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 "municipality": "Essex County",
 "status_type": "County",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "zoning_land_use",
 "label": "Zoning & land use",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-09",
 "official_website": "https://www.countyofessex.ca/en/index.aspx",
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   "title": "County of Essex Official Plan / Planning and Development",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.countyofessex.ca/doing-business/planning-and-development/",
   "summary": "Official planning page describes the County Official Plan and county planning authority; local zoning by-laws remain with the seven lower-tier municipalities, while county planning documents guide local official plans and zoning by-laws.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essex-county/zoning/"
}