Revision: May 1, 2025, 11:34 a.m.
SB 284 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
1May2025... 1556h
2025 SESSION
25-1094
06/09
SENATE BILL 284
AN ACT relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements.
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
1May2025... 1556h 25-1094
06/09
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].
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.