{
 "answer": "The Town of Chester, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Chester Unified Development Bylaws, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028500",
 "municipality": "Chester",
 "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://www.chestervt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Chester Unified Development Bylaws",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-03-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/1/1/9/4/119456679/chester_udb_adopted_2023_07_05.pdf",
   "summary": "Town's zoning code (districts, uses, dimensional/sign standards, subdivision). Adopted 3/15/2017, effective 4/5/2017; amended multiple times through at least Dec 6, 2023 (Chester Center Districts). Includes Section 3.26 Signs (sign permitting).",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/chester/zoning/"
}