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Missing Middle Housing Scan + Deep Dive™ to identify challenges and solutions for housing that is close to jobs and amenities.
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Size
Central, West and South Maui
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Community Engagement
Public workshop
Missing Middle Housing Scan + Deep Dive™ for Island Geography and Climate
Maui, HI
Using Missing Middle Housing (MMH) strategies for a very large geography, calibrating by context, and adapting Missing Middle Housing types for climate and culture, Opticos is providing guidance for large sites and planned growth areas in addition to lot-by-lot incremental infill.
Opticos is working with the Hawai’i Community Foundation and Maui County Planning Department to identify barriers to context-sensitive Missing Middle Housing production and provide recommendations to support the development of more housing options in existing Maui neighborhoods. For this project, Opticos utilized GIS spatial analysis to identify areas that support additional housing. This analysis was followed by site visit fieldwork and a working session with staff to discuss findings. During the fieldwork visit, Opticos presented to County staff. Following site visits, a review of relevant plans and policy documents was undertaken to identify factors currently limiting the production of Missing Middle Housing types in walkable areas in Maui. Using findings from this analysis, Opticos will further analyze four zoning districts and perform eight “test fit” scenarios to model the building forms that could be delivered under existing standards, and to analyze how modifications to existing standards could support additional Missing Middle Housing types. Findings from all exercises will be compiled into a graphically rich document that concludes with specific recommendations for changes to local policy and regulations that will support more production of middle housing within the areas examined. These recommendations will be shared at a public workshop to inform community members about project findings.
Missing Middle Housing Environments for Maui
- Small-Scale MMH for Incremental Infill
- Medium-Scale MMH in Centers and Along Corridors
- MMH on Large Infill Sites and in Planned Growth Areas