Duval County Courthouse: How much is too much?

[ChriswUfGator]

"How Much is Too Much?"

Well I think we're all finding out as this monstrosity is taking shape downtown, aren't we?

[CS Foltz]

Yeah Chris ....we are! We go from a voter approved $190 Million dollars to who the hell know just what the final figure is going to be! $58 Million Dollars in the hole next Budget cycle and this is probably just one small reason why.............but most assuredly part of the problem! Spend ....Spend ....Spend when is it gonna end? I start to rhyme and I had better stop there!

[JaxNative68]

Yes Downtown DC has a height restriction (taller than 7 stories) and it is definately an exception to the rule. 

DC's  height restriction is based on the height of the dome on the nation's capital.  Your overall allowable building height depending on where your site falls on the district's topography in relationship to the dome in combination with to your allowable building area in relationship to code and zoning.

[tufsu1]

We go from a voter approved $190 Million dollars to who the hell know just what the final figure is going to be! $58 Million Dollars in the hole next Budget cycle and this is probably just one small reason why.............but most assuredly part of the problem!

actually no...as has been stated many times, the capital budget and the operating budget are 2 separate things...and the funs can not be comingled

[finehoe]

The Heights of Buildings Act in 1899 restricted any new building in Washington from exceeding the height of the U.S. Capitol. However, the act was amended in 1910 to allow buildings to be 20 feet higher than the width of the adjacent street.

The tallest building in downtown Washington â€" excluding the Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol, Washington National Cathedral, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, all of which are outside of the downtown district â€" is the Old Post Office, whose 315-foot-tall clock tower looms far above the other nearby structures. Built in 1899, it was grandfathered past the Heights of Buildings Act. The tallest commercial building is One Franklin Square at 210 feet.