diff --git a/css/app.css b/css/app.css
index 243b1c43c..79b45a37a 100644
--- a/css/app.css
+++ b/css/app.css
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ div.full-screen > button:hover {
     user-select: none;
 }
 
-#supersurface, .layer-layer {
+#supersurface, .layer {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
diff --git a/css/map.css b/css/map.css
index 88fcb6003..aadefb962 100644
--- a/css/map.css
+++ b/css/map.css
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ img.tile-removing {
 use { pointer-events: none; }
 
 /* base styles */
-.layer path:not(.oneway) { fill: none; }     /* IE needs :not(.oneway) */
+.layer-osm path:not(.oneway) { fill: none; }     /* IE needs :not(.oneway) */
 
 /* the above fill: none rule affects paths in <use> shadow dom only in Firefox */
-.layer use.icon path { fill: #333; }                       /* FF svg Maki icons */
-.layer .turn use path { fill: #000; }                      /* FF turn restriction icons */
+.layer-osm use.icon path { fill: #333; }                       /* FF svg Maki icons */
+.layer-osm .turn use path { fill: #000; }                      /* FF turn restriction icons */
 #turn-only-shape2, #turn-only-u-shape2 { fill: #7092FF; }  /* FF turn-only, turn-only-u */
 #turn-no-shape2, #turn-no-u-shape2     { fill: #E06D5F; }  /* FF turn-no, turn-no-u */
 #turn-yes-shape2, #turn-yes-u-shape2   { fill: #8CD05F; }  /* FF turn-yes, turn-yes-u */
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ g.turn circle {
 }
 
 /* GPX Paths */
-div.layer-gpx {
+.layer-gpx {
     pointer-events: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/background.js b/js/id/renderer/background.js
index 8bed81f87..d04f471f9 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/background.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/background.js
@@ -55,19 +55,21 @@ iD.Background = function(context) {
     }
 
     function background(selection) {
-        var base = selection.selectAll('.background-layer')
+        var base = selection.selectAll('.layer-background')
             .data([0]);
 
-        base.enter().insert('div', '.layer-data')
-            .attr('class', 'layer-layer background-layer');
+        base.enter()
+            .insert('div', '.layer-data')
+            .attr('class', 'layer layer-background');
 
         base.call(baseLayer);
 
         var overlays = selection.selectAll('.layer-overlay')
             .data(overlayLayers, function(d) { return d.source().name(); });
 
-        overlays.enter().insert('div', '.layer-data')
-            .attr('class', 'layer-layer layer-overlay');
+        overlays.enter()
+            .insert('div', '.layer-data')
+            .attr('class', 'layer layer-overlay');
 
         overlays.each(function(layer) {
             d3.select(this).call(layer);
diff --git a/js/id/renderer/map.js b/js/id/renderer/map.js
index bb3ca1d50..39492ceaa 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/map.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/map.js
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
         transformStart,
         transformed = false,
         minzoom = 0,
+        drawSurface = iD.svg.Surface(projection, context),
         points = iD.svg.Points(projection, context),
         vertices = iD.svg.Vertices(projection, context),
         lines = iD.svg.Lines(projection),
         areas = iD.svg.Areas(projection),
         midpoints = iD.svg.Midpoints(projection, context),
         labels = iD.svg.Labels(projection, context),
-        supersurface, surface,
+        surface,
+        supersurface,
         mouse,
         mousemove;
 
@@ -35,18 +37,21 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
             .call(zoom);
 
         supersurface = selection.append('div')
-            .attr('id', 'supersurface');
-
-        // Mapillary streetsigns require supersurface transform to have
-        // a value in order to do correct foreignObject positioning in Chrome
-        iD.util.setTransform(supersurface, 0, 0);
+            .attr('id', 'supersurface')
+            .call(iD.util.setTransform, 0, 0);
 
         // Need a wrapper div because Opera can't cope with an absolutely positioned
         // SVG element: http://bl.ocks.org/jfirebaugh/6fbfbd922552bf776c16
-        var dataLayer = supersurface.append('div')
-            .attr('class', 'layer-layer layer-data');
+        var dataLayer = supersurface
+            .append('div')
+            .attr('class', 'layer layer-data');
 
-        map.surface = surface = dataLayer.append('svg')
+        map.surface = surface = dataLayer
+            .call(drawSurface)
+            .select('.surface')
+            .attr('id', 'surface');
+
+        surface
             .on('mousedown.zoom', function() {
                 if (d3.event.button === 2) {
                     d3.event.stopPropagation();
@@ -55,30 +60,28 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
             .on('mouseup.zoom', function() {
                 if (resetTransform()) redraw();
             })
-            .attr('id', 'surface')
-            .call(iD.svg.Surface(projection, context));
+            .on('mousemove.map', function() {
+                mousemove = d3.event;
+            })
+            .on('mouseover.vertices', function() {
+                if (map.editable() && !transformed) {
+                    var hover = d3.event.target.__data__;
+                    surface.call(vertices.drawHover, context.graph(), hover, map.extent(), map.zoom());
+                    dispatch.drawn({full: false});
+                }
+            })
+            .on('mouseout.vertices', function() {
+                if (map.editable() && !transformed) {
+                    var hover = d3.event.relatedTarget && d3.event.relatedTarget.__data__;
+                    surface.call(vertices.drawHover, context.graph(), hover, map.extent(), map.zoom());
+                    dispatch.drawn({full: false});
+                }
+            });
 
-        supersurface.call(context.background());
 
-        surface.on('mousemove.map', function() {
-            mousemove = d3.event;
-        });
+        supersurface
+            .call(context.background());
 
-        surface.on('mouseover.vertices', function() {
-            if (map.editable() && !transformed) {
-                var hover = d3.event.target.__data__;
-                surface.call(vertices.drawHover, context.graph(), hover, map.extent(), map.zoom());
-                dispatch.drawn({full: false});
-            }
-        });
-
-        surface.on('mouseout.vertices', function() {
-            if (map.editable() && !transformed) {
-                var hover = d3.event.relatedTarget && d3.event.relatedTarget.__data__;
-                surface.call(vertices.drawHover, context.graph(), hover, map.extent(), map.zoom());
-                dispatch.drawn({full: false});
-            }
-        });
 
         context.on('enter.map', function() {
             if (map.editable() && !transformed) {
@@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ iD.Map = function(context) {
         if (!arguments.length) return dimensions;
         var center = map.center();
         dimensions = _;
-        surface.dimensions(dimensions);
+        drawSurface.dimensions(dimensions);
         context.background().dimensions(dimensions);
         projection.clipExtent([[0, 0], dimensions]);
         mouse = iD.util.fastMouse(supersurface.node());
diff --git a/js/id/svg/gpx.js b/js/id/svg/gpx.js
index 8bf4ab9cd..7073b8a26 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/gpx.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/gpx.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ iD.svg.Gpx = function(projection, context) {
 
         layer.enter()
             .append('g')
-            .attr('class', 'layer layer-gpx');
+            .attr('class', 'layer-gpx');
 
         layer.exit()
             .remove();
diff --git a/js/id/svg/mapillary_images.js b/js/id/svg/mapillary_images.js
index 075828cd8..3ba2889e9 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/mapillary_images.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/mapillary_images.js
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ iD.svg.MapillaryImages = function(projection, context) {
     function render(selection) {
         var mapillary = getMapillary();
 
-        layer = selection.selectAll('svg')
+        layer = selection.selectAll('.layer-mapillary-images')
             .data(mapillary ? [0] : []);
 
         layer.enter()
-            .append('svg')
+            .append('g')
+            .attr('class', 'layer-mapillary-images')
             .style('display', enabled ? 'block' : 'none')
-            .dimensions(context.map().dimensions())
             .on('click', function() {   // deselect/select
                 var mapillary = getMapillary();
                 if (!mapillary) return;
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ iD.svg.MapillaryImages = function(projection, context) {
     };
 
     render.dimensions = function(_) {
-        if (layer.empty()) return null;
         if (!arguments.length) return layer.dimensions();
         layer.dimensions(_);
         return render;
diff --git a/js/id/svg/mapillary_signs.js b/js/id/svg/mapillary_signs.js
index 98a25115b..d0648256c 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/mapillary_signs.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/mapillary_signs.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ iD.svg.MapillarySigns = function(projection, context) {
         var mapillary = getMapillary(),
             data = (mapillary ? mapillary.signs(projection, layer.dimensions()) : []);
 
-        var signs = layer.select('.mapillary-sign-offset')
+        var signs = layer.select('.layer-mapillary-signs')
             .selectAll('.icon-sign')
             .data(data, function(d) { return d.key; });
 
@@ -117,15 +117,13 @@ iD.svg.MapillarySigns = function(projection, context) {
     function render(selection) {
         var mapillary = getMapillary();
 
-        layer = selection.selectAll('svg')
+        layer = selection.selectAll('.layer-mapillary-signs')
             .data(mapillary ? [0] : []);
 
         layer.enter()
-            .append('svg')
-            .style('display', enabled ? 'block' : 'none')
-            .dimensions(context.map().dimensions())
             .append('g')
-            .attr('class', 'mapillary-sign-offset')
+            .attr('class', 'layer-mapillary-signs')
+            .style('display', enabled ? 'block' : 'none')
             .attr('transform', 'translate(-16, -16)');  // center signs on loc
 
         layer.exit()
@@ -154,7 +152,6 @@ iD.svg.MapillarySigns = function(projection, context) {
     };
 
     render.dimensions = function(_) {
-        if (layer.empty()) return null;
         if (!arguments.length) return layer.dimensions();
         layer.dimensions(_);
         return render;
diff --git a/js/id/svg/osm.js b/js/id/svg/osm.js
index 31ba891ac..72f93bbb8 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/osm.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/osm.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ iD.svg.Osm = function() {
             .data(['areas', 'lines', 'hit', 'halo', 'label']);
 
         layers.enter().append('g')
-            .attr('class', function(d) { return 'layer layer-osm layer-' + d; });
+            .attr('class', function(d) { return 'layer-osm layer-' + d; });
     };
 };
diff --git a/js/id/svg/surface.js b/js/id/svg/surface.js
index 06df27eac..2f017622d 100644
--- a/js/id/svg/surface.js
+++ b/js/id/svg/surface.js
@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@
-iD.svg.Surface = function (projection, context) {
-    var all = [
-        { order: 1, id: 'osm', render: iD.svg.Osm(projection, context) },
-        { order: 2, id: 'gpx', render: iD.svg.Gpx(projection, context) },
-        { order: 3, id: 'mapillary-images', render: iD.svg.MapillaryImages(projection, context) },
-        { order: 4, id: 'mapillary-signs',  render: iD.svg.MapillarySigns(projection, context) }
-    ];
+iD.svg.Surface = function(projection, context) {
+    var svg = d3.select(null),
+        layers = [
+            { id: 'osm', render: iD.svg.Osm(projection, context) },
+            { id: 'gpx', render: iD.svg.Gpx(projection, context) },
+            { id: 'mapillary-images', render: iD.svg.MapillaryImages(projection, context) },
+            { id: 'mapillary-signs',  render: iD.svg.MapillarySigns(projection, context) }
+        ];
 
 
-    function surface (selection) {
-        selection.selectAll('defs')
-            .data([0])
-            .enter()
+    function surface(selection) {
+        svg = selection.selectAll('.surface')
+            .data([0]);
+
+        svg.enter()
+            .append('svg')
+            .attr('class', 'surface')
             .append('defs');
 
-        var groups = selection.selectAll('.data-layer')
-            .data(all);
+        var groups = svg.selectAll('.data-layer')
+            .data(layers);
 
         groups.enter()
             .append('g')
-            .attr('class', function(d) { return 'layer data-layer data-layer-' + d.id; });
+            .attr('class', function(d) { return 'data-layer data-layer-' + d.id; });
 
         groups
-            .sort(function(a, b) { return a.order - b.order; })
             .each(function(d) { d3.select(this).call(d.render); });
 
         groups.exit()
@@ -29,25 +32,36 @@ iD.svg.Surface = function (projection, context) {
     }
 
 
-    surface.only = function (what) {
+    surface.only = function(what) {
         var arr = [].concat(what);
-        surface.remove(_.difference(_.pluck(all, 'id'), arr));
+        surface.remove(_.difference(_.pluck(layers, 'id'), arr));
         return surface;
     };
 
-    surface.remove = function (what) {
+    surface.remove = function(what) {
         var arr = [].concat(what);
-        _.each(arr, function(id) {
-            all = _.reject(all, function(d) { return d.id === id; });
+        arr.forEach(function(id) {
+            layers = _.reject(layers, function(d) { return d.id === id; });
         });
         return surface;
     };
 
-    surface.add = function (what) {
+    surface.add = function(what) {
         var arr = [].concat(what);
-        _.each(arr, function(obj) {
-            if ('order' in obj && 'id' in obj && 'render' in obj) {
-                all.push(obj);
+        arr.forEach(function(obj) {
+            if ('id' in obj && 'render' in obj) {
+                layers.push(obj);
+            }
+        });
+        return surface;
+    };
+
+    surface.dimensions = function(_) {
+        if (!arguments.length) return svg.dimensions();
+        svg.dimensions(_);
+        layers.forEach(function(layer) {
+            if (layer.render.dimensions) {
+                layer.render.dimensions(_);
             }
         });
         return surface;
diff --git a/js/id/ui/background.js b/js/id/ui/background.js
index adb0a893c..3a2abf730 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/background.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/background.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ iD.ui.Background = function(context) {
         }
 
         function setOpacity(d) {
-            var bg = context.container().selectAll('.background-layer')
+            var bg = context.container().selectAll('.layer-background')
                 .transition()
                 .style('opacity', d)
                 .attr('data-opacity', d);
diff --git a/js/id/ui/preset/restrictions.js b/js/id/ui/preset/restrictions.js
index 6a57ecbf9..9c5081010 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/preset/restrictions.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/preset/restrictions.js
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@ iD.ui.preset.restrictions = function(field, context) {
             .translate([c[0] - s[0], c[1] - s[1]])
             .clipExtent([[0, 0], d]);
 
+
         enter
-            .append('svg')
-            .call(iD.svg.Surface(projection, context).only('osm'))
+            .call(iD.svg.Surface(projection, context).only('osm').dimensions(d))
+            .select('.surface')
             .call(iD.behavior.Hover(context));
 
-        var surface = wrap.selectAll('svg');
+
+        var surface = wrap.select('.surface');
 
         surface
+            .dimensions(d)
             .call(vertices, graph, [vertex], filter, extent, z)
             .call(lines, graph, intersection.ways, filter)
             .call(turns, graph, intersection.turns(fromNodeID));
@@ -72,7 +75,10 @@ iD.ui.preset.restrictions = function(field, context) {
             .on('change.restrictions', render);
 
         d3.select(window)
-            .on('resize.restrictions', render);
+            .on('resize.restrictions', function() {
+                wrap.dimensions(null);
+                render();
+            });
 
         function click() {
             var datum = d3.event.target.__data__;