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Fresno planners present Southeast Development Area plan and financing options at council workshop
Summary
City planning staff presented a draft Southeast Development Area (SEDA) specific plan and environmental review at a May 1 Fresno City Council workshop, describing a phased approach that focuses initial infrastructure work on the south portion of the plan area and promising a public facilities financing analysis in the weeks ahead.
City planning staff briefed the Fresno City Council on May 1 on a draft Southeast Development Area (SEDA) specific plan and its environmental review, telling the council the city is proposing to prioritize the southern phase first and will release a public facilities financing options report within weeks.
The presentation, led by Planning and Development Director Jennifer Clark and long‑range planning manager Sofia Pagalades, described SEDA as a long‑planned growth area that the city's general plan already anticipates and said staff recommends beginning implementation in the area labeled South SEDA because infrastructure there is closer to existing city systems.
The planning department said the SEDA specific plan covers roughly 9,000 acres and would accommodate a mix of job‑producing land uses and housing types; staff told the council a recent city-commissioned housing market demand study forecasts demand for roughly 14,000 units in SEDA…
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