Prohibited Construction; Capitol View Corridor

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.