On Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 6:49:46 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent wrote:
sounds like the improvements were not yet built. This was a plat map
showing improvements accepted by the planning department. Hence the
"typical" patio.

This does sound like it might be my condo's situation. The buildings here were built in 1991. The developer couldn't sell them as condos and so rented them as apartments for several years. Then the developer converted the entire property to condos around 2000. The year 2000 is the date on the plats. I think the patio fences were added in 2000. Sales of the units took place.. One long-time owner here told me he negotiated with the developer for a larger patio. I cannot find documentation of this on the Plat or in his Warranty Deed, except maybe for the "(typical)" notation. What do you think? The Declaration permitted the developer to approve these enlargements (converting common area land to limited common area land). The fences make the boundaries clear, if there is a slip and fall. (Well, as clear as they can be without a legal dispute and the entry of a horde of attorneys looking for a payout.)