CHAPTER 89
HB 265 - FINAL VERSION
8Mar2017... 0420h
2017 SESSION
17-0635
03/05
HOUSE BILL 265
AN ACT relative to accessory dwelling units.
SPONSORS: Rep. Matthews, Rock. 3; Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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This bill authorizes a municipality to limit the right to have an accessory dwelling unit for certain single-family dwellings and prohibits condominium conveyance of an accessory dwelling unit.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0420h 17-0635
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to accessory dwelling units.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
89:1 Accessory Dwelling Units. Amend RSA 674:72, I to read as follows:
I. A municipality that adopts a zoning ordinance pursuant to the authority granted in this chapter shall allow accessory dwelling units as a matter of right or by either conditional use permit pursuant to RSA 674:21 or by special exception, in all zoning districts that permit single-family dwellings. One accessory dwelling unit shall be allowed without additional requirements for lot size, frontage, space limitations, or other controls beyond what would be required for a single-family dwelling without an accessory dwelling unit. The municipality is not required to allow more than one accessory dwelling unit for any single-family dwelling. The municipality may prohibit accessory dwelling units associated with multiple single-family dwellings attached to each other such as townhouses, and with manufactured housing as defined in RSA 674:31. Subsequent condominium conveyance of any accessory dwelling unit separate from that of the principal dwelling unit shall be prohibited, notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 356-B:5, unless allowed by the municipality.
89:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 05, 2017
Effective Date: June 05, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 8, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 22, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 20, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 5, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/05/2017; Chapter 89; Eff. 6/5/2017
April 20, 2017: Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26
April 27, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
April 20, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Sen. Feltes Floor Amendment # 2017-1428s, RC 11Y-12N, AF; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Sen. Feltes Moved to Remove HB 265 from the Consent Calendar; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/20/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
March 22, 2017: Hearing: 03/22/2017, Room 102, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 15
March 9, 2017: Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs; SJ 9
March 8, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0420h: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 41
March 8, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0420h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 41
March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0420h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 19-1; CC)
Feb. 14, 2017: Executive Session: 02/14/2017 10:30 AM LOB 301
Feb. 8, 2017: Public Hearing: 02/08/2017 10:00 AM LOB 301
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 22