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8.A. - Page 380 ,�e�n�te�on i��p.,�r,�l�+,�,� �e �sf�e '�,,.� I am a Ftnger Avenue res�dent ar neighbor,who walks,bfcycles ar v�herw#se enjoys the Finger Avenue streetscape. !�ave se�n th�plans for tt�e McGowan nine-lvt developmeni, and eonclude that it will substantial�y degrade the ex(sC#ng v�sua!character and quality oFthe s�te and its surroundings. What is important aesthetically abaut my neighbarhood is the semi-rural character of the north slde of l�fnger Avenue,with many homes set far back fmm thc st�•eet.The ap�earance of large amounts nf o�en space w[th mat�re,ald growth trees,provi�es a st�ilcln�backdr�p to the hames.The contrast between the narth side oi,P�nger Avenue and its sauth stde,wiCh its many qt�aint,eariy�0�cer�tury hungalaws anof cottages,is someC�ing that's unique ko Redwoad C#ty and treasured by tts residents. E�amples of h�pw the Ffnger Avenue Pra�ett significantly degrades the aesthe�fcs oFaur neighborhood aa•e; � Construction of two hon�es with wide two-sCvey faca�es set bacic the minimurrE allowable distance fx•om the stree�T�ere are no houses that la�ge set that close to the street anywhere in ouz•neighborhood, p Nowhere els�on�inger Aven�e are�omes t�is Iarge place� on lats th9s small, • Atl ofthe hornes are of similar size and all twp-story,as opposed to the mix of home sizes and heights ttaat ar�e representatav�of the north sid�af�3�ger Avenue. � Most of the�se nine hom�s wil)be viewable from the pub�ic street There is little open space and the homes are anly set back a smail distance Prom the�iarrow alley that serves them (some from 3f�-6ft from th�all�yway.) Nowhere#n our neigt�borhood are hauses situated In thts Faslidon. • A development�his densely packed is incorr�patibte witt�the presence of large mature trees�n the site.The eventua!loss of these trees will b�ir��eversi�le, • The breakup ofthe north stde vf Fir�ger Ave.by cieating Cwo new intersectfons, Thc narrow atleyway built for the development fails to integi•ate w'rth F�nger Avenne �y not havfng a sidewalk or planting strip against th� roadway. � The on�-way alleyway will requfr�street signs on 1�IngerAve to direct tra�'ic, further compxx�mising the charac�e�•af the narth side of the stree� The overat]mass and sca�e af this developn��nt is eorr��letely out oF place tn our netghborhood,out of character for the north side of Finger Avenue a�td it wip only lead to further de�•adation af�he uniqu�characker and quallty aFour stree�. �am� T?�v �I�. L.�l�-3EZGhEGL Addr�ss�-� ��h1f�L-2 Q��• �-��._ Date � �� 2al