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Plum Committee requests report and draft ordinance to fast-track Olympic projects, adds opt-out and safeguards
Summary
The Planning and Land Use Committee referred a motion to City Planning and several departments to prepare a report and a draft ordinance to expedite approvals for Olympic- and Paralympic-related projects while adding council-level opt-outs and safeguards for mobility, historic resources and community notice.
The Planning and Land Use Committee voted to refer a motion instructing City Planning, the City Attorney, the Department of Building and Safety and other departments to prepare a report and a draft ordinance that would allow expedited processing for temporary and permanent Olympic and Paralympic facilities and related structures for the 2028 Games.
Committee Chair Paul Blumenfield opened discussion by saying departments should proceed but that the council needed a safety valve so that "particular projects that council determines based on things like size and location should not be subject to the streamlining process." Members added specific safeguards during the hearing: an opt-out mechanism by council action, clarity that projects identified as "2028…
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