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8.A. - Page 439 Statement on Fln er Aven ae AestlYetics X ain a Finger AvenUe resident or n�iglibac; wt�o walks,bicycles ar otlzerwisc enjoys tlie FingerAvenue stt�eetscape. I f�ave seen the plaxis far tf�e McGvwan nine-Eot developn�eitit,R�yd concl�de that it wiil substantia2ly c�egrade tl�e existing visual character aiid qu�ity a:f the site and its surraundings. i�hat is ir�ypdrtant aestt�eticatly abnut my neiglibarlaood is t1�e semi-t�Yra1 ahaiacter of the �yo��t�i side nf Finger Avenue,with tnany hamas set far back frotn the street. The apgea�•ance Qf la�ge amounts of o�ren space wifla mature,old grovvth trees,provides a striking backdrop ta the homea,T13e cantrast be�ee�i the north side of Fin$er A�enue ar►d its sout�side,with its rna�iy c�uaint,e�r�y 20�'century bungalows an�cottages, is so�nathix�g t�i�t's ui�iq�e to Redwood City and treasured by its residents, Exsmplcs of laow t��e Finger Aver�Ue Project significantly degi�des the acsthetics af our i�eighboriiood are: ■ Cpnst��t�ction af two lio��;�s with widc two-story facades set baak the ininirnum atlawable distance fror�s tlie street,Tl�ere are no l�oases that lai-ge set that close to the street a��ywlxere in oi:r n�ig��borhooci. ' • Nowhere else on Finger Ave��ua are�iomes t�iis Iatgc placed on ]ots this s�nall. ■ AI!of the haines are af similar size and a�1 two-story, as opposed�v the znix of i�om� sizes a��d heigiits tliat are representa#ive of t��e nortIY side af Fuiger A�enue. • Moat af these nine homes will be viewable from the public street.There is littie open space and 1l3e homes are vr�Iy set back$ small distance frorn tl�a n�arrow thak serves thc�n(some fram 3ft—6fl frorn tl�s alleyway.) Naw�here in our neighborhaod ai� houses srtvated in tl�is fashion. ¢ A development tl�is der�sely packed is ir�campatibla�vikh the prescrtce af large mattare trees ax�t��e site. The eventual lass of kliese trees wil] be iiTevers3ble. � The breakup of the no�th aide oF Finger Ava,by creating two��ew imters�ctions, The nan•ow aIleyway 6u�lt far the deve�opui�nt fails to i�tegrate vvitl� Fingar A�enue b��not ha�in�a sidewalk or pIa�ztis�strip against il�e roadway. � The c�ne-way alleyway wili requi�'�afreet signs an Finger A�c to dir�ct Era#�c,fu��f�er campromising the ci�araater of tlic na:th si�e c�f'the street. The a�erail i�rass and scale of tlus deve�apment is cnrnpleteIy out ofplace in o�ir neigIiborhood,out of ciaaraoter for tlie uarth side of�ingerqve»ue ar�d it wi71 o�ly lead to furG[�er degrad�tion of Ihe imique cliaractar end yuatity nf vur strcet, Name _��n ��=�t'��1 7 , � Address �1��'� �� .n Lw��.,� ��, Date �� 1��