Bruce Buttrick

Dear Members of the Committee, I write in opposition to HB 1357, as it’s not needed. State Law (RSA 674:32) already allows for placement of Manufactured Housing within municipalities: 674:32 Manufactured Housing. – I. (a) Municipalities shall afford reasonable and realistic opportunities for the siting of manufactured housing as required in subparagraph (b) and a municipality shall not exclude manufactured housing completely from the municipality by regulation, zoning ordinance or by any other police power. (b) A municipality that adopts land use control measures shall allow, in its sole discretion, manufactured housing to be located: (1) On individual lots in most, but not necessarily all, land areas and lots in districts zoned to permit residential uses within the municipality; or (2)(A) In manufactured housing parks, as defined in RSA 205-A:1, II, in most, but not necessarily all, land areas and lots in districts zoned to permit residential uses within the municipality; and (B) In subdivisions created for the placement of manufactured housing on individually owned lots in most, but not necessarily all, land areas and lots in districts zoned to permit residential uses within the municipality; or (3) In all 3 types of locations. (c) Manufactured housing located on individual lots pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1) shall comply with lot size, frontage requirements, space limitations and other reasonable controls that conventional single-family housing in the same district must meet. No special exception or special permit shall be required for manufactured housing located on individual lots pursuant to subparagraph (b)(1) or manufactured housing subdivisions pursuant to subparagraph (b)(2)(B) unless such special exception or permit is required by the municipality for single family housing located on individual lots or in subdivisions.