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Sponsor says HB 459 would curb ‘snob zoning’ by limiting minimum lot-size rules; planners and industry largely back the measure
Summary
HB 459 would restrict municipal minimum lot‑size mandates that sponsors say price out working families, tying septic‑served lots to the minimal area needed for an approved disposal system and capping sewered‑lot minimums at 22,000 square feet unless a town demonstrates a health or safety need.
Representative Joe Alexander told the committee HB 459 targets restrictive minimum lot‑size requirements that he characterized as “snob zoning.” The bill would prevent towns from requiring lots larger than necessary for an individual septic system where community sewer does not exist, and would cap minimum lot-size requirements at 22,000 square feet for lots served by municipal sewer unless the municipality demonstrates a documented public‑health or safety need.
Nut graf: Proponents — including builders, housing…
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