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Council approves zoning changes to allow state-authorized home-based childcare; some councilors seek more local oversight
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance to align Somersworth zoning with recently passed state RSAs to allow home-based family and group childcare as accessory residential uses, while several councilors raised concerns about traffic, parking and local oversight.
The Somersworth City Council on Sept. 2 adopted Ordinance 2-26 to amend Chapter 19 of the zoning ordinance by adding a new section for home‑based childcare and updating accessory-use tables and definitions to conform with state law cited in the meeting. The ordinance implements provisions described by the clerk as allowing “all types of home based care, family care, and group family care to be allowed as an accessory to the primary residential use in accordance with the newly passed state RSAs, RSAs 6 72, VA and RSA 6 70…
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