The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday advanced a proposal to establish an ordinance allowing temporary and permanent construction of facilities, installations and or activities for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In a 14-0 vote, council members instructed the City Attorney’s Office and Department of City Planning to draft the Olympic/Paralympic Zoning Exemption Ordinance, which aims to streamline and expedite various structures for the international event such as public bathrooms, fan zones, training facilities, security checks, broadcast and media centers, live sites and transit infrastructure.

Councilman Curren Price was absent during the vote.

Temporary projects would be required to be removed six months after the Games, and no later than Feb. 27, 2029.

Permanent or so-called

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