ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando city commissioners approved the master plan for the Pulse memorial on Monday, moving the project forward at the site of the demolished nightclub on Orange Avenue.
The memorial is intended to honor the victims and survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting, which happened in June 2016.
The plan includes a visitor building, a small structure for private gatherings and parking.
It also calls for a memorial, healing garden and reflection pool.
City officials said the approval is one step in the process, with additional votes and requirements still ahead.
The city still needs engineering and building permits for the project.
It also must replat the property, which means adjusting the property boundaries because the site combines three properties.
Officials said earlier this year that the memorial is scheduled to be completed in Fall 2027.
Spectrum News 13 reporter Rhian Lowndes contributed to this report.