{
 "answer": "The Town of Rochester, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Rochester Zoning Bylaw (fence/berm/wall height exemption), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028638",
 "municipality": "Rochester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rochester Zoning Bylaw (fence/berm/wall height exemption)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-27",
   "document_url": "https://rochestervermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Zoning-Bylaw-adopted-11-27-2023-effctive-12-18-2023.pdf",
   "summary": "Exempts fences, berms, manmade earthen structures and stone/retaining walls up to 4.5 feet high placed outside the road right-of-way from a zoning permit; taller or ROW-placed structures need a waiver/permit.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/rochester/fences/"
}