Michael Weinman Associates General Partnership v. Town of Huntersville

WALKER, Judge.

Plaintiff initiated this action on 13 September 1999 seeking a declaratory judgment ordering that a zoning ordinance adopted by defendant be declared null and void. Following discovery, both parties moved for summary judgment. After a hearing, the trial court granted defendant’s motion.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. In April 1988, plaintiff acquired a 168.098-acre parcel of land (property) located at the intersection of Beatties Ford Road and Neck Road in Mecklenburg County (County). At that time, the County maintained zoning jurisdiction over the property and it was…