Talk:Height of Buildings Act of 1910

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Did you know... that the Heights of Buildings Act of 1910 restricts the height of buildings in Washington D.C. to 20 ft (6 m) taller than the width of the street they face?

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Heights of Buildings Act of Height of Buildings Act?

I'm seeing federal government sources using both titles, and this page's primary-source link is broken. Is it the Heights of Building Act or Height of Buildings Act? IFCAR (talk) 05:03, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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160 or 180?

The "Background" first paragraph seems to imply that the tallest a building can be anywhere in the city is 160 feet. Yet in the "Section 5" subsection, a particular area of the city reads:

"...height not to exceed 180 feet (55 m)..."

So which is it? --Criticalthinker (talk) 08:43, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Article is a mess. The primary source seems not to have been in operation for years. I have found some additional sources and will be paring down and rearranging this article for the better, namely that the main article will feature the basics and not multi-paragraph excerpts, and that it will be made clear the handful or so times the act has been amended since 1910 to make exceptions for certain structures. --Criticalthinker (talk) 05:19, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]