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8.A. - Page 445 <br /> 5taterr��n�c�r� Ffm� �• e �t�e <br /> 1 am a Finger Ave�tiue resident or aieiglsbor,whn v�►�Eks,blcycles orotf�ery�rise en}oys tlte <br /> Finger Aveni:e sti�eetscape,l have seen the plans for the MeGowatti ttin+�-Int developrnent, <br /> �i�d cQttetude that it wilt subscantia�ly degrade E�e axfs#iitg visual rhAraek�r an�qual�ty of <br /> the site and its s�rrautidings, <br /> What is impartant aeschetically aboe�c my rteighbprhond is the serz�i-r�irsl ch�racter of tlje <br /> nortE�slde of Flttger Avenue,witlt rnany I�ur�aes set far�ack fram ttie street.The appearance <br /> oFiar�e amounts of open space wtih rnature,a�d growth trees,provfcies a striking backdre�p <br /> ro the hotr�es,The contr,�st bstween the nort�i sfde�Fpinge��Av�nue at�d its sai�t}�side,�wittt <br /> #ts rnany qulint�earty 2oRh c�ntury bungaiows and catragcs,is sometl�4ng tl�a�'s ut�ic�ue to <br /> Redwnnd City and treasu:�ed by fts rssidents. <br /> Ex�mpdes af Itow td�e Finger Avenfie P��aject slgr�lFle�ntly dega•ades the aesthetics of our <br /> neighborhood are: <br /> � Constr-uctia��of two hnmes wlt��wide twn-story Fa�eades set back t�ie minimum <br /> alfowa�le dista�rce from the street.Tl�ere are no houses thak lar�e set that close to <br /> the street anywhere in vur neigh�orhoad, <br /> Q Nowhere els�a�i Ftnger Avenue are homes this large p�aced on lots this sm�ll. <br /> � All of tl�e l�omes ai�of similar size and all two»sto�•y,as opposed to the mix of hom� <br /> sizes and h�ights that are representative of�lie north sicle of Finger A�►ew�ue, <br /> • Mosc of these nine hames w��l be vlewabls frarn ths puhHc street,7'here ts 2ittle ope�a <br /> sp�ce anc!the hoz�aes ai•e o�iy set 6ack a sanail�f ist�nre fram the narrr�vv th�t serves <br /> them(snme f1�om 8ft-6Pt from Chc a#teyway,) Nqwhere in our nef�hbnrl�ood ax� <br /> hauses sfLuaCed in ti�ts Fash€on, <br /> ► A deve[a�rnent fhls d�nsely packed ls inenrnpati�le witl�th�presenae of large <br /> rnati��e trees on tt�e site.The eventual lass oFthese trees wil!6e irreverslble. <br /> • The�reakup oF[he nvrth side of Finger Ave,by creaking twa new Interseetians.The <br /> r�arrow alleyway bu1It fnr tlie developnient fafls to integrate with Finger Avenue by <br /> not having a sidewalk ar plantEng strip agafust the roadway. <br /> p TI3e vne-way alleywaywill reqt�re street signs an t�ingerAve ta dlrect traffic, <br /> further campromisfng the character af th�nartl�side oFthe stregt. <br /> The over�l��nass���d scale of this development is campletely out oFplace in ou�• <br /> neighborhoad,aut af character Pa�•the r�or#h s1d�af Ft��ger Avenue and it wili nniy lead tg <br /> further degradation ttf the unlque�haracter and qitality af aur street. <br /> `.�!N�me ' ��: ,• , , � 1�., . <br /> Address�t��� ��;�`r..�'�+ ��.. .�_ Date i'� � �� <br /> j:�t� ,s J;,�l+1' � ��� �{°� ��'� <br /> �, : <br /> �, <br />