Fernie City council has given the okay to amend a covenant for a housing project at 190 Whitetail Drive.
The developer requested that a covenant on-title in favour of the City be discharged to allow them to proceed with their desired development plan.
The plan is a lot different from one proposed back in 2009.
At that time the developer had proposed a luxury condominium development.
It was required to have four attainable housing units, a connection from Slalom Drive to Whitetail Drive and a secondary emergency vehicle access.
The current owner, who is different than the one in 2009, is proposing to develop townhome rentals on the property.
City staff believe the four attainable housing units are no longer needed because the rentals included in this proposal and Slalom Drive and Whitetail Drive have since been connected.
The proposed development would bring 79 housing units to the community.
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