A plat is a map of land subject to a common development plan that shows the location and boundaries of streets, individual lots or parcels, and other site information. There are two stages to the platting process
A map made for the purpose of showing the design of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it; this map need not be based on accurate or detailed final survey of the property.
a complicated review, so it would be virtually impossible for the developer or his professionals to address each concern or condition that staff may have or would apply to the submittal material