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substantial expenditure also vest development rights. A review of both statutory and common law vested rights may be found in David Owens book Legislative Zoning Decisions: Legal Aspects (Inst. of Government, 1993) a copy of which is available in the Planning Services offices. N.C. COUNTIES AND TOWNS THAT HAVE USED MORATORIA RECENTLY · Town of Davidson The town enacted a moratorium on new subdivision approvals and rezonings for one year, from 10/11/94 to 10/11/95, to give them time to complete a new land use plan. They wanted to ensure that any new projects would fit in with their new plan. They did not experience any opposition to this moratorium. · Town of FIuntersville Huntersville's moratorium was similar to Davidson's. The town wanted to write a new zoning ordinance that incorporated more compact and neighborhood- oriented development and wanted to stop the commitment of any new land to suburban-type development in the meantime. Their moratorium was on new subdivision approvals and rezonings and ran for one year, from 11/14/95 to 11/14/96. · Union County The wastewater treatment plan that served northern Union County reached a capacity in late 1993 and the county reacted by placing a moratorium on proposed housing which planned to rely on public wastewater treatment facilities in the specific geographic area served by this wastewater treatment plant. They continued to issue permits for residential development that used septic systems or found alternative ways to treat the wastewater. The moratorium lasted from early 1994 to early 1995. During this time the county increased the capacity of its facilities. · Rowan County Rowan County is currently in the process of developing a county-wide zoning ordinance. Until they adopt this ordinance, they only have land use authority over the defined watersheds in the county. In the fall of 1994, they were in the process of writing new subdivision regulations and also found out that a developer was building a subdivision with roads that were illegal and not built to state standards. They enacted a moratorium on subdivision development in the watersheds for one month (from 9/94 to 10/94) to give them time to pass the new subdivision regulations.