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Municipal association, fire chiefs oppose bill to forbid road‑length and lot caps; builders support flexibility
Summary
SB 564 would bar municipalities from imposing caps on dead‑end road length and numerical limits on lots on cul‑de‑sacs; the New Hampshire Municipal Association and fire chiefs warned it risks public safety and infrastructure burdens, while builders said the bill protects private-property and development rights.
Senate Bill 564 seeks to prohibit certain municipal land‑use restrictions, including numerical caps on dead‑end road lengths and limits on the number of housing lots permitted at the end of a road. Sponsor Sen. Dan Innes said the bill is intended to remove arbitrary development barriers and ease creation of housing lots.
The New Hampshire Municipal Association opposed the…
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