Section 202. Platting of land and dedication of streets and public places

a. No map of a subdivision or platting of land into streets, avenues  or
  public places and blocks within the limits of the city shall be received
  for  filing  in  the office in which instruments affecting real property
  are required to be recorded in the county in which the land is situated,
  unless such map shall  have  been  reviewed  and  approved  pursuant  to
  section   one   hundred   ninety-seven-c   and   section   one   hundred
  ninety-seven-d.   If such map is disapproved,  the  chair  of  the  city
  planning  commission  shall  certify such fact in writing upon such map,
  and such map shall be received only for record without such approval.
    b. No street, avenue, highway or public place, the layout of which has
  not been approved as provided in this section, shall be deemed  to  have
  been accepted by the city as a street, avenue, highway or  public place,
  unless such street, avenue, highway or public place shall lie within the
  lines of a street, avenue, highway or public place upon the city map.