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8.A. - Page 406 St��em�nron Fin er�avenueA�s�hetic� I am a Finger Avenue resldent or r�eighbo2;wha wa�ks, bicycles or othervyise ertjoys the Finger Avenue stireetsca�e, I have sccn the plans for the M�Gowan rune-lot develvpment,and conc�ude that it will substantially degrade the existing visuaZ c3�aractei• and quality of fhe site efi�It5 513C1'0��5. What is important aesthetically about my neiglaborhood is the semi-ruraI aharscter of the nox#h sic�of Finger Avenue,with many homes set far back from the street,The appearauce af )argc amounts of open space with maturc,oid gmwth trees,provides a s#riking backdrop to the homes,'Tne contrast between ihe noith side of�inger Avenuc and its south sid�,vvith its many quaint,early 20'h cent►�ry bungalows and r.ottages,is something that's uniqus to ltedwa� City and treasured by its residents. E�campies of�ow t�e Fin�ar Avenue Project sigui�cantly degradcs the aesthetics�f our neighbo�hood are; + Construction of fwo hornes with wid�two-stvey facad�s sct haak the minimuni allawable distancc�From thE strect,There are no hoc�ses that laa•ge set that close to the street ariywhe��e in vur neigliborhoad, ` s Nawvhere elsc on Pi�ger Avenue are homes t�is large placod on ]ats this smsil, • A,11 a�the hwnes are of simitar size and�1l two-story,as appvsed to dYe mix of home sizes ana heights that are representative of the nai�l�side of Ringer Avenue. e Mast of tl�esc nine homcs will bc vicwable from the pubti�sti�eet.Therc is �ittle o�n space anc3 the homcs are only set back a small distance fi•om the narrow that serves tl�em (some fe�om 3ft—6ft fram the alleyway.) Nowhere in our neighbarhaod a�•e houscs situated in this fashion. • A devcln�ment�Iiis dcnsely pgcked is inoo�npatiblc with the presence of lacga mature trees on t�e sits.The evente�al loss of these tr�cs wi1� be irrevers��alc, G �"h�breakup of the no�th side of Fingcr Ave, by creating twa new intarsecUons.The rtanow alleyway built for the development fails to integrate with Finger Aven�e by not ha�ing a sidewalk or planting stri�against the roadway. � The vne-w�y alteyway will r�uire stce�signs an Finger A.ve to direct traffic, furthcr co�rspromising tho character of the north side of the strcet. Thc ovarall mass aaid scale of this de�elopment is complet�ly vut ofplace in our neighborhaod,out of character for the north side of I�inger Avenue and it will only iead to fui�ther dagrsd n of the u ' ue ah ct r and quaiity of aur su•eet, � � . N'�m� ��f/� G' r /�//i�/� �F�'� Addt�ess 1�� r�l�t�l�, l�V� Date � S��' ��