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Planning board reviews 2026 zoning amendments to comply with state law; requests fire‑department data on nursing‑home calls
Summary
Planning staff presented a package of draft 2026 zoning amendments — including changes to accessory apartments to match state law, a multifamily allowance in commercial zones limited to second floor and up to three stories with 10% workforce housing, and a proposal to remove certain nursing/assisted‑living uses from some commercial tables pending fire‑department data on emergency call impacts — and outlined the public‑hearing schedule.
The Bedford Planning Board discussed a package of draft zoning amendments on Dec. 1 intended to bring local code into alignment with recent changes in New Hampshire law and to refine local controls.
Planning staff described the highest‑priority amendments as: (1) updating definitions for boarding/lodging/rooming houses and adding a 'single housekeeping unit' definition to remove familial relationship references required by state law; (2) aligning accessory apartment definitions with state law and removing the conditional use requirement for detached accessory apartments; and (3) permitting multifamily housing…
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