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Selma Council approves Casitas development; council cites housing, park and infrastructure commitments
Summary
After a public hearing with mixed public input, Selma City Council unanimously certified the final EIR and approved entitlements for the Selma Casitas project, including rezoning, tentative subdivision, site plan review and initiation of annexation. Council adopted mitigation monitoring and required future developer agreements.
The Selma City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a package of land-use entitlements for the Selma Casitas mixed-use project, including certification of the final environmental impact report (EIR), a general-plan amendment and pre-zone, approval of a vesting tentative subdivision map and site plan review, and initiation of annexation.
City staff said the final EIR evaluated a full range of environmental topics and concluded most impacts could be reduced through mitigation, but that operational air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and cumulative vehicle miles traveled (VMT) remain significant and unavoidable. As a result, if the council elects to approve the project it must adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations as part of CEQA compliance.
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