Texas § 3151.051 PROHIBITED CONSTRUCTION; CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR.

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§ 3151.051 — PROHIBITED CONSTRUCTION; CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR.

Texas § 3151.051

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 3151.051 (2026).

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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.

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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.

Legislative History

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.