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8.A. - Page 375 do not contribute to the overall character of the street. This is demonstrated by the Finger Farmhouse at 90 Finger Avenue which is not visible from the street, and so its architectural qualities, massing,height, etc. cannot be observed from the street and make no contribution to neighborhood character, and by the current house at 50 Finger Avenue,which is setback over 200 feet from the street, and therefore its features make virtually no impression on the Finger Avenue streetscape and neighborhood character. These two existing examples demonstrate that the size,lot coverage, style, massing, etc. of homes that are not part of the Finger Avenue streetscape do not contribute to neighborhood character as viewed from Finger Avenue, and so it is reasonable to conclude (as supported by the visual simulations provided by the commentor),that the new homes internal to the project that will be substantially setback and screened by e�sting homes or new homes on Lots 7 and 8 will not negatively affect the neighborhood's character in that they won't substantially contribute to it. The primary contribution of the project to the e�sting neighborhood character will be the introduction of two new homes facing Finger Avenue on Lots 7 and 8, as depicted and discussed in detail in the Draft EIR. COMMENT: This comment concerns FEIR Comment/Response J-30 involving the commentor's aesthetics concerns with units internal to the project itself. RESPONSE: FEIR Response J-30, and the response above immediately preceding this response, adequately convey the Draft EIR's approach to consider impacts on existing views rather than future internal project views. COMMENT: This comment concerns FEIR Comment/Response J-32 involving the appearance and compatibility of new homes on Lots 7 and 8. RESPONSE: The information and analysis presented in the Draft EIR that is the subject of Draft EIR Comment J-32, as well as the information provided in Response J-32 of the First Amendment/Final EIR, are accurate. The Draft EIR discloses the current one-story 88 Finger Avenue home would be replaced with a new two story home on Lot 8 of larger mass and reduced setback, and that the 80 Finger Avenue home,while two stories and similar width,is setback a substantial distance and screened by dense, mature landscaping, such that the new home proposed on Lot 7 would have a much stronger presence facing Finger Avenue, discussed Draft EIR pgs. 114-115. The visual simulations of homes on Lot 7 and 8 provided by the commentor do not demonstrate any substantial incompatibility, rather they reinforce what has been conveyed in the figures provided in the Draft EIR(albeit in a more crude manner given the homes are not presented with any detailing to convey their actual visual interest and character). COMMENT: This comment concerns FEIR Comment/Response J-33 involving lot densities. RESPONSE: As stated in FEIR Response J-33,proposed lot sizes for Lot 7 and 8 (each 6,000 sq.ft.) are in keeping with the lots at 40 and 54 Finger Avenue. The width and size of these lots facing Finger Avenue will be in character with these two adjacent lots, and the lots on the south side of Finger Avenue opposite the project, a number of which are narrow and/or smaller than these two proposed lots. COMMENT: This comment concerns FEIR Comments/Responses J-37 and J-38 involving streetscape alterations resulting from introducing the private street entrance and exit at Finger Avenue and private roadway signage. Finger Avenue Nine-Lot Planned Development Project 9 Responses to FEIR Comments City of Redwood City June 2012