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8.A. - Page 421 S�t�a�e!�t�n �1J��PyY4 f'llV��Y�� h �� T am a Fi�ger AveRUe�sident ar rreighbor,who waiks,b[cycles ar atherw}se epioys ti�� Pinger Aveetue streetscape.I have seen the ptans fvr the A�cGowan nlne-lat developrnent, a�d conc�ude th�t it wlll sabstantlaAy degrade the exl�fing visuai characCer and qualfty oP the sitc and its surround�hgs. What ts irnpotrtant aestt��ticatly about my rteighbarhaod(s the setni-rural charecter of the nortf�side of F1r�ger Avenue,with many hornes set far back frortr the st�et,7'he appeara�c�e of large amounts oF npen spaoe wtcb mature,old growth trees,prav�aes a s�rllcing hackdrop c�a the 6ames.T�e contrast between the north s1d�pF Finger Avenue an d 1ts soutM s[de,wi th its many quafnt,early 20'�csntu�y b�nga]ows and cot#ages.is somethir�g�hat's unique to Itedwood Cfty and treasured by Its residents, Exatnp�es of how the Finger Aven�te profect sfghificank�y degrades#�e aest#�eHcs af ou�- nsighbarhaod arer o Constructlon aFtvva horaes with wide two-story t'acades set baGk t�e rnin#murr� allowable dEstancs fram the streek There are no hauses tiiat large sat thak clase to the stTeet�nywhere#n aur nefghborhaad, • Nawhcre eise on Finger Aveuc�e aYe hames thls large�lao�d on Iots thts small, e Afl nf the hor+�es are af'similar si�e and atI two•sCory,as opposed 2a Che mlx oP home sizes and heigl�t�that are representanve of the north side af Finger Avenue. � Moat of Chese nlne homes w11t be vtewable firom the pubtic stt'eet,The�!s little open s}�ace a�d the homes are�nly s�t back a smail distance fr�m the narrow that serves ttrem(some fram 3ft-G#t From the al�eyway.) Nowhere in our neig�bQrhond are houses sltuated!n thts FasMon, . A development this densely pac�ed Is Incornpadbie vv�th tk�e presenee oFlarge mature trees on the site.The evgntuat Ioss o f these trees will be lrreversihie, + The breakup of the t�orth side of�`inger Ave.by creating two new lntersectfons.The rearrow alleyway bu(]t far the de�elapment f�alls to inbegrate wfth�inger Ave�ue by not having a sidewalk or plaxtCing strip against the roadway. G 7'he on�•way alleyway wilt req�ir�street signs on F[nger Ave ta direct trafTic, Further evm�romfsing the charact�r of the north s�de nf the street, 7'he avera�l mass and scale af this c�evela�ment is comp�etety aut af place in our neighbarhAOd,out oF charart�r For the nor#h side of Ffnger Avenue and it wlll only lead to further degradation oFthe uniyue character and quafity af our stre�t� �Iarne �ti n �h 1n t c�f,c.L., _ Address �� -�+n�c� �/��. Date �131 11 i