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  2. Height restriction laws - Wikipedia

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    Height restriction laws are laws that restrict the maximum height of structures. There are a variety of reasons for these measures. There are a variety of reasons for these measures. Some restrictions serve aesthetic values, such as blending in with other housing and not obscuring important landmarks.

  3. Height of Buildings Act of 1899 - Wikipedia

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    An urban myth holds that the buildings in Washington D.C. are currently, or were at one time, restricted to the height of the U.S. Capitol building. [7] In fact, the 1899 law set the maximum height of any building to 130 feet (39.6 m), [8] the height limit that firefighting equipment could effectively reach at the time, [2] and not the 289 feet (88 m) of the Capitol building.

  4. Exit sign - Wikipedia

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    The proposed new exit sign design features an "Accessible Means of Egress Icon", which includes an adaptation of the "running man" symbol with a new wheelchair symbol. The design is considered an enhanced version of the ISO 7010 and ISO 21542 accessible exit sign that shows the "running man" and International Symbol of Access at the end of the ...

  5. Height of Buildings Act of 1910 - Wikipedia

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    Section 5 added the restriction that the height of any building would be limited to the width of the adjacent street plus 20 feet (6.1 m) up to a maximum of 90 feet (27 m) on residential streets, 130 feet (40 m) on commercial streets, and 160 feet (49 m) on a small portion of the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue between 1st and 15th Streets ...

  6. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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    Emergency exit in Universitetet metro station in Stockholm. An emergency exit in a building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires.The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation, and emergency exits provide alternative means of evacuation if regular exits are inaccessible.

  7. Rosati Windows - Wikipedia

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    Rosati Windows produces vinyl replacement windows, windows that are wood on the inside and vinyl on the outside, both available in custom exterior color options, [6] sliding glass doors, [7] and customizable fiberglass entry doors.

  8. Clearance (civil engineering) - Wikipedia

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    In civil engineering, clearance refers to the difference between the loading gauge and the structure gauge in the case of railroad cars or trams, or the difference between the size of any vehicle and the width/height of doors, the width/height of an overpass or the diameter of a tunnel as well as the air draft under a bridge, the width of a lock or diameter of a tunnel in the case of watercraft.

  9. Electrical room - Wikipedia

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    Regulations may require two separate means of exit from a room where the power rating of circuits exceeds some threshold, to allow for quick exit in an emergency. [2] Rooms containing oil-filled equipment may be required to have fire-resistant construction or active fire suppression equipment in the room and may be designated as an electrical vault