New Hampshire SB 90: allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

Bill Text

SB 90 - AS INTRODUCED

2025 SESSION

 25-1088

 06/05

SENATE BILL 90

AN ACT allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2

COMMITTEE: Commerce

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ANALYSIS

 This bill authorizes high-density residential development on commercially zoned land.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 25-1088

 06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT allowing high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Subdivision; High-Density Residential Development on Commercially Zoned Land. Amend RSA 674 by inserting after section 76 the following new subdivision:

High-Density Residential Development on Commercially Zoned Land

 674:77 Definitions. In this subdivision:

 I. “High density residential zone" means a zoning classification that allows at least 20 residential units per acre.

 II. "Commercially zoned land" means land designated for commercial activities such as retail, office, and service industries.

 III. "Mixed-use development" means a type of urban development that combines residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment uses within a single building or development area.

 674:78 Amendment to Zoning Regulations. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, municipalities shall allow high-density residential development on land zoned for commercial use, provided that adequate infrastructure, including roads, water, and sewage systems, shall be available or provided to support the development.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.