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8.A. - Page 398 ,��terr��a��o�Ffa� r�v� ��,� �i� 1 arn a F�nger Avenuc restdent or neighbor,who walks,bicyeles or oth erwise en)oys the FingsrAvettue streetscape.[have seen the pians for the McGowan�Ine.Iot detnetopment, and conclu�e that�t w�11 substanti�lly degrade the existing vlsual chara�cter�nd qualfty aF t�e site anci Its surtroundE��s, What is#mportant aesthstFCaily about t�y r�elghbarhood is�he sernt-rural character of the nvrth sid�of l�nger Av�nue,with many hames set far back t'rorn tlie street,'!'It�appeara��e oflar�e aniat�nts ot'open space with tnature,old growth trees,provides a striking backdrop ta the hornes,The contrast be�ween the north side aFFinger Avenue and!ts�uth side,with Its many quain�early 2Q�century bungalorvs and cottages,ts samethi ng that's unique ro Redwaod City artd treasured by its residents. �xamples of how t�he FingerA�enue Pro)ect s9gniticani�y degrades the aesthetics afour nelgltborhood arec � Canstructian uf hwo hnmes wfth w[de t�yc�-5toey�'acades set back a�e mfnim�� apowable distance firom the street.There are no houses that targe s�t that clvse ta the skreet anywhere�n nur neighborhaod, • A1nw�ere slse on�trsgerAveriue are hornes thls large placc�f nn �ots th4s smal�, � All a#'�he bomes arE of slmfl�rsi�and al�twa-story,as o�po�d to tf2e mix afhorne sixes and helghts fihat ar�representative of tbe nor#h side af Finger Avenue, • Most afthsse nine hornes w1I!be vi�ewable from the pu�lie street,There�s littte oper� space and the homes are only set ba�a small dt�tat�ce From the narrow that serves chern(some from 3f�-fift Frarn the alleyway.J No�+vhere in our nelgbbarho�d are houses sltuatetl 1n this fast�lou, • A devel�pment thts densely packed fs Inrnmgatibfe wieh the presence of lar�e maku�e krees an the 5�te.The even�ua}loss pf�hese trees w"r!1 be irreversihl�, • The breakup o�'the narti�side af Fin�er Ave,by crea#Ing two new Intarseet#ons.The narmw al�ey�cway bal�t far the develtipment fails to integrate w►tth F�t�ger Avenue by nt�t havfng a sidewalk or�lanttng strip against the roadway, ■ T�ie ore-way all�yway wlll reyuire str�et signs a�FingerAve ta �dlrect trattSc, farther compramfstr�gthe c�aracter of the narth side aft#ie streeG 7'he aver�lf mass anc€scale oF ' 1s dev�lopment is compietely out of ptace in our neighharhoo�,ou�:Fchara � r for ehe north side ot'Finger t�venae and It w}!1 on[y lead to t'urther de�r¢da oFtt� i�ique character and�ual3ty of aur stree�. � �l Narne, '� � �� , � Addrass��'��w�P� �'�Sa.,� Qate �� 3f , e: 1