HB44 (2023) Detail

Relative to permissible residential units in a residential zone.


HB 44 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

23Feb2023... 0029h

2023 SESSION

23-0084

10/08

 

HOUSE BILL 44

 

AN ACT relative to permissible residential units in a residential zone.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 30; Rep. Gilman, Rock. 11; Rep. Yokela, Rock. 32; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17

 

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires that local legislative bodies permit by right certain single-family lots in residential districts to be used for up to 4 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

23Feb2023... 0029h 23-0084

10/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

 

AN ACT relative to permissible residential units in a residential zone.

 

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

 

1  New Paragraph; Zoning; Grant of Power; Single Family Lots. Amend RSA 674:16 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI.  In the 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, shall allow as a matter of right any single-family lot in a residential zoning district served by municipal water and sewer to be used for 4 residential dwelling units.  These may be configured as a single 4-unit building, 2 duplex units, 4 single units, or 4 townhouses.  The lot and yard standards, setbacks, and lot coverage shall comply with but be no more restrictive than those required for a single family dwelling.  Parking requirements shall be based on per unit requirements for single family dwellings.  All relevant building code and fire code requirements shall still apply.  This paragraph shall apply to new construction or rehabilitation of existing buildings.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.

Amendments

Date Amendment
Feb. 14, 2023 2023-0029h

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 19, 2023 House Hearing
Feb. 9, 2023 House Exec Session
Feb. 9, 2023 House Exec Session
Feb. 9, 2023 House Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB44 Revision: 38076 Date: Feb. 23, 2023, 12:26 p.m.
HB44 Revision: 37994 Date: Feb. 21, 2023, 10:48 a.m.
HB44 Revision: 37923 Date: Feb. 14, 2023, 2:32 p.m.
HB44 Revision: 36891 Date: Dec. 23, 2022, 2:03 p.m.
HB44 Revision: 42814 Date: Oct. 26, 2022, 12:41 p.m.

Docket


Feb. 23, 2023: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 209-141 02/23/2023 HJ 7 P. 15


Feb. 23, 2023: Lay HB44 on Table (Rep. Adjutant): MF DV 169-181 02/23/2023 HJ 7 P. 15


Feb. 23, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0029h: MF RC 117-232 02/23/2023 HJ 7 P. 13


Feb. 23, 2023: Amendment # 2023-0029h: AA VV 02/23/2023 HJ 7 P. 13


Feb. 15, 2023: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate


Feb. 15, 2023: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0029h 02/09/2023 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 12 P. 23


Feb. 15, 2023: Executive Session: 02/09/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303


Feb. 1, 2023: Executive Session: 02/09/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303


Jan. 11, 2023: Public Hearing: 01/19/2023 01:30 pm LOB 301-303


Dec. 23, 2022: Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to Municipal and County Government