[josm-dev] self-intersecting ways

[Paul Johnson]

Alan Mintz wrote:

>  From a technical standpoint, the land parcels do indeed usually extend out 
> to the centerline of the roadway, but an easement is granted to the 
> city/county/state for the road, utilities, etc., and the area within the 
> easement may not be built upon by the landowner. IMO, that should exclude 
> the area within the easement from the landuse boundary.

At least in the US, this is not the case, the public owns a strip of
land for the road right of way, usually, but not always, with the
centerline at the center of the public's plot.  Exception being
privately owned roads (rare, usually not more than a block long,
usually ending in a cul-de-sac if it's not a gated community).