Proposal:Residential feature

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Residence
Proposal status: Draft (under way)
Proposed by: Kovposch
Tagging: residence=*
Applies to:
Definition: Residential areas as a feature
Draft started: 2021-08-08

Proposal

A residential equivalent to shop=mall and man_made=works to represent a single functioning residential feature in complex cases, working alongisde landuse=residential.

Rationale

landuse=* is a homogeneous statistical classification "paint". landuse=* + name=* is a workaround for the lack of features compared to commercial and industrial features. Some users prefer to use landuse=residential for broader areas. In particular, drawing landuse=residential for each home has been debated, while it's not exactly place=plot / boundary=lot when it corresponds to the exactly area physically delineated or used.

In the status quo, for simplicity, usability, and compatibility, I would like to keep landuse=residential for entire estates, mostly for residential=apartments complexes. I don't want to draw nested landuse=residential inside for different parts of estates.

There are estates with both apartment and houses. residential=apartments doesn't fit them entirely.

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