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8.A. - Page 412 �t�tement on �'in erAven�teAestheHas r am a Finger Avenuc reside��t ar neighbor,who watks,bicycles or oth�rwise enjoys the FingerAvenue streetscepe.I ha��e seen tkae p�ans for tla�McGawan nine-�vt davetopinent,a�d conclude that zt wilt substanEiaAy degrade the e�►isting visual character�d quality of the site and its surraundings. What is irnpo,-tant aesthetically about my neighbarhood is the semi-nrral eharacter c�f the l�orth side af FingerAvenue,w�th�ne�r�y homes set far back from the st��eet, Tfie appsararlae of �arge an�aunts of open space with rnature,old growth trees,provides a sdriking baekdrop to the homes. T'he contrast betwecn tlie�orth side of Finger Avanue anEd ats sau#h side,with�ts rr�an�quaiRt,earty 20�'century bungalows and co[#ages�is something that's iuuc�ue to Resivvood City and treasured by its residents. Exau�ples of how the Finger Avcnue PraJ�ct signif cantly degrades the aestluetiGS of flur neighi�olhnod are: o Construction of two hauzes with wide iwo-sto�y facades set back the minimum allowable distanee fram the street. Theie are no hoqses tt�at lai-g� set that elose to the street anywhere in our neighborhaod. ' + Nov�rhere else on Fingsr Avenue are hnines tliis la�e placed on iats�his smal�, • All of the homes ar�e af si�i�ar size and all twa-skory,es opposcd #a the mix of ha�rrxe sizes and he�ghts that arc rcpresentative of d�a north side nf Finger Avenue. • Mast of these nune homes wil!be viewab�e fram thc pub3ic street.There is little open space and the 1�omcs are only set bxck a sr��all distance fram the narrnw that scrrres them(some frorn 3f��bf�from th�a1le�way,) Novsr}tere en our neighborhood are houses situated in this fashion. e A devclopment thls densely paakcd is incon�patibte with the presence of large mature trees on the site, The eventual loss of fhese trees vvill be irreversib�c. � The bizakap oFthe north side of Fiiyger Ave. by creati�ng two new intersections,The narrow all�yway built for tl�e develapment fai3s to ltxtegrate wit�i Pinger Avenue by nvt having a side�+a�k ar planting strip agaiz�st thc roadwsy, ■ The one-way alteyway will i�eqture street signs an FInger Ave tp direct traf�ZC,furtlaer compromising#he character of the north side of the streGt The overal!mass and scala of this developrr�ent is com�ietely ont of place in our �cighbarhooa, out of ck�a��ct�r for the noM�side of Finger Avenue and it wid�only�ead ta further d�gradetion of t�e�nique character and qua2ity of aur streek, Nan�e � - 'YL�.�'s�..._ ^ r Address ��°'! ��,� _d�J�� Date �'L �'" `{ —.._.–_-___