Selma council approves emergency fee waiver, adopts multiple ordinance measures; housing zoning amendment moves ahead

Selma City Council members voted March 18 to add an emergency item to the agenda and approve a fee waiver for a conditional use permit that a downtown business needed to proceed with a children’s thrift store lease.

The waiver was added as an emergency item by a 5-0 roll call and the council then voted to approve waiving the CUP application fee (approximately $4,000) so the applicant could move forward with leasing the storefront. Council discussion repeatedly noted the waiver would not itself approve the CUP; the planning commission must still consider the permit with public noticing and staff review.

The meeting also included votes and formal actions on several municipal measures. The council: approved the second reading and adoption of an ordinance to add the Tejano Festival and Día de los Muertos to the city’s list of legacy events and waive one‑day business-license requirements for vendors; changed its regular meeting days from the first and third Monday to the first and third Tuesday; approved acceptance of two Selma Healthcare District grant agreements…