§ 4-09 Definitions.
RCNY § 4-09
(a)"Alteration Map" means a map which shows the 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 Preparation" means preparation and processing of Alteration Maps by the Queens 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 Queens Borough President's Topographical staff, including consulting engineers and developers.
(d)"New Building Certification" means the issuance and certification of a new house number, verification of legal grade and certification of the relationship of a lot to mapped streets.
(e)"Building Alteration Certification" means the verification and certification of an existing house number and certification of the relationship of a lot to mapped streets.
(f)"Detailed Grade Study" means the calculation and determination of top of curb elevations in conformance with established legal grades.
(g)"House Number Issuance" means the issuance and recording of house number(s) for a specific lot or lots.
(h)"Topographical Bureau" means the Topographical Bureau maintained by the Office of the Queens Borough President.
(i)"Vanity Address Assignment" means an assignment by the Queens Borough President's Office, at its discretion, of an address that is not a regular sequential house number.
