In a continuation of a meeting that saw nearly three hours of debate on the issue last Monday, the City of Falls Church Planning Commission ruled to uphold citizen appeals against the approval of residential development on the 1000 block of Lincoln Avenue by the Chesapeake Bay Interdisciplinary Review Team (CBIRT) tonight, just hours before the Tuesday deadline for the decision. The judgment brought to an end the Commission’s first foray into the appeals process for CBIRT reviews, but raised questions for commissioners, local residents, and even City Attorney John Foster on what the ramifications of this decision would be.
