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8.A. - Page 446 ��t�erne��t on Fi��erAvenueAesthet�cs I am a Finger Avenue resident or neighbor,wha waiks, bicycles ar otllerwise enjoys tl�e Finger Avenue s#ree4scRpe, I l�ave seen the�1ans far tfie McGowa�i nirie-!ot devclapinent,and conclude that it wil!substantially degrado t�c existi�ag vis�ai characte�• and qeaatity of the site end its sutn�ounciings. Wl�at is irnpo�•t�i3t aestheiicai��about my nei�l�borhood is the semi-i�aral character of tlie narth side of Finger A��eni�e, ��ritlY rxtany hori��s set far back fi•om tl��street, The appearance of lsrge an�otu�ts ofopen space��th in8tiu•e,ofd gi�owth txees, provides a strikii�g backdrap to 1he homes.The contrasl betvveen tl�e nortii side of Finger Ave��ue and i ts sauth side, with its ma�iy q��aint,earty 20°h centtuy bungalows and cot�ages, is soinetl�ing that's ur�iq«e to Redwood City and t�•e�sured by its residents. Exaaiples of how ti�e Fi�igec Avenue Froject signific�ntly degrades th� aestl�etics of aur neigl�bort�ood are: � Canstructioa�of two l�qmes with wid$ twp-stoiy fsaades set back tix�miiiimum allowable distance fronY the street,There are na houses tlkat large set that close io the street anywhere in oWr neighbarl�ood, ' * Nvwhere else on �itt�er Avenue are hames this large placed an �OfS tI2iS SI178]I, d Al[of t��$��Qines are of sizr�ilar siae and alt two-st�rys as opposed fo tilc mix of�or�ie sizes and l�eig,l�ts that are represantative of the north side a�Finger A�aen�e, � Mflst of these r�ine homes wili be uiewable fi�om the public stre�t. Tt�ere is 1it#Ie open space ar�d the hQ��ies at�only set 6ack a sxnaCl distanee Froin the narx�ow that serves ltien� (svrne Fram 3R–6ft fi•o�n the alleyway.) Nowhere in our i�eighbo�•haod ara hoqses si3uated in this fashio��. + A dcvclopment this densely paaked is incompatible with tl�e�re�ei�ce of large�r�ature trees oi�tt�e site,Tl�e evei�tual loss of tliese trees witl�e in•eve�sible. a Ths breaktip of th�north side of Finger Ave. �y creati��g two new interseckions.The �aarra�r a[leyway built for the de�eio}�meni fsils tv iaategrate with Pinger Avenue b3�n.ot ha�vii�g a sid�walk orp]anting strip against khe roadway. ■ �'he one-way alleyway wi�! require street sfg»s on�iiYger A�e to dirset traf�ic, fut�ther compi��nising t13e charaeter af tha north side af the street. Tlae overal! mass ar�d scale o#'this de�elopment is campletely out ofplace ii�aur nei�hhorhovd,aut of eharacter for t�e no��th side of Finger,Avenue a�id i t wiIl only lead ta further deg��adation af tlie unique character and quality of our street. Name ,�c.'�,t:'' � r'G.�7 r��,�l�`'� t— t r A�dress __� ��:•.�! ��,,/�:�i.'�/1V�� '` Date `f� �f , , , r!