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What is NYC RCNY § 3-04?

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(a) "Alteration Map" means a map which shows the proposed changes to the 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 Preparation" means preparation and processing of Alteration Maps by the Manhattan B

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§ 3-04 Definitions.

RCNY § 3-04

(a)"Alteration Map" means a map which shows the proposed changes to the 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 Preparation" means preparation and processing of Alteration Maps by the Manhattan Borough President's Topographical staff from inception through final review.

(c)"Alteration Map Review" means the review and processing of Alteration Maps prepared by a person other than the Manhattan Borough President's Topographical staff, including consulting engineers and developers.

(d)"Address Assignment" means the issuance and recording of house number(s) for specific lot or lots.

(e)"Address Verification" means the issuance and verification of a new house number and certification of the relationship of a lot to mapped streets, as well as the verification of an existing house number and the certification of the relationship of a lot to mapped streets.

(f)"Vanity Address Assignment" means a request and assignment of an address that is not a regular sequential house number, but instead refers to a geographical designation, e.g., Times Square, or a new designation not including a street name, e.g., Penn Plaza, Morton Square.

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