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8.A. - Page 405 <br /> �atement�n ' �er A��,gy��� <br /> 1 arn a Pinger Avenue resldent or neighbor,wha walks, bicycles or btherwls�enjoys the <br /> Ffnger Aven�re str�etscape.!have seer�the plans far the McGowan ni�►e-�ot developrnent, <br /> antl conG�c�de that iC wfl!substantiafiy degrade the existing rrisual characr�r and qualfty <br /> aF the site and tts surraundfngs, <br /> What Js lmportant aesthetfrat�y about my neighb�rhood is the sem R-�ura�character oF <br /> the narth sl�e af Finger Aver�ue,wfth many hame�set far back from thte street, The <br /> appearance af larg�amaunts of open spac�with matur�,o1d grawth trees,pro�►�ides a <br /> strikii�g backdrop to the homes.Th�contrast b�tw►�n the narth side ofFingerArrenu� <br /> and its south side,with!ts many yuaint,early 2p#n century bungalows�nd cottages,is <br /> sorr�ething that's unfqe�e to Redwaod �tty and treasured by its resfcier�ts, <br /> Examplt�s oFhow the Finger Avenue Pro;ect signit�cantly degrades the aesthe��cs of our <br /> nelghborhood are: <br /> • Consq•Urtian of twv hpmes wikh wide hn►o-�tory faeades s�t�ack the nllnfmurn <br /> aIlawable dfstance from the stree�There are no houses that farge set that clase <br /> to the stre�t anyu►her�#n our naighborhva�. <br /> • Nowhere else on�inger Avenue ara homes this �arge p�aced c�n#Qts this small. <br /> * AI�afthe homes a��e nFsimilar size�nd all two-story,as v��osed to the�nix of <br /> home sizes and helghts�hat are representative aFthe nortl�sfde afFing�r <br /> Avenue, <br /> ° Mast of these nine�omes will be viewable from the public stree�.There is titt�� <br /> open space and the homes�re only s�t bac�C a sniap diskat�cE fram the�arrow <br /> a1i�y that serves them �son�e fram 3ft-fift fram the alleyway,j N'oc+vhere fn our <br /> nelghborhood are�auses situated tn this Pashlon. <br /> Q A deve2opment this dens�ly pack�d fs�ncampattWe w�th t�e presence nf lar�e <br /> rnature trees on t�e s�te,The evaneua��loss of these trees tnrili be irreversible, <br /> • The breakup pf the rtorth sfde of FingerAve.by creattng two new intersection�s, <br /> The narrov�r alleyway built for the devetopm�nt Fails ta integrate wiqz Finger <br /> Avenu�by not having a sidewa)k or pianting strip agadnst Che raadway. <br /> � Tf��one-�vay a�Ieyway wlll require street signs o;�F'inger Ave to dirert traffic, <br /> furt�ter eompromising t�e charact��•oF the narth side of the streeG <br /> The overall mass an�scale af thfs dcve�opm�r�t Is compl�tely aut af place in aur <br /> neighborhood,o�it of character for the narth stde oFFin�er Avenue and it wip onl�]eaa <br /> to further degradation af the unlyae characker and qualtty of our stre�t, <br /> Name � •i. Ld� j'[� <br /> . � <br /> Address , Date � � �� � � <br />