{
 "answer": "The Town of Bethel, Vermont has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Bethel Land Subdivision Regulations; Bethel Vermont Unified Bylaw; Curb Cut and Excavation Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028473",
 "municipality": "Bethel",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "zoning_land_use",
 "label": "Zoning & land use",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://townofbethelvt.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bethel Land Subdivision Regulations",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-02-12",
   "document_url": "https://townofbethelvt.com/vertical/sites/%7B46C5C479-45BC-4485-9BD0-06530D0ACFB2%7D/uploads/Subdivision_Ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Bethel's subdivision regulations governing division of land, plat review and approval procedures. Adopted 2005-02-12, amended 2007-08-27.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bethel Vermont Unified Bylaw",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-06-12",
   "document_url": "https://townofbethelvt.com/vertical/sites/%7B46C5C479-45BC-4485-9BD0-06530D0ACFB2%7D/uploads/Bethel_Unified_Bylaw_2023-06-12.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Bethel's unified zoning bylaw: districts, permitted/conditional uses, dimensional standards, salvage yards, agricultural/farm-structure provisions. Adopted 2017-06-12, amended 2021-08-23 and 2023-06-12, effective 2023-07-03.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Curb Cut and Excavation Ordinance",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofbethelvt.com/vertical/sites/%7B46C5C479-45BC-4485-9BD0-06530D0ACFB2%7D/uploads/Curb_Cut.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates installation of access (curb cuts) onto Town of Bethel highways and excavation work within Town rights-of-way: visibility/setback standards, culvert requirements, property-owner maintenance obligations.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/bethel/zoning/"
}