cushie0105
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Is there a difference?
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You say Plat map, I say Plot map
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CANative
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When my daughter, Christina, was working in our appraisal office she kept referring to them as "partial maps." No matter how many times I corrected her it always came out partial map. But she always wanted pasghetti for lunch too.
I don't think "plot" map is as accurate as "plat" map.
I don't think "plot" map is as accurate as "plat" map.
residentialguy
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They're spelled differently because they ARE different.
Assessor Parcel Maps, also referred to as Parcel Maps, Tax Maps, Plat Maps or Assessors Maps, reflect the legal boundaries and dimensions of each parcel. A parcel is a piece of real property under a defined ownership, or it can be a lot in a subdivision. Local governments administer and legislate through the creation of and maintenance of land records that are associated with a parcel of land. Thus the parcel is often the vital administrative unit of local government. Parcel maps are developed and maintained at many levels of government such as Planning, Zoning & Building Department and by the private sector. The City or County may approve a parcel map when it meets the requirements of the general plan and all applicable laws and ordinances. The regulations governing the filing and processing of parcel maps are found in the state Subdivision Map Act and the local subdivision ordinance. In addition to other purposes, parcel maps primarily serve as the basis for land value assessments. Besides tax evaluation, many public and private organizations, as well as citizens utilize parcel data in a range of creative ways. Some universal examples are: administration, zoning, building and site development, flood control, lake and stream erosion management, dispute over boundary lines, disaster recovery plans, re-assessment of property for equitable taxation, supervision and regulation of public transportation and traffic, and buying and selling land. Parcel maps are also useful to attorneys, appraisers, assessors, realtors, financial planners, surveyors, engineers, and most utility corporations as a means to inventory land holdings and index land records.
From state agency planning commissions to private businesses reselling marketing data, needs are different and diverse yet all rely on the core parcel data collected by the municipality and maintained by the local government. Today the most commonly used parcel maps are local government tax parcel maps. Tax maps are designed for plotting, locating and describing properties linked to landowners, property tax bills, and other assessments. Because of these focused needs, tax maps tend to be more general in their representation of parcel locations and dimensions rather than a highly accurate illustration of legal landownership.
At times, a Parcel Map may be referred to as a Plat Map or a Plot Map. Those definitions are not completely accurate. A Plat is a plan or a map of a specific land area and generally entails a subdivision. A Plot is a diagram displaying the proposed or existing use of a specific parcel of land. To produce a well-designed Plat map or draw a Plot plan one needs to rely on the most recent Assessor’s Parcel Map for that and the neighborhood addresses. Other names associated with Parcel Maps are: Land Maps, Tax Maps, Real Estate Maps, Lot and Block Survey System and Land Survey Maps. Parcel maps, unlike any other real estate related records, have no federal or state oversight with their development. Federal government never supervised or sanctioned the development of parcel maps, and since this was done at the local level, all standards widely vary. Due to this devolution, certain controversy still exists with “parcel map” definitions and categorizations.
Assessor Parcel Maps, also referred to as Parcel Maps, Tax Maps, Plat Maps or Assessors Maps, reflect the legal boundaries and dimensions of each parcel. A parcel is a piece of real property under a defined ownership, or it can be a lot in a subdivision. Local governments administer and legislate through the creation of and maintenance of land records that are associated with a parcel of land. Thus the parcel is often the vital administrative unit of local government. Parcel maps are developed and maintained at many levels of government such as Planning, Zoning & Building Department and by the private sector. The City or County may approve a parcel map when it meets the requirements of the general plan and all applicable laws and ordinances. The regulations governing the filing and processing of parcel maps are found in the state Subdivision Map Act and the local subdivision ordinance. In addition to other purposes, parcel maps primarily serve as the basis for land value assessments. Besides tax evaluation, many public and private organizations, as well as citizens utilize parcel data in a range of creative ways. Some universal examples are: administration, zoning, building and site development, flood control, lake and stream erosion management, dispute over boundary lines, disaster recovery plans, re-assessment of property for equitable taxation, supervision and regulation of public transportation and traffic, and buying and selling land. Parcel maps are also useful to attorneys, appraisers, assessors, realtors, financial planners, surveyors, engineers, and most utility corporations as a means to inventory land holdings and index land records.
From state agency planning commissions to private businesses reselling marketing data, needs are different and diverse yet all rely on the core parcel data collected by the municipality and maintained by the local government. Today the most commonly used parcel maps are local government tax parcel maps. Tax maps are designed for plotting, locating and describing properties linked to landowners, property tax bills, and other assessments. Because of these focused needs, tax maps tend to be more general in their representation of parcel locations and dimensions rather than a highly accurate illustration of legal landownership.
At times, a Parcel Map may be referred to as a Plat Map or a Plot Map. Those definitions are not completely accurate. A Plat is a plan or a map of a specific land area and generally entails a subdivision. A Plot is a diagram displaying the proposed or existing use of a specific parcel of land. To produce a well-designed Plat map or draw a Plot plan one needs to rely on the most recent Assessor’s Parcel Map for that and the neighborhood addresses. Other names associated with Parcel Maps are: Land Maps, Tax Maps, Real Estate Maps, Lot and Block Survey System and Land Survey Maps. Parcel maps, unlike any other real estate related records, have no federal or state oversight with their development. Federal government never supervised or sanctioned the development of parcel maps, and since this was done at the local level, all standards widely vary. Due to this devolution, certain controversy still exists with “parcel map” definitions and categorizations.
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I generally think of a plat as the recorded document establishing the subdivision, while the "plot" is site specific (survey).
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