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Bill to remove local minimum parking requirements draws sharp split: businesses and development groups for it, municipal association opposed
Summary
Rep. Joe Sweeney’s HB 382 would eliminate state‑level minimum parking requirements and simplify alternatives; business groups and housing advocates backed the change, while the New Hampshire Municipal Association warned of local planning, safety and snow‑removal impacts.
Representative Joe Sweeney told the committee HB 382 is intended to eliminate state parking minimum formulas and simplify the path for infill and multifamily housing by letting developers decide how much parking to build based on market demand and context. “This the parking experiment. We have over regulated our developers and our businesses and our local economies to over create an abundance of parking,” Sweeney said.
Supporters—including the Business and Industry Association and housing advocates—argued that minimum parking mandates…
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