Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 11. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS; PRESERVATION |
Subtitle B. PRESERVATION |
Chapter 3151. PRESERVATION OF VIEW OF STATE CAPITOL |
Subchapter B. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES; CONFLICTING REQUIREMENTS |
Sec. 3151.051. PROHIBITED CONSTRUCTION
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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.