Todorovic details DOS mapping methodology and vested homes
Todorovic explains the 2023 methodology measured boundaries from street lines or tax blocks, digitized maps, removed conflicts with built conditions, and targeted homes built before 1975 while excluding vacant lots and large natural parcels.
So here's detailed information on the methodology from back then, updating the DOS maps, and why this application today seeks a minor follow-up to those adjustments.
In 2023, the amendment aimed to clean up the maps from 1975 due to inconsistencies and unclear dimensions.
For decades, this made it difficult for property owners who came to our office to determine their boundaries.
Therefore, the boundaries were measured from the nearest street line or tax block, and it was digitized using ArcGIS mapping software.
Another important update was to remove conflicts between the DOS and built conditions.
As illustrated through the examples on the slide, you can see that over the years, several property owners have approached our office to remove these conflicts.
So the text amendment sought to pull back the boundaries where it was on top of homes, mapped on top of homes in 1975.
This would allow for homeowners to do minor enlargements, kitchen additions, things that they shouldn't need to go for a full ULIP application for.
It's important to note that this methodology only targeted people that homes built before 1975.
Those that were vested in the zoning.
We did not include any vacant lots.
The methodology did not include homes built after 1975, and it did not include large parcels of DOS that are natural for the environment.