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| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HB 631 |
NH | 2025 | D | By-right zoning, Commercial land, Density Increases |
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Summary
- Requires municipalities to permit multi-family residential developments on lands zoned for commercial use.
- Requires that the land zoned for commercial use also have the adequate infrastructure to accommodate residential uses (roads, water, sewage).
- Allows municipalities to restrict residential development in commercially-zoned lands if they are unsuitable for residential use due to industrial/manufacturing reasons.
- Stipulates that municipalities shall provide exemptions to setback, height, or frontage requirements for buildings being converted to multi-family or mixed-use through adaptive reuse as long as the floor area, height, and setbacks of the building do not change.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
AN ACT Permitting residential building in commercial zoning.
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