger Ave. by creating two new intersections. The narrow alleyway buitt for the development fails to integrate with Finger Avenue by not having a sidewalk or planting strip against the roadway, + The one-way alleyway will req�ire street signs on Finger Ave to direct traFfic, Furt�er compromising tlie cha��acter ofthe north side oFthe street. The overall mass ar�d scale oFthis de�relopment is completely out o�place in our r�eighbarhood,out af character For the north side of Finger Avenue and it will only lead to further degradation of�he unique character and quality of our street. �f Name r.�SiG �U��Z_A��. Address �� i� � Date � �