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8.A. - Page 403 5�afemenl�on �'�n er Avenue Aest�etics I arx�a Finger Avcnus i�tsidant or ueiglabar,who walk.s,bicycics or otherwise enjny�the Finger Avenue strcef�cape. T�ave seen the pIa»s fo�the MeGowart ni ne..[ot dcvclo��x�ent, end concl�de that it vridl substantially degrade the existing visua�character and qaality of the site and its surrounding�. What is impartant aesthetiaa�ly about my neighborhtaod is the seini-rural characfea•af the north s�de of Finger Avenue,with rnany homes sct far back from the str�eet. The appe�rance of large amounts of apen spaoe with rr�iure,ald growkh lrees,grovidea a�tr#king backdrnp to the hvraes,The contrast betwecn the narth side of F�riger Avcnue and its south side�wit�i its mazry quaint,Ca.l`Iy 2Oth C�1�tl�ry bLtl�gal4W3 8tld Gqtt�gC3, is sametkumg tlaat's urziqve to Rsawood City and treasurcd by its residents. Examples of haw thc Finger Avenue Project signi�ZCaat�y degrades the aesthetlas of owr neighborhood are: � Construct#vn of#wo homes with wldc two-stcxy facades act back die min�rr��m allowable distance frorn the street. There are no housag tbat l�rge set tl�at clase to the st��et anywhere in our neighborhood, " o Nawhcre elss on FingerAvenue are homes this large placed on lots this small. �► Al� of the hon�es are of s�milar sizc a��d a11 tvyastory,as apposed to the mix of home sizes and hsighis t�at are represcntative o#'tl�e north side vf Fin�ger Avenuo. w Mosi of these nine homes wif� be vzewab�e from the p�blic strect,Th�a•e is little apen space and the homes are only set back a small distanc�fmm t[i�narrow that aeaeves them(son�e fram 3ft--6ft from the alleyway.) Nowher�in our neighborhood ai�c hauses s�tuated in tliis fashion. • A developm�nt this denscly p�ked is incompatib�e witt�thc pnes�nce of large aiature tr�es aa the site.Th,e eventuai loss of these tr•ees will be in�evcrsible. � The breskup of the north side of Finger Ave. by crealin� two new intersec#ions. The narraw alleyway bui�t for t}�e developrrient faiis to integrate witli Finger Avenue by nat having a sidewa2k nr pla�tt;ng strip against the roadvvay. + Tbe one•way af�eyway wilt requirs stree�t signs an Fingcr Ave to direct traffic,fur�her cornpromising the character of thc north side of the streat, 7'he ave�rall mass and scaIe of th,s davelopment is completely out ofplace in our i�eighbart�ood, a�t of cha�acter for lhe c�a��side of�inger Avenue and it will only[ead to further degradation of the uniqae charaotcr and guaiity of our street. Name .GG�.Q. �.P'�.` `�u-c.e� Address�t,� �� !7'-f� S I Date `� ! ,�[�/� I�tdc�ac•� L'�� -��.E�� l�I��