The first building height limitation in Chicago was enacted in 1893 . This paper is to review the process in enacting the limitation , 丘 oln its drafts to the enacted limitation , and Chicago ' s own social context that enabled lawmakers to enact such a limit . Specifically , this paper is to fbcus on : 1)what urban problems were arising from the boom of " skyscrapers , " 2)who took part in a series of discussion in conjunction with building height controls , for what intentions they agitated the 皿 atter , and whose intentions were brought into the enacted limitatien , 3 ) what innuence the limitation caused to the city and whether the lawmakers ' intentions were realized . Keywerds . ' Ch1
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