Fairfax switch: Massive housing plan will get streamlined review

Fairfax switch: Massive housing plan will get streamlined review

Fairfax has reversed course on whether a controversial housing project can be approved ministerially. The project, known as School Street, calls for a six-story, 243-apartment building at 95 Broadway. The project also would include 5,750 square feet of commercial space at the 2-acre site. Under ministerial review, projects must be approved unless they fail to meet very basic, objective, predetermined standards. The personal judgment of public of…