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Vanity addresses will be assigned by the Office of the Queens Borough President, at its discretion. (a) Applications.

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§ 4-05 Vanity Addresses.

RCNY § 4-05

Vanity addresses will be assigned by the Office of the Queens Borough President, at its discretion.

(a)Applications. Applications for vanity addresses will include the following: the name, address and contact information of the property owner and of the property owner's representative on the project of the site under consideration; two (2) copies of a signed and sealed site plan, approved by the New York City Department of City Planning or the New York City Department of Buildings, which shows all building entrances and the streets which front on the block on which the site is located; two (2) copies of the tax map for the block on which the site is located; a signed letter from the property owner requesting the assignment of a vanity address; and the payment of a non-refundable application fee as provided in Subchapter C of this chapter.

(b)Signage.

(1)As part of the processing of a vanity address application, the property owner must submit two (2) sets of signage drawings, showing the proposed signage for the vanity address location in the form specified in these rules, to the Office of the Queens Borough President for approval.

(2)The property owner, in addition to displaying the vanity address, must also display the assigned house number and street name at the primary entrance to the property and as required by the other sections in this subchapter.

(3)The property owner must notify the Office of the Queens Borough President when the signage has been installed.

(4)There will be an annual inspection, for which the property owner must pay an annual fee, as provided in Subchapter C of this chapter, to ensure that official house number addresses can be seen on buildings and are otherwise in compliance with this subchapter.

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