{ "batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c1", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (b)/(c) state-level regulation is delegated to local zoning", "summary": "RSA 674:16, I authorizes each city/town to adopt a zoning ordinance regulating the location and use of buildings and land for business and other purposes; in the RSA provisions read for this batch, adult-use siting is left to these local ordinances (several NH towns cite RSA 674:16 as their authority). No state-level adult-business licence or state buffer statute was found in this run (see not_found).", "body": "RSA 674:16, I authorizes each city/town to adopt a zoning ordinance regulating the location and use of buildings and land for business and other purposes; in the RSA provisions read for this batch, adult-use siting is left to these local ordinances (several NH towns cite RSA 674:16 as their authority). No state-level adult-business licence or state buffer statute was found in this run (see not_found).\n\nWhat New Hampshire General Court (NH Revised Statutes Annotated) actually says:\n\n“(d) The location and use of buildings, structures and land used for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIV/674/674-16.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Hampshire General Court (NH Revised Statutes Annotated)", "evidence_quote": "(d) The location and use of buildings, structures and land used for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(b)/(c) state-level regulation is delegated to local zoning", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c2", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (a) state definition used by local adult-use ordinances: 'sexual conduct' (RSA 571-B:1)", "summary": "NH has no statutory 'sexually oriented business' definition among the sections read; many local ordinances instead borrow RSA 571-B:1 (the obscenity/harmful-to-minors chapter), which defines 'sexual conduct'. The definition concerns the content of material, not the place of production.", "body": "NH has no statutory 'sexually oriented business' definition among the sections read; many local ordinances instead borrow RSA 571-B:1 (the obscenity/harmful-to-minors chapter), which defines 'sexual conduct'. The definition concerns the content of material, not the place of production.\n\nWhat New Hampshire General Court (NH Revised Statutes Annotated) actually says:\n\n“IV. \"Sexual conduct\" means human masturbation, sexual intercourse, actual or simulated, normal or perverted, or any touching of the genitals, pubic areas or buttocks of the human male or female, or the breasts of the female,”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LVIII/571-B/571-B-1.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Hampshire General Court (NH Revised Statutes Annotated)", "evidence_quote": "IV. \"Sexual conduct\" means human masturbation, sexual intercourse, actual or simulated, normal or perverted, or any touching of the genitals, pubic areas or buttocks of the human male or female, or the breasts of the female,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(a) state definition used by local adult-use ordinances: 'sexual conduct' (RSA 571-B:1)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c3", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (a) RSA 571-B:1 'harmful to minors'", "summary": "RSA 571-B:1, I defines 'harmful to minors' by a three-part prurient-interest/patently-offensive/lacks-serious-value test; local NH adult-use ordinances commonly key their definitions to this term.", "body": "RSA 571-B:1, I defines 'harmful to minors' by a three-part prurient-interest/patently-offensive/lacks-serious-value test; local NH adult-use ordinances commonly key their definitions to this term.\n\nWhat New Hampshire General Court (NH Revised Statutes Annotated) actually says:\n\n“I. \"Harmful to minors\" means that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form of sexual conduct, when it:”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LVIII/571-B/571-B-1.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Hampshire General Court (NH Revised Statutes Annotated)", "evidence_quote": "I. \"Harmful to minors\" means that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form of sexual conduct, when it:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(a) RSA 571-B:1 'harmful to minors'", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c4", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Nashua: definition of sexually oriented business", "summary": "Nashua Land Use Code § 190-55B defines a sexually oriented business as a business establishment that, as a regular and substantial course of conduct, operates as one of the listed venue types or offers adult materials/entertainment to its patrons; the definition is built around patron-facing establishments, and the text does not mention private production of content for online sale (city: Nashua, NH's second-largest city).", "body": "Nashua Land Use Code § 190-55B defines a sexually oriented business as a business establishment that, as a regular and substantial course of conduct, operates as one of the listed venue types or offers adult materials/entertainment to its patrons; the definition is built around patron-facing establishments, and the text does not mention private production of content for online sale (city: Nashua, NH's second-largest city).\n\nWhat City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360) actually says:\n\n“Any business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct operates as an adult bookstore, adult theater, adult arcade, adult cabaret or adult nightclub, figure modeling studio, adult dance studio, adult entertainment studio, erotic dance studio, adult hotel, or massage establishment”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360)", "evidence_quote": "Any business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct operates as an adult bookstore, adult theater, adult arcade, adult cabaret or adult nightclub, figure modeling studio, adult dance studio, adult entertainment studio, erotic dance studio, adult hotel, or massage establishment", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Nashua: definition of sexually oriented business", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c5", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Nashua: second limb (offers to patrons)", "summary": "The second limb of Nashua's § 190-55B definition reaches a business that offers, sells or distributes adult merchandise or offers 'to its patrons' adult materials or entertainment; whether online sales from a private residence count as offering to 'patrons' is not addressed in the text.", "body": "The second limb of Nashua's § 190-55B definition reaches a business that offers, sells or distributes adult merchandise or offers 'to its patrons' adult materials or entertainment; whether online sales from a private residence count as offering to 'patrons' is not addressed in the text.\n\nWhat City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360) actually says:\n\n“Any business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct offers, sells or distributes adult-oriented merchandise or sexually oriented merchandise, or which offers to its patrons adult materials or other products, merchandise, services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360)", "evidence_quote": "Any business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct offers, sells or distributes adult-oriented merchandise or sexually oriented merchandise, or which offers to its patrons adult materials or other products, merchandise, services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical parts.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Nashua: second limb (offers to patrons)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c6", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Nashua: adult entertainment studio requires public/patron premises", "summary": "Nashua's 'adult entertainment studio' definition is limited to premises to which the public, patrons or members are invited or admitted with booths or rooms for entertainment, which on its face does not describe a closed private home set used only for recording.", "body": "Nashua's 'adult entertainment studio' definition is limited to premises to which the public, patrons or members are invited or admitted with booths or rooms for entertainment, which on its face does not describe a closed private home set used only for recording.\n\nWhat City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360) actually says:\n\n“Any premises to which the public, patrons or members are invited or admitted and which are so physically arranged as to provide booths, cubicles, rooms, compartments or stalls separate from the common areas of the premises, wherein an entertainer provides entertainment to a member of the public, a patron or a member,”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360)", "evidence_quote": "Any premises to which the public, patrons or members are invited or admitted and which are so physically arranged as to provide booths, cubicles, rooms, compartments or stalls separate from the common areas of the premises, wherein an entertainer provides entertainment to a member of the public, a patron or a member,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Nashua: adult entertainment studio requires public/patron premises", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c7", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Nashua: permit requirement", "summary": "Nashua § 190-55C(1) bars constructing, establishing or operating a sexually oriented business until a sexually oriented use permit or temporary land use permit is issued by the Administrative Officer.", "body": "Nashua § 190-55C(1) bars constructing, establishing or operating a sexually oriented business until a sexually oriented use permit or temporary land use permit is issued by the Administrative Officer.\n\nWhat City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360) actually says:\n\n“No sexually oriented business shall be constructed, established, or operated unless and until a sexually oriented use permit or a temporary land use permit has been issued by the Administrative Officer.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360)", "evidence_quote": "No sexually oriented business shall be constructed, established, or operated unless and until a sexually oriented use permit or a temporary land use permit has been issued by the Administrative Officer.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Nashua: permit requirement", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c8", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Nashua: zoning district restriction", "summary": "Nashua § 190-55D(1) permits sexually oriented businesses only in the HB Highway Business zoning district, so a use that met the definition could not be established in a residential district.", "body": "Nashua § 190-55D(1) permits sexually oriented businesses only in the HB Highway Business zoning district, so a use that met the definition could not be established in a residential district.\n\nWhat City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360) actually says:\n\n“Subject to the limitations of Subsection D(2) below, sexually oriented businesses may be located in any HB Highway Business Zoning District of the City as herein defined. A sexually oriented business shall not be established in any other zoning district.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360)", "evidence_quote": "Subject to the limitations of Subsection D(2) below, sexually oriented businesses may be located in any HB Highway Business Zoning District of the City as herein defined. A sexually oriented business shall not be established in any other zoning district.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Nashua: zoning district restriction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_c9", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Nashua: figure modeling studio (closest to photo production)", "summary": "Nashua's 'figure modeling studio' definition covers an establishment providing 'for members of the public' a live nude model to be photographed or drawn; it is framed around public customers, not a creator recording themselves.", "body": "Nashua's 'figure modeling studio' definition covers an establishment providing 'for members of the public' a live nude model to be photographed or drawn; it is framed around public customers, not a creator recording themselves.\n\nWhat City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360) actually says:\n\n“Any establishment or business which provides for members of the public, the services of a live human model for the purpose of reproducing the human body, wholly or partially in the nude, by means of photograph, painting, sketching, drawing, or other pictorial form.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "City of Nashua, NH (Land Use Code, ch. 190, via ecode360)", "evidence_quote": "Any establishment or business which provides for members of the public, the services of a live human model for the purpose of reproducing the human body, wholly or partially in the nude, by means of photograph, painting, sketching, drawing, or other pictorial form.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Nashua: figure modeling studio (closest to photo production)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NH", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-nh" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q1", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (b)/(c) state-level adult business licence or buffer statute", "summary": "The City of Nashua, New Hampshire, regulates adult businesses through supplemental use regulations in its zoning code.", "body": "The City of Nashua, New Hampshire, regulates adult businesses through supplemental use regulations in its zoning code.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“Article VI: Supplemental Use Regulations - City of Nashua, NH”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "Article VI: Supplemental Use Regulations - City of Nashua, NH", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(b)/(c) state-level adult business licence or buffer statute", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q2", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (b)/(c) state-level adult business licence or buffer statute", "summary": "Adult businesses are subject to the conditions specified in the City of Nashua's zoning code.", "body": "Adult businesses are subject to the conditions specified in the City of Nashua's zoning code.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“Such establishments as specified by zoning district are subject to the conditions of this section.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "Such establishments as specified by zoning district are subject to the conditions of this section.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(b)/(c) state-level adult business licence or buffer statute", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q3", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (b)/(c) state-level adult business licence or buffer statute", "summary": "The City of Nashua zoning code defines adult businesses and their regulations in section 190-264.", "body": "The City of Nashua zoning code defines adult businesses and their regulations in section 190-264.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“The continued use of the accessory dwelling unit is conditioned upon compliance with all current and subsequently adopted ordinances and statutes applicable to the property.\" The granting of a building permit for the accessory dwelling unit shall be contingent upon receipt of the covenant and fees.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "The continued use of the accessory dwelling unit is conditioned upon compliance with all current and subsequently adopted ordinances and statutes applicable to the property.\" The granting of a building permit for the accessory dwelling unit shall be contingent upon receipt of the covenant and fees.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(b)/(c) state-level adult business licence or buffer statute", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q4", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "The City of Nashua allows up to six adult female chickens on a lot, provided they are kept for personal use and not for commercial breeding or egg sales.", "body": "The City of Nashua allows up to six adult female chickens on a lot, provided they are kept for personal use and not for commercial breeding or egg sales.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“Up to six adult chickens may be kept on a lot. Only female chickens are allowed to be kept. Adult male or crowing male chickens (roosters) are prohibited.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "Up to six adult chickens may be kept on a lot. Only female chickens are allowed to be kept. Adult male or crowing male chickens (roosters) are prohibited.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q5", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "Bed-and-breakfast establishments in Nashua are limited to a specific number of guest rooms depending on the zoning district, with a maximum of 12 rooms in the D district.", "body": "Bed-and-breakfast establishments in Nashua are limited to a specific number of guest rooms depending on the zoning district, with a maximum of 12 rooms in the D district.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“The maximum number of permitted guest rooms per bed-and-breakfast establishment within each zoning district shall be as indicated in the following table. Any bed-and-breakfast establishment with more than 12 guests rooms shall be considered a hotel and shall comply with the zoning provisions for such uses.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "The maximum number of permitted guest rooms per bed-and-breakfast establishment within each zoning district shall be as indicated in the following table. Any bed-and-breakfast establishment with more than 12 guests rooms shall be considered a hotel and shall comply with the zoning provisions for such uses.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q6", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "Commercial retrofit or greyfield redevelopment in Nashua allows for the construction of additional buildings between a collector street right-of-way and existing buildings, subject to specific design standards.", "body": "Commercial retrofit or greyfield redevelopment in Nashua allows for the construction of additional buildings between a collector street right-of-way and existing buildings, subject to specific design standards.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“The construction of additional buildings between a collector street right-of-way and the existing buildings (hereinafter \"additional buildings\"). The facades of the additional buildings which face the public right-of-way and the existing buildings on the lot, tract or parcel shall conform to the building design standards for the D-1 Downtown District (§ 190-20 ).”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "The construction of additional buildings between a collector street right-of-way and the existing buildings (hereinafter \"additional buildings\"). The facades of the additional buildings which face the public right-of-way and the existing buildings on the lot, tract or parcel shall conform to the building design standards for the D-1 Downtown District (§ 190-20 ).", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q7", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "Conservation subdivisions in Nashua must designate a minimum of 40% of the gross land area as conservation areas, with specific function value factors applied to different types of land.", "body": "Conservation subdivisions in Nashua must designate a minimum of 40% of the gross land area as conservation areas, with specific function value factors applied to different types of land.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“A minimum of 40% of the gross land area (GLA) shall be designated as conservation areas. The areas designated in Table 40-2 shall be designated as conservation areas. For purposes of computing the percent of GLA within a conservation area, the areas designated in Column A of Table 40-2 shall be multiplied by the function value factor in Column B of Table 40-2.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "A minimum of 40% of the gross land area (GLA) shall be designated as conservation areas. The areas designated in Table 40-2 shall be designated as conservation areas. For purposes of computing the percent of GLA within a conservation area, the areas designated in Column A of Table 40-2 shall be multiplied by the function value factor in Column B of Table 40-2.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Manchester (largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q8", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "The City of Nashua allows up to six adult female chickens on a lot, but roosters are prohibited.", "body": "The City of Nashua allows up to six adult female chickens on a lot, but roosters are prohibited.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“Up to six adult chickens may be kept on a lot. Only female chickens are allowed to be kept. Adult male or crowing male chickens (roosters) are prohibited.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "Up to six adult chickens may be kept on a lot. Only female chickens are allowed to be kept. Adult male or crowing male chickens (roosters) are prohibited.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q9", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "Accessory dwelling units in Nashua must not exceed 980 square feet, or 1,200 square feet if no footprint expansion is proposed.", "body": "Accessory dwelling units in Nashua must not exceed 980 square feet, or 1,200 square feet if no footprint expansion is proposed.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“The accessory dwelling unit shall be clearly incidental and subordinate in extent, use, and purpose to the primary structure and does not exceed 980 square feet. (a) If an accessory dwelling unit is proposed to be developed within an existing structure, or a portion thereof, and no expansion of the footprint of that existing structure is proposed, the accessory dwelling unit may consist of an area up to 1,200 square feet.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "The accessory dwelling unit shall be clearly incidental and subordinate in extent, use, and purpose to the primary structure and does not exceed 980 square feet. (a) If an accessory dwelling unit is proposed to be developed within an existing structure, or a portion thereof, and no expansion of the footprint of that existing structure is proposed, the accessory dwelling unit may consist of an area up to 1,200 square feet.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q10", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "Bed-and-breakfast establishments in Nashua are limited to a specific number of guest rooms based on the zoning district.", "body": "Bed-and-breakfast establishments in Nashua are limited to a specific number of guest rooms based on the zoning district.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“The maximum number of permitted guest rooms per bed-and-breakfast establishment within each zoning district shall be as indicated in the following table. Any bed-and-breakfast establishment with more than 12 guests rooms shall be considered a hotel and shall comply with the zoning provisions for such uses.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "The maximum number of permitted guest rooms per bed-and-breakfast establishment within each zoning district shall be as indicated in the following table. Any bed-and-breakfast establishment with more than 12 guests rooms shall be considered a hotel and shall comply with the zoning provisions for such uses.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q11", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "Communications towers in Nashua must be located at least one mile from any existing or approved communications tower.", "body": "Communications towers in Nashua must be located at least one mile from any existing or approved communications tower.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“New freestanding communications towers shall not be located closer than one mile from any existing or approved communications tower.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "New freestanding communications towers shall not be located closer than one mile from any existing or approved communications tower.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r399_new_hampshire_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_new_hampshire_399_q12", "category": "Business", "title": "New Hampshire: (d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "summary": "Commercial retrofit redevelopment in Nashua allows apartments above new or existing office or retail uses with height limits based on zoning.", "body": "Commercial retrofit redevelopment in Nashua allows apartments above new or existing office or retail uses with height limits based on zoning.\n\nWhat ecode360.com actually says:\n\n“Apartments may be placed above new or existing office or retail uses. The height of buildings adding aboveground apartments shall not exceed that designated in Table 39-1 below.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://ecode360.com/8731200", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "ecode360.com", "evidence_quote": "Apartments may be placed above new or existing office or retail uses. The height of buildings adding aboveground apartments shall not exceed that designated in Table 39-1 below.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "399-new-hampshire-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning", "subject": "New Hampshire", "topic": "(d) Concord (third-largest city) adult-use ordinance", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }