Right-of-Ways
Current and historic right-of-ways
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Cadastral Package
For convenience, all cadastral layers have been combined into a single GeoPackage, if you would rather download all layers at once.
Given the limitations of the Shapefile format1, use of the GeoPackage is recommended.
Usage
The data in this layer does not represent a survey. No accuracy is assumed for the data delineated herein, either expressed or implied by Kendall County or its employees.
These data are compiled from official records, including plats, surveys, recorded deeds, contracts, and only contains information required for local government purposes. See the recorded documents for more detailed legal information.
Layer Information
This layer is a snapshot of Kendall County’s official right-of-ways layer, as maintained by the GIS Department.
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The name of the right-of-way |
| created_doc | The ID number of the document responsible for creating / modifying the right-of-way |
| retired_doc | The ID number of the document responsible for retiring / modifying the right-of-way |
| create_date | The date the right-of-way was legally created, i.e., the date the associated document was recorded |
| retired_date | The date the right-of-way was legally retired, i.e., the date the associated document was recorded |
| jurisdiction | The governing body that holds jurisdiction over the right-of-way |
| row_type | The type of right-of-way |
Conveyed vs Dedicated
Right-of-way documents come in two main types. A conveyance is when a property owner literally divides their property and gives full ownership of the roadway portion to the grantee.
A dedication, on the other hand, is when legal ownership of the roadway is retained by the original property owner, but a portion of property is formally dedicated for roadway use. The right-of-way in such a case is essentially a permanent public easement.
Ambiguous Terms
“Dedication”, unfortunately, is often used in municipal plats and subdivisions when the roadway is actually being conveyed, where other documents use the word “dedication” for non-conveyance. Only a close read of the document language itself can clarify which is meant.
Working with Historic Data
Because this layer includes both current and historic features, it may be necessary to filter the data to get what you’re looking for.
Document Date / Number
Prior to 2020, right-of-ways were not mapped in a way to show per-document changes, jurisdictions, or document-related information. Unlike our other cadastral layers, there was not adequate existing data to copy into the current data model. As such, this layer only reflects changes made in the recent past, as well as any past documents we have added.
We are working to add historic right-of-way and document information to the map. As those changes are made, the information will be reflected in this layer.
Filtering Data
Here are some common scenarios for filtering the information and how you might do it. Assuming your software as a SQL-like expression builder, here is the SQL you might paste in to filter it.2
Any feature that has no retired_doc information can be assumed to be current. Because of how the underlying data model works, missing information is sometimes equal to an empty string (''), not NULL.
retired_doc = '' or retired_doc is nullThe inverse of the preceding filter. Any feature which does have retired_doc information can be assumed to be retired.
retired_doc != '' or retired_doc is not nullTo see features year by year, you can filter on both the created and retired dates. The query is more specific, because for a given year, we want right-of-ways which are:
- Still current
- Are retired, but were current in a certain year
For example, to get the active right-of-ways for 2022, you would filter as follows:
(retired_date > '2022-12-31' or retired_doc = '' or retired_doc is null) and
(create_date < '2023-01-01' or created_doc = '' or created_doc is null)