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Residents argue proposal is `out of character' continued from p.1 house units. There are currently three houses on the property, which measures 0.28 hectares. During Monday's meeting, area residents attacked the proposal on several issues. Brookfield Road resident Mike Stephens said the high-density development does not fit into the low-density area. "This area is 100 per cent residential. There is no commercial in this area, there is no retail in this area and it consists of nothing above two storeys in height. We've got single-storey, detached homes, we have twostorey detached homes and we have twostorey townhomes," he said. "This building would dominate the skyline. It would be a massive, overbearing eyesore for all of us residents." Stephens said the development also would result in the destruction of 43 mature trees both on and near the property. With the recent loss of many trees on the nearby DND lands, Stephens argued more tree loss is not what the area needs. The resident also predicted whatever retail may be housed in the building would likely be doomed to fail as there is little pedestrian traffic in the area, nowhere for customers to park and already 49 stores within two blocks' distance. "Assuming it fails, it is just going to be a boarded-up set of stores at the end of a 100 per cent residential area," said Stephens. "That's a blight on what is already, we believe, the most livable neighbourhood in all of Oakville." Other residents took issue with the proposed height of the building, arguing it would not only erode their privacy, but cover their backyards in shadow during the day and make it impossible to maintain their gardens. Resident Joe Brandolino complained traffic is already an issue at the Brookfield Road and Lakeshore Road East intersection and voiced concern about what would happen if the cars from the additional 37 residential units and the development's retail component were added to the mix. Brandolino said he is also concerned about the precedent such a development would set. "A lot of people understand that there has to be development, but this one is just so out of character with the neighbourhood and the way that the neighbourhood should be developed, in our opinion," he said. Southwest Central Oakville Residents' Association President Paul Baillie called on council to reject the application and have the developer bring back a proposal that meets the area's existing zoning. During a delegation to council a representative from 822403 Ontario Inc., said the development is appropriate for what is to become Oakville's main downtown street. In total six resident delegations, some speaking on behalf of many others, disagreed Monday night. One resident said there would have been more people at the meeting, but notice about the development was only mailed to those living within 100 metres of it. 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