Falls Church commission approves consolidation for Quinn/Homestretch site to preserve prior site-plan approvals

The Falls Church City Planning Commission voted June 17 to approve a subdivision application to consolidate three parcels at 350 and 360 South Washington Street and 303 South Maple Avenue into a single lot, clearing a procedural step that expired after previous site-plan approvals lapsed.

Staff presented the Quinn and Homestretch application and recommended approval so the applicant can re-record the consolidated parcel and move forward with final site-plan certification. The three parcels total about 1.86 acres in B‑2 zoning; earlier approvals (March 2025) for the related site plan had lapsed while the project worked through parallel sanitary‑sewer reviews with Fairfax County.

A commissioner read a draft motion that cited MUNIS number 2023‑0129 and moved to approve the consolidation “contingent on administrative staff review requiring owner signatures on the final subdivision plat.” The motion received a second; staff then called a roll‑call vote. Commissioners Pollinsky, Duncan, Ker, Stevens, Freellander and Cheroma voted yes; Mr. Kinsky was noted absent. The motion passed.

After the vote, commissioners asked the applicant about construction timing. The applicant said excavation and foundation permits are under review and that the team expects to break ground in summer or, at the latest, fall after site-plan certification and bonding of improvements are complete.

What happens next: the final subdivision plat must be signed by the planning commission chair prior to recordation, and staff will carry out the administrative follow‑up noted in the motion. The commission will see related site‑plan items as those approvals are certified.

Speakers quoted or paraphrased in this article are drawn from the planning commission transcript and are attributed to speakers on the record.