Three Guys Real Estate v. Harnett County

ORR, Justice.

Plaintiff is the owner of an undeveloped tract of real property containing approximately 231.37 acres located in Harnett County, North Carolina. In late 1993, plaintiff submitted a plat of the property, dated 27 April 1993, to the Harnett County Planning Department. This plat showed a division of land entitled “Weswood 4” containing twenty-three parcels, each of which was in excess of ten acres. The plat did not indicate any street right-of-way or other access to the subdivision lots.

Plaintiff requested that the Planning Department certify the plat as exempt from Harnett County’s…