{
 "answer": "The Town of Topsham, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Topsham Flood Hazard Ordinance, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028678",
 "municipality": "Topsham",
 "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": "Topsham Flood Hazard Ordinance",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-05-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.trorc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/toFHR051908.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Topsham's only land-use/development regulation: adopted under 24 V.S.A. Section 4424, it establishes the town's Administrative Officer and Board of Adjustment (the town's zoning administration apparatus) and requires a development permit for construction within designated flood hazard areas.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/topsham/zoning/"
}