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8.A. - Page 389 <br /> 3���epng�t o�F�nF�a�Ave�i��A�s he�ics <br /> I am a ringer Aw�r�ue r�sident o�•neig�bor,wl�n wal3cs,bicyclss ar atherwise etajays the <br /> F#n�er Aveniie skreetscape. f I�ave seen Che �3ans for Che McGow��i ntne-�ot development, <br /> �nd canclude that ft will substantially cl�grad�the existir�g visu�l character an�1 q�ialft,y <br /> af tli�sit�a��d its suy����ndings. <br /> What is [�npa•tant aesthetftal�y about my neighbat�hood is tl�e semi-rural charact�r of <br /> t};e na't�t side of Ffnger Avenue,with�nany Itornes set far back Fro��� tt�e street.The <br /> ap�eara�ce afla:•ge amoRCnrs of a�er�s�ace wlth matuz•e,oId growC2i trees,pravides a <br /> strikin�bacicd�•op to the homes.Tlie contrast betw�en ti3e north side af Finger Aven�ie <br /> and Its so�ath sic�e,with its many quaint,ear�y�Qt�centu�y h�ngaiov+rs and cottages,is <br /> son3ett��iig tliat's ur�iqu�to REdwood C(ty aa�d ti•easur�d by its resicients. <br /> E;xain}�l�s of how tl�e Finger Avenue Pro�ect signlficantly degrades the aesthetics of oui- <br /> n�ighbQrhvad are: <br /> • Const��u�tion af two �o�nes wit11 wfde two-story facades set back the mdnlmum <br /> �llo�val�l�dtsta�ce from ths street.Tt�ei�e are no houses rl�at larg�set tt�at close <br /> to tl�e sireet a�lywhere fr�our iteiglaporhopt�, <br /> � NOrw}l�re else on Finger Avenue ars ha�7�es tl�is large placed a�lots rf�is smail. <br /> • �il! of the han�es are oP sl�nilar size and all tvvo-sto:y,as oppased to the cnix of <br /> liame sizes and hsights tt�at are representativ�af the noz�h stde of Ffnger <br /> Avenue. <br /> � M�st of these nine homes will be vlew�b�e From Che pu��ic s�reet, Tltere is 1lCtle <br /> ape�i space and the hornes are o��ly set back a small dlstance F��m tl�e narirow <br /> alley tha#se�ve�them [same f'rant 3Ft—lft F�•flm t2�e alleywvay.) Nawhere[n oui� <br /> ��eighborhood are hauses sftuatetl in this fashion. <br /> � A development this de�isely paciced is incompatible wit}i the presence of large <br /> mature tx•ees on t��e site.Tl�e eventtial loss of these ti�ees will be tr�•eversible, <br /> � Ttze b�•ealcap af tfie north side of Fi��ger Ave, by e�'��ting twa new intersectic��is, <br /> Tiie nar��w atleyway built far the d�rrelapnY�nt fai2s to [ntegi�ate with Fin�er <br /> Avenue by nat havfng a sidewalk or plant���g strip against the roadway. <br /> � 3'he one-way alleyway wi2!rec�uIre street signs o�1 Finger Ave Ca dfreet traff�c, <br /> fi�i•Cher campabmisii�g t��e cliaracte�•oF"the i�ortt� side of rlte sh-eek. <br /> Tfte ave��11 mass and sc�le of thfs developtnent is cam}�letely vut oF place���our <br /> nefgi�borh€�od,a�it af character Fa�'���114�'CIl 5f[�@ 4F�111��1'A'V@I]�1@ e�ila ft W�II O!]�y Il'�(� <br /> tQ Fi�i•ther ciegradatlan nf the uniqu�chai�acter and quallty of op�•st���e#, <br /> f J / <br /> Nam�� <� �_ ��''�"�" '�'�'`--- _ <br /> Address�� � �itf�{ rLuf C.'°� �� Date �' ���..�� <br /> /�� C.. <br />