{
 "answer": "The Town of Essex, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.20 - Swimming Pools; Town of Essex Zoning Regulations (effective 10-9-23) - Section 3.4 Fences and Walls, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028524",
 "municipality": "Essex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.essex.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.20 - Swimming Pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-06-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.essexvt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11014",
   "summary": "Requires fences/walls at least 42 inches high with self-latching gates around above- and in-ground swimming pools to prevent accidental child access; sets construction-period barrier requirements.",
   "document_number": "5.20",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Essex Zoning Regulations (effective 10-9-23) - Section 3.4 Fences and Walls",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.essexvt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11645/Zoning-Regulations-Effective-10-9-23",
   "summary": "Zoning regulations Section 3.4 sets fence/wall standards (height, materials, screening) separate from the swimming-pool fencing chapter of the municipal code.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/essex/fences/"
}