{
 "answer": "The City of Essex Junction, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Land Development Code, Section 707 - Fences, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028525",
 "municipality": "Essex Junction",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.essexjunction.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Land Development Code, Section 707 - Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-02-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.essexjunction.org/fileadmin/files/Ordinances_Codes/Land_Development_Code/LDC_Adopted_20250228_Online.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets fence height limits (6 ft side/rear without permit, 29-inch nontransparent fence limit in front yards), prohibits fences in rights-of-way/easements, and requires pool enclosures.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/essex-junction/fences/"
}