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Topographical Bureau Fees

RCNY tit. 45, ch. 5, subch. B
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45 RCNY § 5-05 Definitions.

§ 5-05 Definitions. (a) "House or building number issuance" means the issuance and recording of a house or building number(s) for a specific lot or lots including: (i) The issuance of a new street number for an existing house or building or proposed house or building (or a portion thereof); and (ii) The review and confirmation of whether a specific street number is correct for an existing house or building or proposed house or building (or a portion thereof). (b) "Topographical Bureau" means the topographical bureau maintained by the Office of the Borough President of the Borough of Staten Island.

45 RCNY § 5-06 Fee Schedule.

§ 5-06 Fee Schedule. (a) The fee for the processing of the below listed application and request submitted to the Topographical Bureau shall be as follows: (1) House or building number application: $100.00 per house or building number.

45 RCNY § 5-07 Method of Payments.

§ 5-07 Method of Payments. Every application for a house or building number issuance made after August 25, 2003 shall include a non-returnable fee which shall be paid by certified check or money order made payable to the Office of the Staten Island Borough President. Fees shall be paid when an application is filed, and no application will be processed by the Office of the Borough President 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/0-0-0-83102Fetched: 10/24/2026

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