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L.A. City Council voted unanimously to make permanent Mayor Bass’s Housing Streamlining Ordinance, cutting project approval times from six to nine months to 60 days.

In three years, 490 projects have been proposed, creating over 40,000 affordable units, but only 44 have begun construction so far.

Exemptions for single-family zones and rent-controlled buildings could significantly limit the ordinance’s impact in neighborhoods like Boyle Heights and Lincoln Heights.

During her first week in office three years ago, Mayor Bass issued a sweeping directive to speed up affordable housing applications. Now, that plan is permanent.

The L.A. City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to ad

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