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Madaket work group debates overlay zoning, VR tweaks and workforce-housing options
Summary
Work group members discussed redefining the Madaket study area, creating an overlay district to protect neighborhood character, potential VR-zone tweaks, cottage-colony housing prototypes and how sewer and coastal-resilience guidance could affect future recommendations.
Michael Maynard, who is leading land-use and housing work for the Madaket Area Plan, outlined a multi-part approach: redefine the Madaket boundary, cross-reference Coastal Resilience Plan priority areas, and consider an overlay district that would protect local scale and density while allowing carefully designed workforce or small-unit housing.
"I think the more I've been studying this stuff, I think, I'm feeling more strongly that we're gonna end up coming out of this with a Madaket area plan, a Madaket area overlay district that will address a whole bunch of issues," Maynard said, describing options for zoning tools the group could recommend.
Why it matters: Zoning and overlay decisions would shape what kinds of housing and development are allowed in Madaket — from tiny houses and duplexes to larger redevelopment — and will…
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