D.C. Code § 6-404

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 6-404 - Permits for extensions of buildings beyond building line

The action of the Council of the District of Columbia in granting permits before March 3, 1891, for the extension of any building or buildings, or any part or parts thereof, in the District of Columbia, beyond the building line, and upon the streets and avenues of said District, is hereby ratified, without prejudice, however, to the legal rights of the government in the event of the destruction by fire, or otherwise, of any such structure. And after June 21, 1906, no such permits shall be granted except upon special application and with the concurrence of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and where such extensions are to be placed upon buildings to be erected on land adjoining United States public reservations, the approval of the Director of the National Park Service.

D.C. Code § 6-404

Mar. 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 868, ch. 540; July 1, 1898, 30 Stat. 570, ch. 543, § 3; June 21, 1906, 34 Stat. 385, ch. 3506; Feb. 26, 1925, 43 Stat. 983, ch. 339, § 3; Exec. Order No. 6166, § 2, June 10, 1933; Mar. 2, 1934, 48 Stat. 389, ch. 38, § 1.

Care of public grounds, rules and regulations, see § 10-137. Jurisdiction over public roads and bridges, see § 9-101.02. Public grounds, rules and regulations, extension to sidewalks and carriageways, see § 10-138. Rental and utilization of public space, public space on or above ground, see § 10-1102.01. Transfer of federal lands to district, letters as authority for change in official maps and record, see § 10-129. .