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Height Act
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Height Act, from most recent to least.
Déjà View: DC Returns to Advocating for Relaxed Height Act
Nena Perry-Brown | October 28th 2019
Relaxed height maximums in DC would require an act of Congress — something which failed a few years ago. ... read »
Obama Calls on Cities to Loosen Zoning Restrictions
Nena Perry-Brown | September 26th 2016 | 2 Comments
Today, the Obama administration is calling on cities and counties to explore reforming the rules governing housing, land use and construction in... read »
Residential Penthouses Move Forward at Zoning Commission
Tianna Mañón | June 9th 2015
More than a year after President Obama signed a change to the Height Act into law, residential penthouses are finally moving forward at the Zoning... read »
Affordable Housing and Solar Panels: The Latest on DC’s New Penthouse Rules
Lark Turner | November 7th 2014
Regulations proposed by the Office of Planning stirred up debate at a Zoning Commission hearing on Thursday. ... read »
DC’s Sky-High Penthouses One Step Closer to Reality
Lark Turner | September 5th 2014 | 3 Comments
On Thursday night, the Zoning Commission voted to set down proposed rules allowing developers to build taller penthouses in DC. ... read »
DC Residents Won’t Be Living Sky High Just Yet
Lark Turner | August 1st 2014
The Office of Planning is working on a new set of rules to comply with a federal change to the Height Act. ... read »
‘Tall DC’ Project Envisions a DC With Skyscrapers
Lark Turner | May 15th 2014 | 3 Comments
The project proposes a radical 'new monumentalism' in a deliberate challenge to the Height Act. ... read »
A Minor Change to Height Act Moves Forward
UrbanTurf Staff | March 12th 2014 | 1 Comment
Progress was made on relaxing DC's century-old Height Act on Wednesday, but it was likely not the type of progress that staunch supporters of taller... read »
NCPC: No Major Height Act Changes
UrbanTurf Staff | November 20th 2013 | 6 Comments
Those hoping to see taller buildings in DC at some point in the next decade will be disappointed by a decision made late Tuesday. ... read »
Height Act Hearing Reveals Opposition To a Taller DC
Shilpi Paul | October 29th 2013 | 23 Comments
A DC Council hearing regarding the Office of Planning's recommendation to alter the Height Act revealed an emphatic wave of opposition from the... read »
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