Loveland, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Zoning
- Industrial zone only
- Spacing survey
- 1,500 ft from schools, churches, parks
- Hours closed
- 2-7 a.m. Tue-Sat to patrons
- Minimum age
- 18 on premises
- Review appeal
- Larimer County District Court
Summary
Loveland requires a city license before any sexually oriented business can operate, and Municipal Code Section 5.40.030 confines those businesses to industrial zones only. Applicants must submit a licensed surveyor's certificate mapping every church, school, daycare, park, residential district and other sexually oriented business within 1,500 feet of the proposed site.
A.No sexually oriented business shall operate in the city without a valid sexually oriented business license issued by the city under the provisions of this chapter.B.No license shall be issued under the Loveland Municipal Code for any sexually oriented business within any zone district other than an industrial zone. [...] b.The location of the property lines of any church, school, licensed daycare facility, park, or boundary of a residential district within 1,500 feet of the property to be certified; andc.The location of the property lines and the building footprints of any structure licensed, used, or operated as a sexually oriented business within 1,500 feet of the property to be certified. [...] A.No sexually oriented business shall be open for business nor shall the licensee or any employee of a licensee allow patrons on the licensed premises:1.On any Tuesday through Saturday from 2:00 a.m. until 7:00 a.m.
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
030 makes it unlawful to operate a sexually oriented business in Loveland without a city license, and bars the city from issuing that license for any location outside an industrial zone district. 040 spells out the application: a sworn form naming every owner, manager and director; a floor diagram showing where patrons may and may not go; and a current certificate and straight-line drawing from a state-registered land surveyor, prepared within 30 days of filing, that plots the property lines of any church, school, licensed daycare, park, or residential district boundary within 1,500 feet of the site, along with any other licensed sexually oriented business within that same 1,500-foot radius.
070 lists disqualifying grounds, including an applicant under 21, unpaid city fees or fines, a license revoked in the prior 12 months, or a felony conviction within the last five years. m. on Sundays; adult-motel private rooms are exempt. 280 sets a minimum age of 18 for anyone on the premises, including entertainers. 170, and license denial, suspension or revocation is appealable to the District Court of Larimer County under Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 106(a)(4).
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license, letting an unlicensed manager work the premises, or violating any zoning, spacing, hours or age provision under Chapter 5.40 exposes a business to license suspension or revocation after a hearing, plus prosecution under the general penalty in Section 1.12.010. A revoked license forfeits the full annual fee, and reapplying after revocation restarts the entire review process.
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