New Hampshire RSA 674:58-61 requires Manchester to provide reasonable opportunities for workforce housing. The city's zoning offers limited density adjustments in select districts but lacks a formal percentage-based bonus program.
RSA 674:58 through 674:61, New Hampshire's workforce housing law, mandates that municipalities provide reasonable and realistic opportunities for the development of workforce housing, including multi-family. Manchester complies primarily through its existing R-2, R-3, and CBD districts, which permit relatively dense multifamily as of right. The city does not operate a tiered density-bonus formula granting additional units in exchange for affordability covenants in the way some larger metros do. Developers seeking density above district maximums use variance, conditional use permit, or PUD provisions in Ch. 410. The Planning Board considers proximity to transit and infrastructure capacity.
Misrepresenting affordability to obtain density approvals exposes developers to enforcement under RSA 674:58 and possible permit revocation by the Planning Board.
See how Manchester's density bonus law rules stack up against other locations.
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