{
 "answer": "The Town of Chester, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Town of Chester Traffic Regulations, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028500",
 "municipality": "Chester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "traffic_streets",
 "label": "Traffic & streets",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.chestervt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Chester Traffic Regulations",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1974-10-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/5/0/4/4/50449173/traffic-regulations.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates operation, use, and parking of motor vehicles in the Town. Adopted 10/9/1974, effective 12/8/1974; amended repeatedly (Dec 1990, Aug 1991, Aug 1996 confirmed directly). The Selectboard held a public hearing 9/16/2026 on a further proposed revision (see the separate 'proposed revision' notice recorded below) - this document is the currently-effective version pending that outcome.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Chester Selectboard Public Hearing Notice - Adoption of Town of Chester Motor Vehicle and Traffic Ordinance",
   "category": "traffic_streets",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "proposed",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/1/1/9/4/119456679/notice_of_public_hearing.pdf",
   "summary": "Notice of a Selectboard public hearing held September 16, 2026 on proposed revisions to (i.e., a rewrite/replacement of) the existing Traffic Regulations; full proposed text available at the Town Clerk's office, not posted online at time of check.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/chester/traffic-streets/"
}