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8.A. - Page 442 <br /> Stat+�me�t o� Fin�e�•Aven ue A��ti�etics <br /> 1 am a Fi��ger Avenue resident or neighbor, wl�o walks,bicycles ar Qtherwise et�joys the <br /> Fir�ger Avenue streetscape, I have seen tt�e plans for the McGowan nine-!ot develap�nettt,ar�d <br /> concluda that lt wi11 substantially degrade the existfng visual cliaracier and quality fl#'t�te site <br /> and iis se���rounc�ings. <br /> Wliat is iniportarit sest�iatica�ly about my izeigi�bor��oad is the semi-i�ral ch�racter oFrhe <br /> nartl�side of FingerArenue, witti many ltornes set far back &arn t��e street, The appearance of <br /> ierge amaunts of open space witt:meture,oid growth trees,grovid�s a stritcing vackdrop to <br /> the�aames,The contrast between tl�e nortl�side of Finger A�e��ue and its south sid�, witl� its <br /> m�ny q�ialnt,early 20tn century bun�alows and cottages, is something fhat's unic�ue ko <br /> R.edwaod City and trcasured by its resic�en#s. <br /> £xa���ples af how#he Finger Aveni�e Prajsct significantly degrades the €��sthetics of our <br /> neighborhood are: <br /> 6 Canstnietion of two l�anes wit�i wide twv-stary facades sef back c��e�ni�uinuin <br /> allowable distance fro�t3 the street.T�iere are no hauses that large set tha#close to the <br /> st��eet anywhere in our neighi�vrhood. ` <br /> i Nawhere else on Finger Avanne are(�arnes tlus Iarge placed on lots this srnall. <br /> � Ali of ttie homes are af simiiar size atrd a11 two-stary,as opposed ta t1�e inix of I�oine <br /> sizes and hefghts that are representative of#he r�vrtl�side of Finge��Avenue. <br /> � Most af t�ese uinc hames will l�e viewabte fro,n the pubtic sir�et, Thare is littic ope�� <br /> space and tl�e h�mes are only se� back a smail distance fron�the ns�•rarv tl�at serves <br /> tltem{some fi�am 3#�—6ft from the a�leyway.} Nawl�ere ii9 ou�• iieig�aborl�ood a,� <br /> houses situ�ted in this fasl�ion. <br /> o A de�+elopinent this densely �acked is incon�patible with t�e presence of lar�e rnature <br /> trees o�i tl�e site. The e�+e�itu�l loss a#'tt�ese ti�es will be irrevei•sible, <br /> ■ The hreaku}�af the north sic�e of F'inger Ave. by creating twa ne��intersectians.TI» <br /> i�arrow alleyway buitt For tlie de���lapnierrt fails to integrate wilt�FingerAvenu�by uvt <br /> hgving�sidewalk or planting strip ag�ist the roadway. <br /> • Thc onc-way alleyway will require sti�eet si$ns on Fi�iger Ave to direc�traftic, further <br /> oompromising the chaz•ackex of tlie nortli side af t��e street. <br /> The over�ll insss and scale af ti�is tie�etopmcnt is car�plstely out of place in our <br /> neig�borhood, out of c.haractor for tne nart�t side of ringer Ave�tiue and it wil] only ]ead ta <br /> furtlier�egr�datioxt of t]�e unic�cre aharsckar and quality of o�r s#�eet. <br /> ,;:,,• �;��.� <br /> Nania �i��I �:�. ,- a <br /> Address ��:L�r a...� �-��J ,�/l 7 � , f��r+'_�...� Date `� � <br /> ���!'J (.��L°�''/c_� 1"'� �� � <br />