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(a) This section applies in all cases where the Queens Borough President's Office determines that addresses may not clearly direct the public to their designated location within the building(s) assigned: This situation usually arises with respect to developments where two or more buildings have a common entrance, or in

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§ 4-08 Interior Directional Signs.

RCNY § 4-08

(a)This section applies in all cases where the Queens Borough President's Office determines that addresses may not clearly direct the public to their designated location within the building(s) assigned: This situation usually arises with respect to developments where two or more buildings have a common entrance, or in cases where specific building towers or sections of a building require separate address designations.

(b)Interior directional sign(s) to be posted within lobby. An interior directional sign must be installed within the immediate lobby area of the main entrance, which clearly directs the public to the appropriate tower(s) or section(s) of the building. The sign must display all the assigned addresses, in addition to the name of the street, and must include arrows or other symbols as approved by the Queens Borough President's Office.

(c)Additional interior directional signs required.

(1)One additional interior directional sign must be posted for each one hundred (100) feet of distance between the lobby and the appropriate tower or section of the building to which the address is assigned.

(2)One additional interior directional sign must be posted at each change in direction to be traveled between the lobby and the appropriate tower or section of the building to which the address is assigned.

(d)Address to be posted at base of each tower. The address, which will include the name of the street upon which the address is assigned, must be placed within the entry area of the assigned portion of the building, or at the base of the appropriate tower.

(e)Review of plans for directional signs. The Office of the Queens Borough President may require the submission of proposed plans of directional signs for review and approval prior to the fabrication and installation of directional signs.

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