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What is NYC RCNY § 2-15?

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Whenever used in this subchapter, the following terms shall be deemed to mean and include: (a) "Alteration Map" means a map which shows proposed changes to a city map and is prepared by the Topographical Bureau or a qualified consultant who is a licensed professional engineer or registered architect. (b) "Alteration M

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§ 2-15 Definitions.

RCNY § 2-15

Whenever used in this subchapter, the following terms shall be deemed to mean and include: (a) "Alteration Map" means a map which shows proposed changes to a city map and is prepared by the Topographical Bureau or a qualified consultant who is a licensed professional engineer or registered architect.

(b)"Alteration Map Review" means the review, processing and approval by the Topographical Bureau of an Alteration Map prepared by a person other than the staff of the Topographical Bureau.

(c)"Street number application" means the filing of an application or a request with the Topographical Bureau requesting; (i) the issuance of a new street number for an existing or proposed building (or a portion thereof); or (ii) the review and confirmation of whether a specific street number is correct for an existing or proposed building (or a portion thereof).

(d)"Street Status Review and Report" means work performed by the Topographical Bureau in response to an application or request that it research, review and advise as to the legal dimensions and ownership of a portion of a street (including the sidewalk) as indicated in the records of the Topographical Bureau and other relevant information.

(e)"Topographical Bureau" means the topographical bureau maintained by the Office of the President of the Borough of Brooklyn.

(f)"Vanity Address Assignment" means an address that is not a sequential house number, but instead refers to a geographical destination, e.g. One Metro Tech. or a new designation not including a street name, e.g. Bartel Pritchard Square.

(g)"Vanity Address Application" means the filing of an application or a request with the Topographical Bureau requesting: (i) the review of the appropriateness of a proposed address that is not a sequential house number, but instead refers to a geographical destination, e.g. One Metro Tech. or a new designation not including a street name, e.g. Bartel Pritchard Square; and (ii) issuance of a Vanity Address Assignment for an existing or proposed building (or a portion thereof);

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