Tag:traffic_sign=city_limit

traffic_sign=city_limit is a sign that indicates the road is crossing a boundary of the urban area of a city (or town, village, etc.). In many countries, it also indicates where legal restrictions (such as driving speed limits) will implicitly apply. Most city-limit signs are double-sided (beginning of city in one traffic direction, end of city in the other); single-sided versions also exist, typically on ways with oneway=yes.

Some countries may have separate signs for marking built-up areas where driving speed is different, see traffic_sign=PL:D-42 + traffic_sign=PL:D-43

How to map

Set a node on the highway or as a separate node beside the road and tag it with traffic_sign=city_limit.

name=* should be specified and, if necessary, alt_name=*.

city_limit=* should be set if the city-limit sign is single-sided. If not set or city_limit=both, the sign is double-sided.

direction=* should be specified for double-sided city-limit signs to clarify which traffic direction enters city limits. Set the appropriate value, following the general conventions for traffic signs, for the beginning-of-town side of the sign (except if mapping a city_limit=end sign).

When the sign gives the name of one municipality on one side and another on the other side, i.e. the boundary between two municipalities you can map the name using name:forward and name:backward.

Rendering

• Not rendered by standard map styles like OSM Carto.

Alternatives

traffic_sign=* can also be set to a country-specific sign code for more specificity. Various jurisdictions assign a standard code to city limit signs, including:

• United States: US:I2-1
  • California: US:CA:G9-5 (US:CA:G9-2 for an unincorporated community)
  • Kentucky: US:KY:T-2
  • Michigan: US:MI:I2-3 (US:MI:I2-2a for a township; US:MI:I2-2b for a charter township; US:MI:I2-3a for a village)
  • New Jersey: (US:NJ:D(NJ)15-1 for a township; US:NJ:D(NJ)15-2 for an unincorporated community)
  • Ohio: US:OH:I-H2a for a city or village (US:OH:I-H2b if the name isn't posted; US:OH:I-H2c for leaving a city or village; US:OH:I-H2d for an unincorporated community; US:OH:I-H2e for a township)
  • Tennessee: US:TN:TN-3 (US:TN:TN-4 for an unincorporated community)

See also

• traffic_sign=* for more information on tagging this and other traffic signs
• zone:traffic=* for tagging on ways whether they are within or outside of city limits
• board_type=welcome_sign