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BEA 2024 Municipal Land Use Regulations Survey
RSA 675:9 designates the New Hampshire Office of Planning and Development (OPD) as the official state repository for all local land use regulations. It also empowers OPD to perform an annual survey of all municipalities to gather information related to new and/or revised land use ordinances. The findings from the 2024 survey include data on land use regulations for the state’s 234 municipalities, in addition to nine village districts with zoning authority and Coos County, which oversees zoning for 23 unincorporated areas in the North Country. For more information, contact planning@livefree.nh.gov.
2024 Survey Results – updated August 2025 | In 2024, 170 jurisdictions implemented updates to their zoning amendments. The results are accessible in various formats and can be accessed via the following hyperlinks:
- Story Map – Summary of survey results (PDF)
- Interactive Map – GIS map with layers broken down by 2024 survey topic.
- Community Snapshots – Survey results for each community, including links to regulations, master plans, and zoning ordinances. (Enter Ctrl +F on Windows or Command+F on Mac to search by community.)
- Adopted Zoning Amendments – Excel workbook summary.
- Subject Specific Tables – The data collected from the survey is categorized by topic in the order it was presented on the survey. All data is available to download from Google Drive.
- The webinar explaining the 2023 MLUR Survey is also available here.
Please take a moment to review and complete the new, NH Community Transportation Needs Assessment Survey Below!
Recent Changes to State Law Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
The NH Legislature recently passed two separate bills in 2025, that change planning and zoning rules: House Bill 577 updates the definition and statewide standards for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), allowing one ADU as of right (including detached units) and setting minimum and maximum size parameters and related standards; House Bill 631 requires municipalities to permit multifamily residential development on commercially zoned land where adequate infrastructure exists or can be provided, and includes provisions for adaptive reuse and dimensional exemptions in certain cases.
More information on ADUs can be found by clicking here.
More information about changes to Land Use and Zoning Regulations changes can be found by clicking here.
CNHRPC Regional Transportation Plan Corridor Spotlights
As part of the RTP, eight regionally significant corridors throughout the region have been identified to examine closely for key demographic trends, recent and historic land use patterns, and specific transportation projects. Titled Corridor Spotlights, the draft versions of these can be seen below. Also available for viewing is a historical timeline of transportation development within the region. CNHRPC Regional Transportation Plan Draft Documents:
- Historical Timeline
- Corridor Spotlights
CNHRPC Community Profiles Have Been Updated
The CNHRPC Community Profiles have been updated with newly released 2014-2018 American Community Survey data! View them here!
CNHRPC Member Communities
