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8.A. - Page 393 <br /> 5t �nt F�n .4 �� A <br /> 1 am a Fiiiger Avenue resident ar neighl�or,wtio walks�Ui�ycles o��otherwlse enjoys t�e <br /> Ffnger Avenue srreetscape,t l�ave seen Che platts far the McCaw�tt�tine-lot deyelopment, <br /> and ronc�ude tt�at it wq[substantfally degrade the exlsting utsual character and quality oP <br /> the site and its surraunr�in�s. <br /> Wha�is fmportantaestl�eticaily abaut�ny nel�hborhood is th�seanl-ru�•al cl�aracter aFttre <br /> iror�tli slda oFFit�gerAvenue,with many ltottnes seC far back frntn the sh•eet,T�e appearance <br /> oF 1�rge amo�tnts vf open space wiklz m�tut•e,old growth traes,provtdos a strlking backdrop <br /> ta the l�omes.Tf�e contrast betwee��the nnrth stde vF Fingar Avenue a�d its south side,witl� <br /> Ics man�y q�tain��arly 2U'�century hungalows and cottages,is som�thirig that`s unlque ta <br /> Redwood Cltyat�d treasut•ed by its reside�tts, <br /> Examples af liow t#�e FingerAvsnu�Prt�ject slgnif�rantly degrac�es the aesthetics ofoiir <br /> ti�ighbar��aod are; <br /> i Constructinrz nf two hames wltl�wfcle t+�+o-stary fac�dea set back t�e�tiiyzimum <br /> allnwable dlstance Fran�the street,There are nn ho�s�s th�t iarge set tltiat close ko <br /> the street anywhe�•�In aut�nefghborhoad, <br /> � Naw�tsre else ore l�inger Avsnue are ho�nes this lar�g�placecf vn lats this smali, <br /> Q A11 of tlie harnes are o�similar sixe and alt two-s[ary,as opposed to ttie mlx of hame <br /> sizes atyd hef ghts that are represencative oP the nnrCl�side of�i��ger Aventte. <br /> • Most af these nftie hott�es wiEl be viewahle from tl�e pubrtc street.'17iere is l9ftle open <br /> space and[tie homes ar�oniy set back a small c�istance From th�narrow t6at s��-ves <br /> thet3t(sotite from 3t't—Gf't fram tl�e aileyway,) Nowl�ere in our neigl�borlZOOd are <br /> haus�s sltuated in thts fashio��, <br /> o A development this d�nsely p�cked is inc�mpatible wfth the presence oflarge <br /> rnature trees on t)ie site.The eventaat loss af t�iese trees wtf!be irreversil�le, <br /> � The t�reakup aFthe nortti side af�fnger Ave,by creatlt�g twu n�w intersect[arzs.The <br /> �arrow alleyway built for the dsvetapment fails ta inte�•ate wlth �Yr��erAvenue by <br /> not l�aving a sidewalk or�lanting strlp against tt�e raadway. <br /> o The ane-way aileyway wE�i t�eyuli�e srreet signs on f�inger Ave ta direct traF�c, <br /> further r�mpram[sit�g the ch�ra�r oF the nart�e sida af t#�e skreet. <br /> Tlie averall mass and scale of th�s develop�aent is c�mplekely out of place in aur <br /> neigi�barhaod,out af character For the narth side ot'F[nger A�ven�e a��d it wfil anly lead ta <br /> €urther degra€latlon aP the un[que charact�r and qual[ty of nur street. <br /> � � <br /> Name <�� ��•��l� ►i'�.7�)'6�`� <br /> Address�'l� ��'� � !t�� pate � �� � <br /> I <br />