New Hampshire HB 1006: relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

Bill Text

HB 1006 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2293

 06/09

HOUSE BILL 1006

AN ACT relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

SPONSORS: Rep. Preece, Hills. 17; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. R. Brown, Carr. 8

COMMITTEE: Housing

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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires that parking for accessory dwelling units be provided on-site or at a legally dedicated off-site location only with municipal approval, removing property owner discretion over parking placement.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2293

 06/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units.

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

 1 On-site Parking Requirement for Accessory Dwelling Units. Amend RSA 674:72, IV to read as follows:

 IV. Any municipal regulation applicable to single-family dwellings shall also apply to the combination of a principal dwelling unit and an accessory dwelling unit, including but not limited to lot coverage standards and standards for maximum occupancy per bedroom consistent with policy adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, provided that such municipal regulations shall not be more restrictive for accessory dwelling units than for any single-family use in the same zoning district. If a municipality has established regulations requiring parking for the principal dwelling unit, it may require up to one additional parking space for each accessory dwelling unit. Required parking spaces [may] shall be provided either on-site or at a legally dedicated off-site location[, at the property owner's discretion] as approved by the municipality.

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