Topographical Bureau Fees for Certain Services

RCNY tit. 45, ch. 4, subch. C

in effect

45 RCNY § 4-09 Definitions.

§ 4-09 Definitions. (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.

45 RCNY § 4-10 Schedule of Fees.

§ 4-10 Schedule of Fees. (a) The fees for the processing of the below-listed applications and requests submitted to the Topographical Bureau shall be as follows: (1) Alteration Map Preparation $12,000.00 for up to two map sheets and $2,500.00 for each additional map sheet, not to exceed a total charge of $18,000.00 (2) Alteration Map Review $6,000.00 for up to two map sheets and $1,500.00 for each additional map sheet, not to exceed a total charge of $9,000.00 (3) New Building Certification $100.00 (4) Building Alteration Certification $75.00 (5) Detailed Grade Study $40.00 (6) House Number Issuance $50.00 (7) Non-refundable Vanity Address Application Fee $1,500 (8) Vanity Address $10,500 (9) Annual Vanity Address Inspection Fee $500

45 RCNY § 4-11 Payment Method.

§ 4-11 Payment Method. Except as specifically provided in this section, every application for the preparation of an alteration map, review of an alteration map, new building certification, building alteration, to conduct a detailed grade study or issue house numbers, shall include a non-returnable fee, which shall be paid by certified check, money order, bank check or credit card, made payable to the Office of the Queens Borough President. Fees shall be paid when the application is filed, and no application will be processed by the Borough President's Office until the fee is paid in full.

Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-83073Fetched: 10/24/2026