Cook v. Board of Zoning Appeals

On November 3, 1989, the trustees 1 of Columbia Baptist Church (the Church) acquired title to a vacant house on a lot in Falls Church. Ten days later, the Church applied for a permit to demolish the house. By letter dated November 27, the Falls Church zoning administrator informed the Church that, because the structure had been built as a residence before 1910, the property was subject to the provisions of the Falls Church City Code § 38-39, historic and cultural conservation district ordinance (HCC District ordinance), and, that under the terms of that ordinance, the Architectural Review…