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8.A. - Page 378 <br /> t • �vet� <br /> [am a Fingcr Aveaiue resident or�eighl��;who waiks,bicycles oy�okl�erwise enjays tl�e <br /> l�fi�ge��Avenue streetsca}�e.� �ave se�n the ptar�s for t2ie McGawan n�ne-]ot develop�3ent, <br /> artc�concl�id�t�t�t ft will subst�ntially degrade the exfsting visual cI»t•acter and qeiallCy <br /> oftbe site and lts s��rra►�ndfngs. <br /> What is iropnrtant aestheticat3y abot�t nzy u�igiiborliopd is tiae ser��i-i�ural cl�a�•actez•af <br /> th�nai�th side af Fi�tger Avenue,wit� many i�arnes set far back froiTi tite street.The <br /> appearance oF2arge amounts oFopen s�ace wfth n�ature,old g��owl�a trees,pravicies a <br /> st�ikfng bacicdi�op to the homes.Ttte conh�ast t�etween ti�e r�orth side af Finger Avenue <br /> and its sauth siae,with irs tnany qtiaint,early 2Qth ce�ztury bungalows and cottages,is <br /> somethfng kliat's�iniqi�e ta Redwood City�nd treasurec� by its residents. <br /> Exainples of how tlie Finger Avenue Project si,g��i�cantly degrzdes the aesthetics of our <br /> neighbox•lzoad are: <br /> � Coi�str��ction of two homes with wide twa-story fac�des set back tl�e rniy�i��iurt3 <br /> �Ilavvable distance Fib�n the street,There are no I�ouses tt�at �ar�e se�that close <br /> ta the screetanywhei•e In oui�neighboi-hoad. <br /> o Idowt�ere else aii Ff��ger Ave��ue ai•e��ames this Iarge}�laced on lots this small. <br /> � All af the homes are of similar size and all twa-story,as apposed to th�n�ix r�F <br /> I�oine sizes and heights that are representative of the nort� side oFF�n�er <br /> Avenue, <br /> � Most oft�iese ��ine l�omes wil] �e vlewable fr•am the�ubl[c st�-eeF.Ther�is Zittle <br /> opez�s}�aee and the�ames are only set back a si»a!I disCance f�•oin the narra�+v <br /> alley tlxat ser�res Chem (some F�•out 3ft- 6fi from the alieyway.) Nawl3ei•e izi our <br /> neigh�ot•hood are hot�ses situated in tliis fastjion. <br /> � A c�evelopment t�is de�isely�aciced is incompatit�le witlt t}�e p�-esence oilar�e <br /> mature trees on the site, The evettCUal lass of tl�ese t��ees will t�e irreversible, <br /> • The l�realct�p a�'the iiorth side af Fingez•A�e,by ereating two r�ew fntersections, <br /> The narrow►alleyw�y b�.ii�t for t1�e developme«t fafls to integrate wltl� Finge�• <br /> Avei�ue by not t�av�ng a sidewalk or planting strip against Che �•oadway, <br /> • The one•way aReyway will rec��tire street sfgns o�i F�nger A�e ta clirect traff�c, <br /> further compromisin�the charactec•af the north sicle of the st�•eet. <br /> The ove�•al!mass axad scale of tl�is devetopment is c�mpletely o�t of place in aur <br /> neighbarhood,vut a#'characte��for tl�e noi�t�side af Ffngea�Ave�ic�e�i�c� it wfli anly lead <br /> to further degradatio�af the ttnique c}zaracter and c�eiality af our skreeY, <br /> �r��„� .���t r�� <br /> Addt�ess r , -�,'�.��r�a� Date „-��4 5�i1�1 <br /> 9�0�o <br />