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Senate backs expansion of accessory dwelling units after amendment fails
Summary
The Senate approved House Bill 577 to expand and standardize accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules across the state after rejecting a floor amendment that would have restored additional local controls and delayed effective date.
The New Hampshire Senate on the floor approved House Bill 577, a Commerce Committee measure to expand the availability of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by right in municipalities.
Senator Robert Innes, the Commerce Committee sponsor, moved the bill on the floor and described the measure: "This bill would expand accessory dwelling units, otherwise known as ADUs, by right to include detached units, add definitions related to ADUs, and increase their maximum square footage." He said the changes were intended to harmonize rules across municipalities,…
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