#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #daib  ,,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 placed4  #a4 ,clarification
 of rules applying to human occupancy of
 penthouses in district of columbia     
buildings  7a7 ,permitting ,human       
,occupancy of ,penthouses ,within       
,certain ,height ,limit ,the eighth     
paragraph of section #e of the ,act     
entitled ,an ,act to regulate the height
 of buildings in the ,district of       
,columbia1 approved ,june #a1 #aiaj     
7sec4 #f-fja4je7;h71 ,d4,c4 ,official   
,code7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking   
penthouses over elevator shafts1 and    
inserting penthouses12 and  7#b7 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 and1 except in 
the case of a penthouse which is erected
 to a height of one story of #bj feet or
 less above the level of the roof1 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 placed4  7b7 
,effective ,date ,the amendment made by 
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,april #bh1 #bjad4;,clerk4