Mar 13, 2024 | APARTMENTS, LEGISLATION, UPDATES
CACR 16 was recently deemed ITL by the House Municipal and County Government Committee.
They had questions about how it would affect the Dillon Rule, which means the towns are authorized in what they do from the state.
There is still a chance that the full House can motion to OTP and re-vote. We are not sure at this point it will happen but will keep you up to date on it.
It is no secret that those who wish to urbanize NH see local control as a ‘barrier’ to their goals of populating us with stack’n’pack buildings, as they see it as the government’s purview to provide housing for everyone. (we do not)
“This year, a number of bills would override certain town and city zoning codes, with an aim to expand housing construction by skirting local barriers. Housing advocates say that approach is the only one to address what has become an entrenched problem. Others see a move to undermine local control. And they argue that any growth in housing in New Hampshire should happen with town officials’ direct approval.”
Also: “The New Hampshire Municipal Association, which represents town and city select boards, also opposes the top-down approach. In testimony to the House, Natch Greyes, the association’s government affairs counsel, called it an “unnecessary intrusion on local control.”
We hope you’ll read this very important article because it mentions other bills we have not been following as closely as CACR 16, HB 1291, HB 1399 and SB 538.
Read More: As lawmakers eye statewide housing solutions, local control remains a barrier
Some of those bills include allowing residential in commercially-zoned areas, less parking, trailer parks, number and types of occupants, and ADUs in current single-family zoned areas.
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