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8.A. - Page 430 <br /> �t���nt on F���er Aven���.�s ���1�� <br /> i am a FfngerAvenue resldent or neighbor,who walks,bic,�rcles or othe��►rfs�enjays the <br /> FEngerAvenue sa•eeEscape,f have seen the�1ans far the McGowan nine-lot development, <br /> and co�clude tha�it wil[substantially dega•ade the ex#sting visual character and yuality <br /> af the site and its surmundings, <br /> What is fmportant aesthet#ca]ly abaut my nelghborh ood is the semi-rura!charact�er aF <br /> the north slde of Finger Avenue,wfttt many homes set far bacic F►�pm �he street,The <br /> appearance oFlarge amounts oPopen space w#th mature, ald growth t�ees,pravides a <br /> strtking backdrop to the hames.The contrast between the��orth sid� of Finger Aven�e <br /> and its south side,wlth�ts many quaint,early Z4'�century bun�a]ovvs and cottages,is <br /> samething that's unlque to Redwoad Cityand treasw•ed byirs resid�nts. <br /> �xamples ot'how the Finger Avenue Project signi�ic�ntly degrades the aestnetics of�ur <br /> ne�ghborhood ar�; <br /> � Construction af two homes wiCh wide two-story facades set bac)c the minimum <br /> allowable distance fi�m the str�e�There are na hoases that Z�rge set that close <br /> to the street anywhere (n our neighbarhood. <br /> � NowF�ere els�on Finger Avenue are homes this large p�ac�d on lo�s ttars smafl. <br /> � All of the homes are af simllar size and afi Cwa-story,as opposed to the mix of <br /> ho�nE slzes and heights that are r�presentatfve of the r�arth side oFF#n�er <br /> Avenue. <br /> o Most of these r�ine hom�s wiJl be vtewab[e frorn th�publiG street.There is�ittle <br /> open space and the home�are only set back�sinall distance fi•am the narrow <br /> alley that seives them {some from 3f�-bft Fram the alleyway,) Nowhere!n qur <br /> neigh}�orhood are noUSes situated in thQ�fashion. <br /> � �development this densely packed ts lncompatible with the presence of large <br /> mature trees an the site,The eventu.at loss ofthes�trees wJll be lrreversible. <br /> ¢ The b��eakup of��north sfde of Ffnger Ave.by creatfng tvrro n�w�ntersectians. <br /> The narrow alleyway built for t�e develapment fa�ls ta 9nregrace vvikh Ftnger <br /> Avenue by not�taving a sidewalk ar planting stiip against th� �•oa�way, <br /> o The one-way al�eyway will requf re sCreet signs on Ffnger Ave to direct traffic, <br /> furt�her Gorriprc�tt3ising the character of the north side nf the street. <br /> The overal� mass and scale af t}�is development is comple�ely out of piace in our <br /> neigh6orhood,auC ofcharacter far the norfi�side of Ftnger Av�nue and it wifl only lead <br /> to further degradation o#'the unic�us cliaracfier ar�d yuality of our street, <br /> Name Gf��� ��i����s� <br /> Address�� _7 ��_�C�..�� Date � ��� I <br />