HB 382 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

13Mar2025... 0687h

2025 SESSION

25-0888

09/05

 

HOUSE BILL 382

 

AN ACT relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Grill, Hills. 18; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2

 

COMMITTEE: Housing

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill amends the amount of accessory parking that municipalities can require for residential units.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13Mar2025... 0687h 25-0888

09/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers; Zoning; Grant of Power.  Amend RSA 674:16, VII to read as follows:

VII.  In its exercise of the powers granted under this subdivision, the local legislative body of a city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places may regulate accessory parking for vehicles, but shall not require more than [1.5] one residential parking [spaces] space per unit [for studio and one bedroom units under 1000 square feet that meet the requirements for workforce housing under RSA 674:58, IV, and shall not require more than 1.5 residential parking spaces per unit for multi-family developments of 10 units or more].