Bill Text: NH SB284 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to the required maximum number of residential parking spaces.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-24 - Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; Senate Journal 3 [SB284 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2025-SB284-Introduced.html

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SB 284  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2025 SESSION

25-1094

06/09

 

SENATE BILL 284

 

AN ACT relative to the required maximum number of residential parking spaces.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill limits residential parking spaces to one per unit, with exceptions for certain workforce housing and multi-family developments.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25-1094

06/09

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT relative to the required maximum number of residential parking spaces.

 

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

 

1 Grant of Power.  Amend RSA 674:16, VII to read as follows:

VII.  In its exercise of the powers granted under this subdivision, the local legislative body of a city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places may regulate accessory parking for vehicles[, but shall not require more than 1.5 residential parking spaces per unit for studio and one bedroom units under 1000 square feet that meet the requirements for workforce housing under RSA 674:58, IV, and shall not require more than 1.5 residential parking spaces per unit for multi-family developments of 10 units or more].  However, it shall not set the maximum residential parking spaces per unit to more than one parking space per residential unit, except that studio and one-bedroom units under 1,000 square feet that meet the requirements for workforce housing under RSA 674:58, IV, and multi-family developments of 10 units or more may require up to 1.5 parking spaces per unit.

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