Loveland, CO Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Card posted
- Before work begins, conspicuous location
- Site address
- Posted visible from public road
- Meter hold
- No permanent electric meter until signed
- Right of entry
- Reasonable times, on credentials, § 15.04.080
- Stop work penalty
- General penalty under § 1.12.010
Summary
Before any permitted construction begins in Loveland, the permit holder must post an inspection record card in a conspicuous, visible spot on the site under Loveland Municipal Code § 15.08.020(K), which adds Section 110.1.1 to the adopted Building Code. The card must stay up and record every inspection until the Building Official signs off on final approval, and the city will not release a permanent electric meter until every required signature is on the card.
110.1.1 Inspection record card. Work requiring a building permit shall not be commenced until the permit holder or his or her agent shall have posted an inspection record card in a conspicuous place on the premises and in a position as to allow the building official to make the required entries conveniently thereon regarding inspection of the work. The address of the building site must be posted in a conspicuous place readily visible from the public road. This card shall be maintained in such a position by the permit holder until all inspections have been made and final approvals have been granted by the building official. No permanent electric meters will be released until the card has all the required signatures which have been verified by the Building Division.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
1. Work requiring a building permit cannot start until the permit holder posts the card where the Building Official can conveniently make entries on it, and the building site's address must also be posted where it is readily visible from the public road. The card stays up through every inspection stage until the Building Official grants final approval, and the city withholds permanent electric meter release until the Division has verified every required signature is on the card. 08 of the Municipal Code. 090 authorizes a written stop work order served on whoever is doing the work or the property owner; work must halt immediately and cannot resume until a city representative approves continuation. The same section makes ignoring a stop work order a violation carrying the general municipal penalty.
Violations & Fines
Continuing work after a stop work order is a violation of Loveland Municipal Code § 15.04.090(B), punishable under the general penalty of § 1.12.010. Building without the posted inspection record card, or proceeding before required inspections, can also draw a denial of final approval and a withheld utility connection: the city will not authorize a permanent electric meter until Building Division staff verifies every signature on the card is complete.
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