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8.A. - Page 400 <br /> ,�. ��t����n F�n��r�Au��aii�t�.e���ti� <br /> f atn a FingerAvenue re�idenk nr neighbnr,wha walks,blcycics or othervyise enjoys Ch� <br /> FingerAvenue streetscape,I have seen th�plans Por t�e McGQwan nin�-!ot development, <br /> and condude that it wlii sa6standa�ly degrade th�exis�ing visual eharacter and qua�ity of <br /> the slte and its surraur�dfn�{s, <br /> What is Impnrtant aesthetfcaliy about my nelghborhoad ts the semf-rural character of the <br /> north side of FingerAr►enue,�+ith many harrtes set far hactc from t�re street.The appearance <br /> vf lar�ge arnounts of open space wlth mature,o1d growth trees,pravides a skMldng backdrop <br /> tv the hotnes.The amntrast between the north sfde of Finger Avenue and its sauCh slds,with <br /> iks many quaint,early 2Qt�'c�ntury bur►galows and cottages,is samcthtr��thaCs uniyue ta <br /> �iedwood Gity�ttd treasured 6y[ts rtes#dents, <br /> Examples oFhow the FingerAvenue Praject s�$niflcant[y degrades the aesthetics oFour <br /> neighbnrhood Qre: <br /> • �anstru�t�on at'two hnmes wfth wlde tr�ra-stary facades set k�ac[c the minimurt� <br /> aZloeroabfe dlsCance from the street,There are no houses that large set that clos�ta <br /> the stre�t anywhere in our neighborhaad. <br /> * Nartivhere else on FingerAvenue are homes this(arge placed on]ats th�s srn��l. <br /> • A�l t�f�e ham,es are of sitr�ilar size and att two-story,as app4sed Cn th�m[x o�'home <br /> stxes and heights that ar�t�presentative of ihs t�orth side of F[ngerAvenue. <br /> • Most of these nine homes wfll be vlewable Frnm the public skree t, There is Iittle open <br /> space and the hames at�e only setbec#c a smai!d[stance fram the narrnw that serves <br /> them(same from 3t�-6ft fram the alleyway.) Nowhere fn our nefgh�vrhood are <br /> houses sit�zaker�in ihis f�shlan. <br /> • A development thls densely packed is inrnmpatihl�twfth the presence of large <br /> mature trees ae�the site,�'he even#ual loss of these trees wilt be trrevers�b�e, <br /> o Tl�e brea[cup c�f the north side af�3nger Ave,by�reatir�g two new intersect#ans.The <br /> narrnw allsyway beillt for the developmer�t t'al�s ta i�tegrate wtth Pinger Avenue�y <br /> nat ha�ng a s�dewa�k or planting strfp againsC the rnadway. <br /> • The une-way atleywa�+wt�1 reyui;�e street signs an Fi�ger Ave to direcC tra�fi� <br /> further compramis[ng#he character of ti�e north side oP the strest. <br /> The overatl�nass and sc�le af this develop�ent is campleteiy out of place in�aur <br /> neighborhood,out af cnaraeter for¢he narth s[de of Finger Avenue and it will only tead to <br /> ft�rtherd�gradation aPthe uniyue chararter an�guality of nur strs�t, <br /> N�me <br /> �'��,�,��ll. <br /> Address r���1����`TIP- ,....�. aate '�F"' � <br /> ���� �y <br /> 1 <br />