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Lake groups back bill letting towns limit ADUs in 250‑foot shoreland areas
Summary
HB 15‑40 would restore municipal authority to regulate ADUs within the 250‑foot protected shoreland zone; lake associations and local planning officials urged the committee to allow local site‑specific septic and shoreland protections.
Representative David Frackt introduced HB 15‑40 as a narrowly targeted bill to let municipalities regulate accessory dwelling units in the 250‑foot shoreland buffer around public water bodies, citing septic capacity, vegetated buffers and stormwater as site‑specific concerns that DES standards may not fully address for every lake.
Lake Sunapee Protective Association executive director Elizabeth Harper and New Hampshire Lakes…
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