Land Use & Zoning

A 'cluster development' in NH allows homes to be built on smaller individual lots if:

AThe developer pays an impact fee equal to the difference in lot size

BThe remaining land is preserved as open space✓ Correct

CAll units are designated as affordable housing

DThe development is located within 500 feet of public transit

Explanation

Cluster (or open space) development is a flexible zoning technique that allows homes to be built on smaller lots while preserving the remainder of the parcel as common open space. NH RSA 674:21 authorizes cluster developments, which can reduce infrastructure costs and protect natural resources.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Discount Points

Prepaid interest paid to a lender at closing to reduce the mortgage interest rate, with each point equal to 1% of the loan amount.

Tenancy in Common

Co-ownership where two or more people hold undivided interests that need not be equal and pass to each owner's heirs — no right of survivorship.