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8.A. - Page 449 <br /> Sta�et�t��n��r��ir���rl�ve�r� e�tFs .�ti'�s <br /> 1 am a �inger Avenue res[dent or neighbor,wk�o watks,btcycl�s or otherwlse en;oys the <br /> f�tn�er Avenue streetscaps,I have s�en the plans for the 1V1cGowan nine-tot development, <br /> and canclud�that it w11t saasCantially degrade tt�e ex�sting vist�al charaet�r and yuality <br /> vf the site and its surroundings. <br /> What is impartant aestheticalty abouk my ne#ghborhood is the sernf rural character of <br /> the norrh slde aF Ftnger Avenue�wft�h rnany homes set far back frorn the street,The <br /> appearance af targe amounfs of open space with mafure,ald growth t�•ees,pro�ides a <br /> str�t�fng backdrop to the l�ames.The contrast between the nartlz side of Finger Avenue <br /> and �ts sauth s�de,with its many q�aint,early 20�century bun�alows and cottages,is <br /> s�mething that's unique to Redwood Gity an� treasured by i�s resider�ts. <br /> Exarr:}�les of haw the�inger Avenue Project signi#icantly d�grades the aesthetfcs oFour <br /> neighborhood are: <br /> � Constructfan of twro hornes w►ith wlde two-sbvey facades set back tkze minimum <br /> ativwable distance from the street,'fhere are no hoUSes tha�large set that close <br /> m the s�reet anywher�in our nex$hharhond. <br /> - Nowhere alse an Finger Aven�e are homes thfs iarge placed on�ots th[s smali, <br /> � A!t�f the homes are a€similar siz�and a!1 two-story,as oppvsed Co t�te mix of <br /> home sizes and heights that a��re�resentative of the north side of l�inger <br /> Avenue. <br /> � Most of these nine h�mes will be viewable fram the publfc street, There�s?ittle <br /> open space and the horr�es are anly set bacfc a small dfslance From the narrow <br /> alley fhat serves them (some from 3ft�6f�from the alleyway,) Now�ere in our <br /> netghborhaod are ho�ases situated in this fashian. <br /> � A developn�ent this densely packed is i�ecompat[ble wi�h the presence of large <br /> matu�n•ees on the s4t�.Tl�e eventual loss of these Erees will be irreversf6l�. <br /> � Th�breakug af'the nort�h slde of Ffnger Aae. by creatittg two ne4v int�rsectlans, <br /> The narrow alleyw►a�built for the deveiopment fails to int�gra,te with Finger <br /> Avenue by not having a siaewaM�C or plandng strip against the raadway. <br /> + The one�way alleyway wilk req�ire str�et signs an �in�er Ave ta direct tra�ic, <br /> f�.�rt�er eompromfstng tt�e cha�acter of the;torth side of the street. <br /> Tne overall mass ar�d srale of this d�velop�ent is cvmpletely out o�place in our <br /> ne[ghborhaad,out af character for the north side af Finger Ave�tue and it dvial onl�r lead <br /> to further degradatlon of the uriique character and quality of aur sk��eet. <br /> Narne (:/�.5��'r _ �l/,�'".�'1_ � <br /> Address �;,DaCe � � <br />