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Committee hears mixed views as bill would allow manufactured homes by right in residential zones
Summary
House Bill 685 would update the definition of manufactured housing and allow manufactured homes by right in residential zones. Supporters called manufactured homes a route to affordable homeownership; municipal groups and selectmen urged caution about sewer, density and local control.
House Bill 685 would revise the statutory definition of manufactured housing and permit manufactured homes by right in residential zones, Representative Joe Alexander told the Senate Commerce Committee.
Representative Joe Alexander said the bill would "update the definition" to recognize factory-built homes transported to sites and connected to utilities, and would "permit manufactured housing [to] be built in any residential zone by right." He and other supporters framed the measure as an affordability tool. Abby Bronson of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund told the committee that treating manufactured housing "the same as we…
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