In the end, the promise to preserve an important parcel of greenspace was too good to pass up.
View Royal Council unanimously passed a bylaw clearing the way for a large residential development on the following a public hearing Tuesday night.
The proposal by Limona Construction calls for 350 residential units, mainly in a combination of four five-storey buildings, with about 46 townhouses as well.
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The owner has also raised the compensation for people living in the campground to $14,500, an increase of about 15 per cent, Rogers said. Another positive for many is that 30 to 40 per cent of the development adjacent to Thetis Lake will be preserved as greenspace, he added.
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Rogers expects discussion with the CRD on the property View Royal received to begin soon.
