Kevin Kenny <kevin.b.kenny+...@gmail.com> writes: > So to me, what makes sense for New York: > > admin level 2 - United States of America > admin level 4 - New York State > admin level 5 - New York City, special case > admin level 6 - County, Borough (within New York City) > admin level 7 - Town, City > admin level 8 - Vlllage, hamlet (where borders defined), community > district (New York City), City of Sherrill
It seems from reading your comments cities are within towns, that a house within a city is also within a town. So I do not follow putting them at the same level. But it also seems that legally the notion that a house in a city is within the town has no consequence, in terms of not having to follow town law (perhaps there are no town laws) and not having to pay town taxes. So I think you are saying that effectively being in a city means you aren't within a town, even though you are within the polygon. Is that a fair read? The other question I have about your list is about town/city being at 7 vs 8. It seems that in most states, the city type of thing is at 8. The numbers are arbitrary, just leaving room for some 7 thing that might or might not exist. But it seems good in terms of data consumers for ~everything that's sort of like a city (to include Mass towns) to be at 8, to reduce the need for special-case code. That would put village/hamlet at 9, which strikes me as also aligned. This raises the notion if there are places in the US where there is something smaller than a county and bigger than a city in a meaningful way, for example a state where cities are in townships but city residents also have town law/tax consequences, which would lead to town=7 city=8. > This scheme differs from what I see on the Wiki only in that the > sixty-odd cities other than New York and Sherrill would be promoted > from level 8 to level 7. Which I guess is exactly my question, more succinctly :-)
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