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Committee hears dueling views on rolling back ADU changes and preserving municipal control
Summary
Lawmakers and stakeholders debated several bills to revise accessory‑dwelling‑unit rules, with sponsors framing changes as clarity and local control and opponents saying new language could restrict housing, complicate adaptive reuse, and harm seniors and small landlords.
Representative David Preece introduced HB 10‑65 as a bid to clarify that multifamily and mixed‑use housing may be allowed on commercially zoned land while preserving local discretion and encouraging adaptive reuse. “This bill clarifies multifamily and mixed use housing may be allowed on commercially zoned land,” Preece said, urging the committee to support the measure.
The committee then took extensive public testimony on ADU‑related language across several bills. Brody Deshaies of the New Hampshire Municipal Association described HB 10‑65 as a priority for…
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