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8.A. - Page 404 ,5`Eatemer�t o� FinEerAvenue Aesthetic� I am a�ingerAvenue t�esident or neig�bor,w�o walks,bicycles or otherwise enjoys thc Finger Avenue streetscape.I l�sve seen tt�e plans for tl7c McGowan�ine-lot deveInpinent,snd conc3udc that it wi11 subs#an#iai�y degrade the existing visual c}�racter�nd qua2ity of the sf;e and its surroundings. Wltat is imporkant aes#hetically about my neigh6orhna�is the semi-rwral chax�cter of the north side of Finger Avenue,with Enany homes sct£�r back from the stxcet. The appear�nce of large arnounts nf open spaee with mature,ofd growth trees,prav�des a st�king��kdrap to ttae,hornes.The cvntrast between the uortli side of�`zngerAvenue and its south side,with its �nany quaint,early 20��'cenhuy bungalows�ad cattages,is something tk�af's �niqu�fn Redwaod City and treasurcd by its residen�s. Examples of how tf�e Finger Avenue Prajcet sig�iificant2y degi�ades the aesthetics of our neighborhoad are: w Constnaction of twn homes with wide twv-story facades set back d�e minimum allowable distance fmm the street,T�ere are no houses that la�-ge set that close to the street anywhere in aur neighborh�vd, " p Nowhere olse on Finger Avex�ue are homes this large placed an lots th�s small, � AlI of the l�ar�s are of similar size and aiI two-story, �s apposed t�the mix o�'home sizes and hoights that are representstirra of#he narth side of Finger Aver�ue. a Mvst of these nic�hnmes w�li be��iewable firom the pub�ic str�et.T�tere is little open space and ttie homcs �re �.ly se#back a s�nall distance fi•am tlie n�ri�ow that serWes t�em(some from 3aft—6ft from thc aIleyway.) Nowhere in a�r eeigliborhaod are honses sitaated fn thas fashian. a A development this densely packed is incompstible wiith the pres�nce of la�ge mature trees on the site.'ll�c event�.�a! loss of tliese trees will be irreversib�e. • The b.reaka�of the north side of Finger Ave. by oreating two n�w intez�sections,'Ibc t�arrow�ileyvvay built for#�ae development faiIs to integrata r�vith Finger Aven�e by r�ot having a sidewallr or planting strip against the roadway, ■ The one-way allenrray wi�l requu�e street signs on Finger Avc io diirect tra�c,further compromising t�e character of the noxth sidc af the street. T�e ovc�•a11 rnass end scale of'tl�is development is comptetely out ef place in aur neig�borhoad, out of character far the nvrth side of Fir�ger Avenue snd it wilI anly lead to further degradation of the unique charsater and t�uality af our sh�eet, Name �.�-��' ._�,�r,��+J Address .�y�J�i s� �l Date '" l�