HB 303-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
08/04
HOUSE BILL 303-FN
AN ACT relative to the regulation of planned unit developments.
SPONSORS: Rep. K. Hutchinson, Rock 3
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill requires municipalities adopting ordinances regulating planned unit developments of 100 acres or more to require a public hearing and vote of approval by ballot of such developments.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0805
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to the regulation of planned unit developments.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Planned Unit Developments. Amend RSA 674 by inserting after section 21-a the following new section:
674:21-b Planned Unit Developments. Any ordinance adopted by a city or town that allows for a planned unit development of 100 acres or more shall require a special public hearing for the purpose of describing the plans for the planned unit development. A majority vote of approval by ballot of the voters of such city or town shall be required. A planned unit development shall include parcels of land having multiple purposes that will have access to city water and sewer systems.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
11-0805
Revised 01/25/11
HB 303 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the regulation of planned unit developments.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill may increase local expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2011 and in each fiscal year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state and county revenues or expenditures or local revenues.
METHODOLOGY:
The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill provides if a municipal ordinance allows for a planned unit development of 100 acres or more, the ordinance shall require a special public hearing to describe the plans for the development and a majority vote of approval by ballot of the voters of the city or town. The Association states it is unclear whether the special public hearing required by this bill is in addition to public hearings that may be already required by municipalities or how and when the vote of the city or town would take place. The Association states if additional public hearings were required or if votes were to occur other than at a regular municipal election, there will be an indeterminable increase in local expenditures.