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8.A. - Page 385 � F�,�,.� �� ' I am a Ftn�er Avenue resident or nefghbor,who wa]ks,bicycles or otherwfse enjo�the Ftnge�•Rv�nue str�etscape,I have seen tlie plans Fac•Che McGowan nine-lot develapr�ent, and conctude that it wtlt substantlally degrade the exlstingvisua!character and yua�ity aFt��e site and Its surroundings, What is fm�ortant aesthetica!!y abaut my neighborhoad fs the semt-r�aral�haracter af the north side of Fing�r Avenu�e,with many hames set Far 6ack from the str�et.The ap�earance of targe am�unts af o�en space wtth matuy�e,old grc�wth trees,pravid�s a strikiz�g backdrap tcr tbe homes,The�n�rask between the north side oF Fing�r Avenue and its so�th sid�,with its many quaint,ea�ly 20�^century bungalows ar�d cot�ages,is samething that's unique to Redwood City a�d treasured by its residenCs, �xaeraples af haw the Finger,Avenu�Projeck si�afticantly degr�ades the aesthet�cs af our neighborhaod are: • Conskruction of two hames with wide two-sCory facades seC back ttxe minfmum atlowaale dlstance from the street,There are nq hauses that large set that cdose to the street anywhere in our nefghbarhaod. Q Nowhere else on I��nger Aver�ue are home�thts lar�e placed an lots this small. � All of th�homes a�aEsimilar s3ze and all twa-story,as opposed to the mix of harne sizes and h�igh�s t�at are rep��es�r�tative oPthe north std�af Fin�er Avenue. • Iviost of these,��ne hames wll�be viewab�e from the public streeG T�ere is I�CCIe open space and Che hames are only set back a srr�all dist�nce fram the narraw alley that serrres Chem (som�Crom 3ft-6ft from the alleyway,) (+Cowhere in aur neighbc�rhood are houses situ�ted in this fashion. � A developmenC t�is denseiy packed is tncom�atibl�with the presence af Zarge mattz�•e trees on the slte.Th�ev�ntual loss af these Cr�es will be irre�verslble. • The breakup af the north side of#�f�ger Ave, by creating t�ro new intersections, Tl�e narraw aileyway b�itt t'or the development fai�s ta integrate with Finger A�enue by not having a 5idew�lk or p�anting stri�s against#h�roadway. o The one-�nrayall�yway will requfre street signs on FingerA�ve to direct traf�ic, further com�ramistng the ct�aracter afthe north stdc aFth�street. The ove2�1!mass and scale oF Ch1s deve�apment�completely aut o�place tn our neighborhood,o�t of character far the north side of Fin�er Avenue and it wi11 oniy lead to furth�r degradatio�t of Che untque charactar and quality of our str�et, ��. [dame�� U ....Cl� .....�. Ad�ress��7,1/��7I� � �ate I � �� �--•r