{
 "answer": "The Town of Rutland, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Flood Hazard Area Regulations; Subdivision Bylaws, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028644",
 "municipality": "Rutland",
 "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": "Flood Hazard Area Regulations",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/adopted-flood-hazard-regs.-2008.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes flood hazard area development permitting for the Town of Rutland; no explicit adoption date stated in the document text itself (filename suggests 2008).",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Subdivision Bylaws",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-08-11",
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/8.2026-Sub-D-Bylaws.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs subdivision of land in the Town of Rutland (no separate districts-based zoning bylaw was found - subdivision + flood hazard regs are the Town's land-use control); originally adopted 1980-09-15, most recently amended 2026-08-11, effective 2026-10-12.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/rutland-town/zoning/"
}