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8.A. - Page 429 <br /> Statement on �'in erAt�enueAestl�etic.� <br /> I a�n a Finger Avenue residcnt or neighbor>who walks, bicyclea ar vtherw�ise enjoys t�c <br /> Finger Avenue streetscape. C have seen the p�a��s fvr the McGnwan nine-lot de�e3ap�i�cnt, and <br /> conclucle Fh�t it will substantially deg��ade the existing visual chaiacter and c��ality of the site <br /> and its surraundings. <br /> Wh�t is impvrtant sesthetical�y abaut my neighbvi�hoad is thc semi-rur� character o;f tl�e <br /> �north side of Finger A��enue,w9th many homes sef far back from the strcet, The appoatancc pf <br /> large amaunts of open s�a��vv�tla�R!,�•�,�!d�ce;rt":;�:,s,P:�.ides a st�iking��kcir�p tu <br /> the hornes.l'he contrast between the no�4�side af FEnger Avenue�d its soutlt side,with its <br /> mat�y quaint,early 2U�'century bungalavti+s and cottages,is somathing tfi�t's ui�ique to <br /> Redwood Ciry and treasured b�its residents. <br /> Exan�ples of ha�c�v the Finger Avenue Project signifcantly degrades the aes#l��rics of our <br /> neighborhood are: <br /> o Construction of two liomes with wide two-story facaaas set back tl�e rninimum <br /> al�owabie distanoe from tbe street.Tlasre ere na hauses that Iayga set that close ta the <br /> sTreet anywhere in our neighbarhood, " <br /> o Nowhere else an Fir�ger Aven�ne are homes this larg�plac�;d on lots thas srnall. <br /> � A.11 of the homes are of simii�►r si�e�nd all tvs+o-stary,as opposed to t��c nnix of homc <br /> sizcs and heights that are represe,ntafive af the north�de af Finger Avenue. <br /> � Most of thesa riine homes wiJl be viewsbla fram tha public sir�e�t. There is little o�n <br /> spacc and t�e homes�re only set back a srt�a�l distance from tb,e narinw that serves <br /> ihem (some from 3ft—5ft from the alleyway.J Nowhere in our nci��barhnod are <br /> houses situated in this fast,�ion. <br /> � A development this densely packed is incarr�Patible wxth the presen�e oflai�ge mature <br /> tiees on ihe site,The eventual lass of these trees wi21 be irr�versible. <br /> 0 77�e�reakup of the north side af Finger Ave. by creating tvvo new intersections.The <br /> narrow a�leyway built for 2he developrncnt fails tt�integrate with Finger Avcnua by not <br /> havi�a sidewatk or ptanting strip against the roadway. <br /> + The o�te-�vay allcyway will require stt�et signs on Finger Ave to dia�t tra�c,further <br /> compramising the characta•of the north aidc af the sEreet. <br /> Thc ov�rall mass and scate of this dcveIoprnent is completeEy aut of gta�e in our <br /> neighbvrhood,out af ct�aracter for the nar�th szd�of Finger Avenue and it wilt only tesd to <br /> fitrther degradation of the unigue character and q�aality of our street, <br /> ,r • <br /> Natr�o � � <br /> Addi�ess � C} Date �,� ,��� <br /> �a� Ci�l�s� �a � ��tc�o � <br />