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Selma Appearance Commission approves multiple storefront and sign changes, tables parking/pergola request
Summary
At its April 20 meeting the Town of Selma Appearance Commission approved certificates of appropriateness for several downtown storefront and signage changes (including 100 South Pollock and 123 South Rafford), approved a cemetery‑border fence at 401 North Green Street, approved a yard sign for the Disabled American Veterans at 601 West Noble Street while denying a wall sign, and tabled the 110 West Wadell parking/pergola request for more information.
The Town of Selma Appearance Commission met April 20 in the Jernigan Building and approved several certificates of appropriateness for changes to downtown storefronts and signs while tabling one application for further review.
Most prominently, the commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for 100 South Pollock Street that allows replacement of three garage doors with brown insulated steel panels set with clear tempered glass, and painting of the building columns to match neutral tones. The approval also authorizes a permanent pole sign with a yellow‑and‑black face that will match the applicant’s existing branding. Commissioners explicitly discussed temporary feather (flag) signs; staff and members noted those are not consistent with the district streetscape, and the certificate was approved with conditions limiting materials and finish on the columns to either paint matching the doors or a natural‑stone finish. The applicant’s stepfather, Abdullah, (with translator SNA) described the proposed finish as cosmetic: “It’s going to be paint,” he said when asked whether the columns would be natural stone or painted to look like stone.
The commission also approved a 4x8 wall sign for 123 South Rafford Street, described by staff as essentially a copy of an earlier approved sign. Alan Tran, who spoke for that application, characterized the request as a repeat of the previously permitted sign.
At 401 North Green Street, commissioners approved a 6‑foot wood plank privacy fence along the property line that borders the cemetery, finding the proposed fence compatible with the district’s standards.
The commission considered a town application to relocate Disabled American Veterans (DAV) signage to 601 West Noble Street. Members approved a painted wood fence/yard sign with the DAV logo and declined to place a wall sign on the historic building’s facade, citing concerns about attaching new signage to the structure.
A separate application for 110 West Wadell Street — which would formalize a gravel parking area and potentially add two 12x12 pergolas and a small enclosed outdoor patio — was tabled. Applicant Eddie Gutierrez described the current plan as starting with parking improvements and possibly adding a patio later; staff and commissioners raised questions about safety and materials, noting concerns about loose gravel, striping, and whether paving would be required. A staff member recommended running the sign/placement and any work close to the street through the technical review committee and confirming encroachment and DOT requirements before returning with final drawings.
Procedurally, motions to approve or table each certificate were made and seconded on the record; commissioners adopted findings that the proposals met the historic‑district standards where noted. Several approvals authorized the chair to sign final orders to complete the process.
The commission closed the meeting with a community announcement about an Earth Day cleanup on Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., meeting at 212 North Rafford Street.
