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8.A. - Page 376 St�te��t�a�,��;��Y��u+�.F�e�h�tfcs �am a �ingerAvenue resid�nt ar neighbor,who walks,bicycles vr c>therwise en�oys the Ftnger Avenue streetscape.I have seen the plans for the McGowan nine-lot develapment, and conclude tha�t it will substantially degrade the existing vfsual charaeter and t�aaJity nf tt�e site and its surroundings. What is fmportant aestheNcally about my ne#ghborhood is the semi�rura[character af the north si�e of Finger Avenue,with�nany homes set far bacic from the street.�'he appeara�rece of large amounts of open s�ace with rnature,ald growth trees,pr�vides a stri}cing t�ackdrop to the homes.7'he contrast between the north side of Fing�r Avenue and �ts south side,with�ts many quatnt,early 2Uth century bungalaws and cottages,is samething that's un[que to Redt+vood Ciky and treasured by its resldents. �xamples of how t#�e Ftnger Avenue Project signt�fcantly degrades ths aesthetics af n�ir neighborhood are; ► Ganstructian aP two hornes w�th wide two-stvey f�cades set back the mtnimurrt allawable distanee frorr�the street.There are no houses that lar�e set that clvs� to Che street any�whe�•e in aur ne[ghbarhoad. • Nowhere els�on Finger Arrenu�are homes tl�is�ar�e placed on lots this sma�t. � AI�of the t�Qmes are ofsimilar 5fze and al)two-story,as opposed to the mix of home sizes and hei�h�s that are representative af the north side of Finger Avenue. � Niost af these nine�4mes wl�l be�iewable from the public street,There is little ape�i space and the homes are o�tly set back a sm�11 dlstance Frorr�the narraw alley that serves them [some firom 31�-6ft Erom ttte alteyway.] Nowhere ix�aut• ne�ghborhood are houses situa#ed#n this fashian, � A deveivpment thEs densely pacl�ed is tncam�atible with the �resenee af large mat�r�tre�s on the site,The eventu�l loss af these trees wi12 �ae[rreversJble, o The breakup af the narth side oF�tn�er Ave,by creating two new ltrtersections, The narrow alieyway buflt�or the development Fails ta tntegrate with Fi�jger Avenue by not having a sidewalk or planting strip against the roadway. • The one-way alieyway rvill req�ire sti�et signs on Finget•Ave to direct ta�a�'ic, ft3rther compromisfng the character af the r�orth side of the street� The overall mass ana scale of thts dev�e�opment 3s camplekely aut oE'place in aur neighborhaod,out aFcharacter far t�e north side of Ffnger Avenue and it wil�anly lead to further degradation of the uniqae character and€�uality of our street. �, Name ��1 �/� Address 2� �t� ' 1. �� ^ Da'te �