{
 "answer": "The Town of Montgomery, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Montgomery Zoning Regulations -- Bed and Breakfast use, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028592",
 "municipality": "Montgomery",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Montgomery Zoning Regulations -- Bed and Breakfast use",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://montgomeryvt.us/doc/town-zoning-regulations-2018",
   "summary": "Defines 'Bed and Breakfast' as a single-family dwelling unit in which the resident owner/occupant provides lodging, and lists it (alongside tourist courts, cabins, motor lodges) as a regulated lodging use across multiple district use tables.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rental Registry Ordinance (draft)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "draft",
   "status": "draft",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://montgomeryvt.us/doc/planning-commission-short-term-rental-registry-ordinance-final-draft-review",
   "summary": "Full draft ordinance to require registration of all Short-Term Rentals (database, designated local agent, ongoing requirements, enforcement) to balance tourism with long-term housing supply. The signature block's adoption date is blank ('Adopted: _____, 202_'), confirming this is still under Planning Commission review, not yet adopted.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/montgomery/short-term-rentals/"
}