{
 "answer": "The Town of Bennington, Vermont has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Article 30: Property Maintenance Ordinance; Article 5: Downtown Vacant Property Permitting Ordinance; Article 6: Housing, Building and Life Safety Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028469",
 "municipality": "Bennington",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://benningtonvt.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Article 30: Property Maintenance Ordinance",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-08-08",
   "document_url": "https://benningtonvt.org/Document%20Center/Government/Ordinances/Article-30-Property-Maintenance-Ordinance-v5-ADOPTED.pdf",
   "summary": "Civil ordinance to abate public nuisances and prevent dangers from neglected/abandoned properties by regulating property use and maintenance Town-wide.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Article 5: Downtown Vacant Property Permitting Ordinance",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-08-10",
   "document_url": "https://benningtonvt.org/Document%20Center/Government/Ordinances/Article%205%20--%20Downtown%20Vacant%20Property%20Permitting%20Ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires registration/permitting of long-term vacant downtown commercial properties to counter reduced pedestrian activity and discourage prolonged vacancy, per the Town's November 2025 Town Plan goals.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Article 6: Housing, Building and Life Safety Ordinance",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2001-05-08",
   "document_url": "https://benningtonvt.org/Document%20Center/Government/Ordinances/HousingBuildingandSafetyORDINANCE.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopts housing, building and life-safety codes/standards for the Town (occupancy, structural, fire-safety requirements for dwellings); amended 2007-08-13 (e.g., guardrail height, fire-rated door/garage separation for single-family homes).",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/bennington/property-maintenance/"
}