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8.A. - Page 432 Statement on Rin �r�venueAes¢�etic� I am e Finger Avenue resident or aeighbor, wlto walks,bicycles or atherrvise enjoys ttis Finger Avenuc strcctscape, I have seen Ihe plans for tlie McC3owan ninalat develop�nent,amd aancfude that it wilt substantially degrade the existing vis�aal cl�aracter e�nd c�uafi#y af the site and its su�roun�ings. W}l�t 18 IiY3pU1'�Ai1�aEStF1�7CS�Y RbQU�IYIy f162�1�74!'hQOd IS t�1C S�Ik]1-ru raI ck�acter of the north side at'FingerAvcnue,with many homes set far back from the street.The appeararice of large amounta af apen space with r�ature,�ld growth trees,provides a striking backdre�p to tk�e homes.The contrast between the north side of Finger Avenue and its soutl�side,wzth its m,any quaint,eariy 2a�h century bun�lows and cottages,is something t�at's uiuqus to Redwood City and treasured by its residents. Exa�nples of E�aw the FingcrAver�ue Project sign,i�cantly deg�•ades the aestt�etics af our neighborhaod are: � Gonstructivn of two homes with wida twn-stnry�'aaades set back the rn�rsimum allawable df stance from the sdree#�Ther�are nv houses tlzat lar$e set t�at close to the street anywhere in our neighborhood. - ■ Nowheie elsc on Finger Avent�e are tiomes this large placed on lo#s El�is small, � A1f of the homes aie of similar size and all two�€ory,as apposed ta the rnix Qf lwme sizes and �ei;�hts that are rep��esentative nf the�nrth side af Finger Avenue. o Most of khese nine l�omes will be viewable�iom the public s�•eet.Therc is little ppen space and tiie I�omes are only set back a sma11 distance �rvnn the nsrrow that seave,s therri (sorr�e from 3ft�-6ft from the alleyway.) Nowhere in aur neighborhood�re houses sitUated in this�asl�ion. 4 A development thia densely packed is incompatible with the presenc�of large m�tura trees on the site.The er+entual loss of these trees wilt bc irreversibte. • The breakup of the north sids af Finger Ave, by creeting two new irners�ciions.The narrow alleyway built far the devclnpment fails ta integrato witt�Finger Aver�ue by not having a sidewalk crr p�ant�ng st�•ip against the rosdway. * The ane-wayalleyway will require st1�et signs on Fi�gerAve to diroct tra�c, further compramising the character of the north side of't�e street. The o�erall mass and scale of'this development is completely out ofplace in our neighborhood,out of c�aracter for tl�e nort�side of Finger Avenue and it wi[1 onIy lead tv further degradation of the Unique character and c�uatity of aur�eet, Nstne ��CJ �� m' � � � Address � o�.5� �` '" d � � •`S�e� Data J �, r t �� l