{
 "answer": "The Town of Rochester, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Rochester Subdivision Bylaw; Rochester Zoning Bylaw, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028638",
 "municipality": "Rochester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "zoning_land_use",
 "label": "Zoning & land use",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rochester Subdivision Bylaw",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-11-22",
   "document_url": "https://rochestervermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Rochester-Subdivision-Bylaws.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs the subdivision application process (sketch plan, preliminary/final plat review) and standards for land subdivision in Rochester.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rochester Zoning Bylaw",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "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": "Establishes Rochester's zoning districts, permitted/conditional uses, dimensional standards, ADU rules, and administration; effective 2023-12-18. Supersedes the September 2009 Zoning Regulations.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/rochester/zoning/"
}