Height of Buildings Act of 1910

"Height of Buildings Act" redirects here. For the 1899 legislation, see Height of Buildings Act of 1899.
Height of Buildings Act of 1910
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia.
Enacted bythe 61st United States Congress
EffectiveJune 1, 1910
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 61–196
Statutes at Large36 Stat. 452
Codification
Acts amendedHeight of Buildings Act of 1899
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 19070 by Samuel William Smith (R–MI) on January 24, 1910
  • Committee consideration by House District of Columbia
  • Passed the House on April 11, 1910 
  • Passed the Senate on May 3, 1910 
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on May 21, 1910; agreed to by the House on May 24, 1910  and by the Senate on May 25, 1910 
  • Signed into law by President William Howard Taft on June 1, 1910

The Height of Buildings Act of 1910 was an Act of Congress passed by the 61st United States Congress on June 1, 1910 to limit the height of buildings in the District of Columbia,[1] amending the Height of Buildings Act of 1899.[2] The new height restriction law was more comprehensive than the previous law, and generally restricts building heights along residential streets to 90 feet (27 m), and along commercial corridors to the width of the right-of-way of the street or avenue on which a building fronts, or a maximum of 130 feet (40 m), whichever is shorter.[3]

  1. ^ "Part I: Historical Background on the Height of Buildings Act" (PDF). National Capitol Planning Commission. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ United States Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1916.
  3. ^ "Chapter 6. Zoning and Height of Buildings". DC Code - Chapter 6. Zoning and Height of Buildings. District of Columbia Law Library. Retrieved 10 September 2018.