Apple won the approval of the Cupertino City Council on Tuesday to move ahead with plans to create its new "spaceship" headquarters.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company presented a 3D model of the proposed campus before the city, which unanimously approved its planning application two years after Steve Jobs announced the construction plans at a town hall meeting in June 2011.
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The Cupertino City Council will meet again on Nov. 15 for one final vote, but the San Jose Mercury News calls this a formality.
Last week, the San Jose Mercury News revealed a first look at a 3D model of Apple's proposed new "spaceship" headquarters. The publication also posted a Tout video on its website that gets up close with the huge model:
It was the first physical model of the new facility exposed to the public, but previous renderings revealed a dark-colored roof with solar panels, a corporate auditorium, additional parking and a jogging path. Images also included a 45,000-square-foot fitness center.
The building is expected to open in 2015 or 2016.
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