{
 "answer": "The City of Montpelier, Vermont has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Code Ch. 19 - Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles; Code Ch. 7, Art. VII - Nuisances; Code Ch. 9, Art. XIII - Junkyards, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028593",
 "municipality": "Montpelier",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "unsightly_premises",
 "label": "Property maintenance",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.montpelier-vt.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code Ch. 19 - Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-11-09",
   "document_url": "https://library.municode.com/vt/montpelier/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH19REOUSTJUJUVE",
   "summary": "Dedicated ordinance defining and prohibiting outdoor storage of junk and junk vehicles on private property visible from public ways or abutting land.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code Ch. 7, Art. VII - Nuisances",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://library.municode.com/vt/montpelier/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH7HESA_ARTVIINU",
   "summary": "General public-nuisance provisions within the Health and Sanitation chapter, incl. decaying matter and surface deposits of offensive/unhealthful materials on land.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Code Ch. 9, Art. XIII - Junkyards",
   "category": "unsightly_premises",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://library.municode.com/vt/montpelier/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH9LI_ARTXIIIJU",
   "summary": "License requirement and standards for operating a junkyard within the City of Montpelier.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/montpelier/property-maintenance/"
}