{
 "answer": "The Town of Colchester, Vermont has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14: Construction Standards Applicable to Land Development; Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4: Building Code and Building Construction Ordinance; Development Regulations (Zoning and Subdivision Bylaw), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028503",
 "municipality": "Colchester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "zoning_land_use",
 "label": "Zoning & land use",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.colchestervt.gov",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14: Construction Standards Applicable to Land Development",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://records.colchestervt.gov/Content/Colchester-vt/books/code/Colchc14.htm",
   "summary": "Sets construction/engineering standards applicable to land development projects in the Town, complementing the Development Regulations.",
   "document_number": "14",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4: Building Code and Building Construction Ordinance",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://records.colchestervt.gov/Content/Colchester-vt/books/code/Colchc04.htm",
   "summary": "Adopts building codes and construction standards and requires building permits, administered by the Building Inspector.",
   "document_number": "4",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Regulations (Zoning and Subdivision Bylaw)",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://records.colchestervt.gov/Content/Colchester-vt/books/dev_regs/ColchDR_TP.htm",
   "summary": "Town's consolidated zoning/subdivision bylaw: districts, dimensional standards, site plan/conditional use and subdivision review, development standards; first adopted 1955, current version effective 2026-05-05 (Supplement 49).",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/colchester/zoning/"
}