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Selma planning staff outlines dozens of housing and commercial proposals, flags annexation and environmental steps
Summary
Interim community development director Monique Emerson walked the council through a lengthy pipeline of residential and commercial projects — from Amberwood tract maps to a large Selma Marketplace EIR — noting several items await environmental review, annexation approvals and fee payments.
Interim Community Development Director Monique Emerson told the Selma City Council the city is reviewing a dense pipeline of housing and commercial projects that together could reshape parts of Selma’s growth corridor.
"This project has been submitted in June…a tentative tract map that proposes 463 lots on approximately 87 acres," Emerson said about Amberwood Tract 6570 Phase 2, one of multiple tract maps and subdivision applications she described. Her presentation covered Amberwood Phase 5 (about 458 single‑family lots on roughly 80 acres), Raven Village tracts (274 and 177 lots), and several projects pending environmental documents, including Thompson Estates and Highland Park.
Why it matters: the projects include both large single‑family tract maps and substantial multifamily proposals that will require CEQA review, potential annexation and infrastructure commitments. Emerson told the council that several submittals remain at preliminary development review or are pending environmental resubmittals; some projects are also contingent on the North Selma annexation and LAFCO action.
Supporting details: Emerson said the Selma Grove / Selma Marketplace proposal comes with a full EIR and that the commercial component now under discussion would be roughly "between 300,000 and 400,000 square feet" of commercial space as currently proposed. Other active projects include a Dinuba‑McCall gas station seeking a conditional use permit and a proposed Sikh Center staff housing expansion that would add five dwelling units as a conditional use on a religious facility site.
Council members pressed staff on timing and dependencies. On Thompson Park and the related Thompson Estates tract, Emerson said the city had just received a revised environmental document and needed to complete its review before scheduling hearings. On the North Selma annexation, Emerson said a LAFCO hearing was scheduled the next day and that continued discussions with the county made a continuation likely.
Emerson emphasized that many projects remain in early phases — PDR (preliminary development review), environmental submittals or fee‑payment stages — and staff will return with public‑hearing dates as applications mature.
What’s next: projects that require environmental review, annexation or permits will return to planning commission and council for hearings. The council encouraged stakeholders to expect multiple public notices and hearings as CEQA and LAFCO steps proceed.
