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8.A. - Page 413 <br /> � "i �'�Y�r��,___'.�...�� cs <br /> !arn a FfngerAv�n�e r+esi�ent ar ne9ghbor,vvho yval�cs,bicycles or otherwise en�oys the <br /> Finger Avenue streetscape, l harre s�en the p�ans for Che McGowan nlne-!ot development, <br /> and conclude that it wi�l substan�fa��}►degrade the exisCing visua)charaeter and quality <br /> oFthe stte and tts surr�undings. <br /> What is important aestheti�ally about my nefghbarhood is the semiwrura�c�aract�r of <br /> t�e noi�kh side of Finger Aven�e,wit,h many homes set far back f�m the sC7•�t, The <br /> appearance af Zarge amot�nts oFopen spac�with mature,old growth tre��,p�,�d��a <br /> striktng hackdrag Co Che hames,The contrast between Chte n�arth side of Ffnger Avenue <br /> and i�s south side,with its znany quafnt,early���h century bungalows and cattages,3s <br /> someth#ng thaNs uniyue Co Redwood City and tr�asur��y iCs resfclents. <br /> �xamples of how the FingerAvenue Pro�ect stgnfficantly degrades the aesthetics oF aur <br /> neighbar�ood are: <br /> • Cansb•�ct�an of trvo homes with�de lwa-stvey facades set bark che r,�lnimum <br /> altowa�Ze distactce from th�stree�.There ar�no ho�ses that large set that clnse <br /> to ttae street a�tywhere In our neighber•haod. <br /> w NowrE�ere else on Finger Avenue are hornes thts large�l�ced on tats thls small. <br /> � All pf the hames are of slmilar s€ze and alt two-staiy,as opppSe� to the mix of <br /> �ome sizes and heights that are representative of the nprth side of Ringer <br /> Avenue. <br /> • Most of these nin�homes wi�l be v3�rvable from the pubtic street.Th�re is litCde <br /> open space and the homas ar�anly set back a small distance fi•am the na�•row <br /> alley that serves ehem (some from 3ft-6ft f'rom the alley°way.) Nowrhere#n aur <br /> neighbvrhaod are hatas�s sitt�ated in tli�s fasl�iat�. <br /> � A developrr�ent this dens�ly packeci is in�ompatfble wtth the pres�nce of3arge <br /> rnate�re trees on the site,The�ventua2 toss nFthese i�•ees�ritl be irreversible. <br /> • The brealcup of t1�e north side af Ffnger Ave.by creating twa new inters�ct�ons. <br /> The narrow a�feyway b�itt for the deVetapment fails to i�itegrate wfth Finger <br /> Avenue by not having�sidewa!!c o�r p]anting stri�against th�raadway, <br /> � '�`�e ot�e-way alleyryray witl requlre streetsigns on FingerAve to d[rect trafFc, <br /> further compromising the charactee•of�h�north side oFthe streeC. <br /> The averall mass and scale of this d�veEoprnent is�on�pleteIy out of place in our <br /> neIghborhood,out nf character far the north side of Finger Avenue and it wI�l only lead <br /> to �urther degradatian of th�uniq�e character and quality vf our street, <br /> Name � <br /> '���� ��s����-�- <br /> Addt�ess ��� �I�'�'tt��- �� � (�', �• � } <br /> 1?ate <br />