Municipalities, housing advocates grapple with new ‘mixed-use’ housing law

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 1,679

Last Updated: 6 days, 4 hours ago

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Last year, New Hampshire lawmakers passed a mandate: Starting July 1, 2026, cities and towns were to begin allowing multi-family residential housing developments in commercial zones. And Kingston, like many towns, moved to comply.

But the zoning code change passed by Kingston voters in March added a host of caveats. Commercial zone businesses could apply to the planning board to add multi-family housing, the new code stated. But they would have to do …

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