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8.A. - Page 437 5ta�emcnf an Fin�erAvenue�.estt�et�cs I aa�t a FiugerA�enue residei�t ar neigl�bor, who walks,bic}�cies or othsrw�ss eujo��s rhe �inger AvenUe streetscape, i 13ave seei� the plans fai•th�McGowan nine-�at devefopment,and conalude that it will substa��tially degrade th�existiiag visual ci�aracter Rnd gvatity of the site aiid its surroundings, What is important aestheticaliy sbaut my n�i�borl�ood is tha s�rni-r�ira! al�araater of the no�'#h side ofFingerAvenUe, with many homes set far back fi•om the streel, The appearance of targe ar�aounts ofopen spac,�with malure,old grovvtf�t�ees,pl�ovides a strik.in�backdrap to the homes.The contrast be#ween the nartl�side oFFingsr f�venue��d its souili side,wiAa its many quaint, early 2a'�cantury bungaYows and cottages,is svt�ethiy�g #l�at's unique b Redwood City aud treasured by its residents, Exainples of how the Fiii�cr Aveimc Project si�ni�icantly degrades the aestl�tics of pur i��ighbor�iood are; * Cvi�structinn of two Jtornes wit2z wide tv��o-stoxy facades sst back d�e minirnum allowa6le distauce fro�n the street,T1�ere are no ltousos tlaat farge set tliat close to the street�nywhere in our nei�l�barhoo�, " • Nnwhere else on Finger Avenue a�•e homes i�7is large placed p�� lots this small. ■ All of tI�e homes a�+�of simiiar sizc sn� a!1 twa-story,as oppo�ed to the�nix of t�ome sizes�nd heights that are irepresent�tiva of tl�e na�•th sid�of Fi��g�r Ave�iue. � Most of these nine hon�es will be viewab7e from the public street,The�•e is tittie open space and the homes are ar�y sat back a s�na�]distence from the nerrow that serves thetat(saine fix�m 3ft—6f�from tl�e�Ileyway,) Nawhere in o�r neighborhavd are houses situated in this fashion. � A de�elopment this densely pscked is incompati�te w�ith kl�e presencc o�i�rge ivatt�re Grees on the site. The eventva!loss of thesa t��es will be iz�rsversible. * Ttie breakup of ttre n��th side of Finger A.va, by c�rcating iwo new int�rsecti ons, Tlze narrow al3eyway built for tf�e develapment fails ta integrate wit[�Finger Avenue by not having a s�dcwalk or planting strip against the roadway. v Th�ane-wsy alYeywey wilI require street signs on Finger A�ve to direcl t��ffc, fu��tl2er compramising the character of�he�iortl�side of the street. The overa�l tnass arxd scale af kltis devetaptnet�t is completeIy out of place in our �eiglii�orhood, out of al�er�cter far t�za noi�tlx side af FingerA�venue and it will onty Iead to fut�tl�er degrad�tion of the unic�ue aha��acter and qus�ity of ow•street. (� , Name ,t � f. ', "� l - •JH'+�p -•,�' � A Ad _ - � 'r y'.� ,�f.'�. . �:",... ��Cr.'.�i'S �•'� �' `�,�.�� dress r�� `� � � Date �