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8.A. - Page 377 <br /> �t�tem�nt an Fir��exAvenueAesthetics <br /> I an� a Finger A�e�nUO resident or n�e.ig��bor,wha walks� biCycles or Ot�lerwise enjays tl�e <br /> Finger Avenue streetscape, I 13a�e sean the plans for tlae McGawan ni�t�e-lot dcvelopment,and <br /> canctude that it will substan#ially dega�ade the existing visual aharacter�n� quatity afth�site <br /> az�d iis s�uroundings. <br /> What is iznportant aesthetically about my neigt�boxhood is the semi-rural characte�of the <br /> uarth side of Fiager Ave�ue,rvith rnany homes set far back from th�str�ct.Thc appearanae of <br /> ?arge$mounts o#'open spaee with makw�e,old�mwth trces.providrs a striking backdrop ta <br /> thc homes.The ca�,trast bciween the no��th side of Fir�ger Ar+enue and its sowh s,ide,with its <br /> rnau�y quaint,early 20th century bu�galows and cottages,is samething tl�at's waique ta <br /> Redwood C�ty and treasured by its residents. <br /> Examples of how the Finger Aven�se Pro,�ect significantly degrac#es the aesthetics of our <br /> ncighborhood arc: <br /> o Canstruction of twa hames with wide t�rro-stoiy facades set baak the mi�aimum <br /> aliowable distarice from tho si��eet.Tiiere are no houses that laxge set tl�at close to the <br /> street anywhe��in our n�ighborhood, � <br /> �� No�where etse on Finger Avenue are homes ttus la�•ge placed on lot�this sm�ll. <br /> * All of the homes are of simiIar size and sll tt�o-s�ory,as opposed to the mix o;fhonie <br /> sizes and Iieights thai ars representative o�the narth side o��inger Aveaus. <br /> fl Most o�these nine hornas wil� be vievrt�b�e from t���pu6lic street. '1'lyere is tiE�le open <br /> space and the hair�as are only set back�small distance from the n�rrow that serves <br /> them {same from 3ft-bft�'zom tlie alfeyway.) Nowhere in o�neighbor�7oad are <br /> liouscs situated in this fashian. <br /> * A�evelopment this dens�ly packed is i�ompxtible with the presence af�arge mskure <br /> trees an the sitc, The eventua�loss ofthese trees wil! be irreversib�e. <br /> � The break�p of thc�olth side af FingerArre. by creating two new interaections,The <br /> r►arrow alle�'vvay built for the development fails to intsgrate with Finger Avenue by not <br /> having a sidewalk or�lanting strip against the roadway, <br /> a The one-way a�leyway will require strcet signs aa Fac�erAve tn direct traf�ic,furiher <br /> comp�'omising the character af the norlh sidc of ths street. <br /> The overall mass and sca�e of tlus developm+�nt is cornpletaly out af pl�ce in our <br /> neigbborhaaci, aUt o�'character for the north side of�inger Avenue and it will onty Iead to <br /> further degradatian of the uniyae charact�r and qualiiy af our sU•cet. <br /> . <br /> . � <br /> Namc ��=C�- ��-�"` <br /> Address ��'' � ,... �'"�"` Date �l J��� - <br /> /� �� � . � <br /> � •�,'�l;C>Ca� (.c'f"C. r ��`��/�O� <br /> V <br />