Section 3151.051. Prohibited Construction; Capitol View Corridor

TX Govt Code § 3151.051 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 3151.051. PROHIBITED CONSTRUCTION; CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR. A person may not begin, in a Capitol view corridor, construction of a structure that would exceed the maximum permissible height computed in accordance with the following formula:

h = (((653' - eVP) x (b'))/b) - (eS - eVP)

where:

h is the maximum permissible height of the structure;

b is the distance between the selected view point and the center of the Capitol dome;

b' is the distance between the view point and the structure;

eS is the elevation of the structure; and

eVP is the elevation of the view point.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1288 (H.B. 2256), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.