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23-507: City line is an alternative name for City limits . It may also refer to: CityLine , a Canadian television program The neighborhood of City Line, Brooklyn in New York, USA Cityline (ISP) , a Russian Internet provider City Line (Jerusalem) , part of the line that divided the city of Jerusalem from 1948 to 1967 In rail transport [ edit ] The City Line (Merseyrail) ,

46-418: A train depot , and several still remain this way. Boundary (real estate) A cadastral map displays how boundaries subdivide land into units of ownership . However, the relations between society, owner, and land in any culture or jurisdiction are conceived of in terms more complex than a tessellation . Therefore, the society concerned has to specify the rules and means by which the boundary concept

69-418: A city by one county may not be spent in another part of the city outside that county.) Where a city merges its government with that of its county to become a consolidated city-county , the city limit is usually considered to be expanded to occupy all of the previously unincorporated area of the county, while other existing municipalities continue to exist but are permanently locked into their city's limit without

92-463: A city chooses to have its own emergency services , they generally only operate within the city's limit, except for mutual aid (typically among fire departments ) in case of disaster . Telephone companies also must keep track of changing a city's limit to ensure that calls to 9-1-1 are routed to the appropriate public-safety answering point , if the city operates a PSAP separate from the county. Calls from mobile phones are usually routed based on

115-414: A city's limit is usually exercised by the mayor ( executive branch ) and city council ( legislative branch ). Home rule outside the city's limit is usually exercised by the county commission (which is often both legislative and executive), or the township's board of supervisors . Even without home rule, the county, as a unit of state government , also has certain powers and responsibilities even within

138-664: A commuter rail route in Merseyside, England The Cardiff City Line , a commuter rail route in Cardiff, Wales The Cross-City Line , a suburban railway line in the West Midlands conurbation, England The City Branch of the London Underground's Northern line The London Underground's Hammersmith & City line The London Underground's Waterloo & City line The Northern City Line (formerly

161-736: A historic bridge carrying City Line Avenue City Line , a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Spokane, Washington , operated by Spokane Transit Authority An obsolete trading name used by the Bristol Omnibus Company and later First Bristol in Bristol, England An obsolete trading name used by the Oxford Bus Company in Oxford, England In water and air transport [ edit ] The Bristol City Line ,

184-533: A low level of local government. Law enforcement, education and other services are generally defined by county boundaries (or larger areas), and central government is responsible for the National Health Service ( NHS Scotland or NHS Wales outside of England). Planning (zoning) law around British cities is generally determined by green belt laws, which prevent building on the countryside surrounding large and medium-sized towns and cities. In

207-407: A professional surveyor using a transit and or modern Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The coordinates of the property line are often described on a drawing called a "plot plan" or " plat " by indicating the length of the boundary along a specific compass bearing in relation to a verifiable "point of beginning". The metes and bounds method is also used to provide a legal description of

230-422: A shipping line based in Bristol, England that traded from 1704 to 1974. CityLine Hungary , a Hungarian charter airline Lufthansa CityLine , a German regional airline See also [ edit ] Cityliner Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title City Line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

253-593: Is materialized and located on the ground. A 'Western' version of the boundary determination might be a legally specified procedure, performed by a chartered surveyor , supported by statements from neighbors and pertinent documents, and resulting in official recording in the cadastre as well as boundary markings in the field. Alternatively, indigenous people represent boundaries through ephemeral performances, such as song and dance, and, when in more permanent form, e.g. paintings or carvings, in an artistic or metaphorical manner. Legal boundaries are usually established by

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276-457: The USPS even considers some places to be "unacceptable" for use on mail. (For example, parts of Sandy Springs within its city limit but outside 30328 must use " Atlanta, GA " instead.) School districts and other special-purpose districts may be overlaid on cities, or cities may choose to have their own — however, these are often under other authorities. A Town's limit was often a radius from

299-661: The United States , such limits are usually formally described in a state, provincial, or territorial law (or an appropriate regulation) as being under the control of the municipal corporation or agency that constitutes the city government . It is customary to indicate city limits with signs on freeways , highways , and arterial roads . Property within a city limit is subject to city taxation and city regulation , and expects city services . Areas outside any city's limit are considered to be unincorporated , and in most U.S. states they are by default regulated and taxed by

322-407: The city council , though in certain cases such as Carlisle , this may include large rural and even uninhabited areas which are largely distinct from the main settlement. In the case of larger cities, such as Birmingham (pop. approx. 1,000,000), local government will be administered by a metropolitan borough but the wider metro area may also have a county or regional combined authority . London ,

345-424: The county . In others, areas outside a city's limit fall within another type of local government , such as the civil township (a division of a county). Cities and towns may have extraterritorial jurisdiction beyond their limits, typically for zoning purposes. The distance this extends varies based on the population or area of the city, or which "class" it is considered to be under state law. Home rule within

368-641: The Great Northern and City Line), a National Rail line in London, England The Stockholm City Line , a railway tunnel beneath central Stockholm, Sweden Tranz Metro , a former rail operator in Wellington, New Zealand which was formerly known as Cityline In road transport [ edit ] City Avenue or City Line Avenue, a highway in Philadelphia, USA City Line Avenue Bridge ,

391-494: The defined boundary or border of a city . The area within the city limit can be called the city proper . Town limit/boundary and village limit/boundary apply to towns and villages . Similarly, corporate limit is a legal name that refers to the boundary of municipal corporations . In some countries, the limit of a municipality may be expanded through annexation . In the UK , city boundaries are more difficult to define, and

414-646: The largest city, is the original model for this in the UK: almost all of the metropolitan area (known as Greater London ) is governed by the Greater London Authority . However, as a regional administration its powers are limited, and the 32 boroughs plus the ancient City of London contained within it are responsible for the majority of services. Although British city (or borough) boundaries are often important for defining local services such as refuse collection and planning (zoning), in most places they form

437-474: The limits of its cities, including the sheriff that performs evictions , runs the county jail that all city and county police departments take arrested persons to, and guards the courthouse for the county's state court even though it is usually within the city limit of the county seat . Elections and health departments are also common county responsibilities which include all cities. (City residents still pay some county taxes for these reasons.) If

460-406: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=City_Line&oldid=1255341565 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages City limits City limits or city boundaries refer to

483-506: The location of the base station rather than the calling party , so these (along with landline calls to non- emergency telephone numbers ) must be handled manually by the telephone operator or dispatcher , determining whether the caller or incident is within a particular city limit or not so that the proper authorities may be sent. A city's limit may extend into more than one county, which can complicate certain matters of policing and taxation. (For example, sales tax revenue collected in

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506-516: The possibility of annexation (except possibly into a neighboring county). An independent city 's limit separates it from being in any county at all. Similarly, cities and towns may or may not be considered part of the township[s] they are in. City limits or boundaries in California are regulated by Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCO). City, town, and village limits are not usually coterminous with post office locations or ZIP codes , and

529-407: The specific concept of a city boundary as opposed to e.g. a town or borough boundary, is less useful: British cities are defined as any town or local authority area, regardless of area or population size, that has been granted letters patent as a royal prerogative . In smaller cities, such as Wells (pop. approx. 10,000) or Gloucester (pop. approx. 100,000), the boundary will be that governed by

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