City of Falls Church
“It seemed likely to be a contentious meeting of Falls Church City’s
Zoning Board of Appeals. On the agenda for tonight’s meeting was the rare
situation of one City official asking the board to overturn another City
official’s order. Jim Snyder, the City’s planning director, had filed a motion
seeking to overturn an order by City Zoning Administrator John Boyle. Mr.
Boyle’s ruling would have allowed the new owners of an historic house at 311
Grove Avenue to demolish the home.
But the meeting was abruptly canceled Thursday afternoon, just hours
after the Falls Church Times wrote about the issue. City Attorney John Foster
informed Mr. Snyder that, in his opinion, Mr. Snyder lacked standing to file
the appeal. At this juncture, it is unclear why, making an already bizarre
situation even more so.”
~Writes Stephen Siegel of the Falls Church Times
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