[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 113-103
113th Congress

An Act


 
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. <>

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.

Approved May 16, 2014.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4192:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-418 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
Apr. 28, considered and passed House.
May 6, considered and passed Senate.