President Donald Trump’s team is trying to push his giant Triumphal Arch through the approval process by arguing for a new interpretation of a long-standing Washington, D.C., law that limits the heights of buildings.
The Height of Buildings Act, passed in 1910, generally prohibits buildings taller than 130 feet in the nation’s capital. But Trump’s team has argued the law does not apply to federal buildings as they push for a federal commission to approve his plans for the 250-foot arch.
