Public Law 113–103: To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia” to clarify the rules of the District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed.Public Law103Public Law 113–103128 Stat. 11552014-05-162014-05-16United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-03113publicPUBLIC LAW 113–103—MAY 16, 2014128 STAT. 1155Public Law113–103113th CongressAn ActTo amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia” to clarify the rules of the District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed.
May 16, 2014
[H.R. 4192]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF RULES APPLYING TO HUMAN OCCUPANCY OF PENTHOUSES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUILDINGS.(a) Permitting Human Occupancy of Penthouses Within Certain Height Limit.—The eighth paragraph of section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia”, approved June 1, 1910 (sec. 6–601.05(h), D.C. Official Code) is amended—(1) by striking “penthouses over elevator shafts,” and inserting “penthouses,”; and(2) by striking “and no floor or compartment thereof shall be constructed or used for human occupancy above the top story of the building upon which such structures are placed” and inserting “and, except in the case of a penthouse which is erected to a height of one story of 20 feet or less above the level of the roof, no floor or compartment thereof shall be constructed or used for human occupancy above the top story of the building upon which such structures are placed”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.ApprovedMay 16, 2014.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4192:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 113–418 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):