VILLA PARK

After meeting concerns of residents, a developer recently won City Council approval to build five houses exceeding 25 feet in height on Mesa Drive and Ridgeview Road.

Neighbors next to the site had complained to the council in October that the project affected their privacy and that the developer displayed a lack of consideration for residents.

Residents also said the developer had trimmed trees on private property and broke or removed fences.

Oakhill Development Inc. officials met with the neighbors to address and resolve their concerns, and the council, satisfied with the results, approved the project late last month.