NH HB1065

Municipalities must allow multi-family dwelling units on commercially zoned land where adequate infrastructure exists, with infrastructure defined as capital facilities listed in RSA 674:21, V and adequacy determined by local planning boards, governing bodies, or building code officers

Municipalities may restrict residential development in zones permitting industrial and manufacturing uses, and may require ground floor space to be dedicated to retail or similar uses

Non-conforming structures may be converted to multi-family residential or mixed-use development provided the structure is not made more nonconforming

Municipalities with land use ordinances must allow adaptive reuse and mixed use in a majority of commercially zoned land, with local discretion to determine appropriate areas

Estimated local expenditure increase of less than $10,000 per municipality for updating zoning ordinances; effective 60 days after passage