Public Conduct in Loveland, CO (2026)
7 verified public conduct rules for Loveland, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Loveland Municipal Code § 9.30.020 bans panhandling that is intimidating, threatening, coercive, or obscene, involves fighting words or touching, or blocks sidewalk passage, while § 9.30.030 separately bans soliciting from vehicle occupants by entering a street, median, or bike lane, and bans it outright on interstate and state highways.
Loveland Aggressive Panhandling Restrictions
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 9.30.020
It shall be unlawful for any person to panhandle if such panhandling occurs:A.In a manner that involves the person panhandling knowingly engaging in conduct toward the person solicited that is intimidating, threatening, coercive or obscene and that causes the person solicited to reasonably fear for his or her safety;B.In a manner that involves the person panhandling knowingly directing fighting...
Skateboarding Rules
Riding a skateboard on any street inside Loveland city limits is against the law under Municipal Code § 12.28.120, with the only carve-out being a special event permit. The ban covers streets only, not sidewalks, trails, or private property, and sits in the chapter that also bars other street hazards and obstructions.
Loveland, CO Street Skateboarding Ban
Significant RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 12.28.120
No person shall ride a skateboard upon a street located within the city except as may be permitted pursuant to a special event permit authorized by Section 12.28.035 of this Code.
Loud Party Ordinance
Loveland, Colorado bills hosts and property owners for a second police response to the same loud party or noise disturbance within 24 hours. Officers can hand a responsible person a formal Notice of Response Fee on the first call, then charge full staffing and equipment costs if police return within a day.
Loveland Noise Disturbance Second-Response Fee
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 2.44.120
The purpose of this section is to maintain the quality of life in neighborhoods and to recover the city's costs for return responses to the scene of noise disturbances within the city... All responsible persons as defined by Subsection B.3 of this section shall be liable jointly and severally for payment. To the extent that a responsible person's liability for payment of the return response cos...
Loitering Rules
Loveland Municipal Code § 9.28.050 does not ban public loitering generally; it makes it unlawful to loiter in a school building, on school grounds, or within 100 feet of them, with intent to disrupt school activities or endanger children, once a school official or officer has asked the person to leave.
Loveland's Loitering Near School Grounds Ban
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 9.28.050
A.It is unlawful for any person, with intent to interfere with or disrupt the school program or with intent to interfere with or endanger school children, to loiter in a school building or on school grounds or within 100 feet of school grounds when persons under the age of 18 are present in the building or on the grounds, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of, or responsibi...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Loveland extends its indoor smoke-free law outdoors at building entrances: § 7.40.035 bars smoking, vaping, and e-cigarette use within 15 feet of any entryway to city-owned property, and § 7.40.030 applies the same 15-foot entryway buffer to every covered indoor space listed in the chapter, from restaurants to office buildings.
Loveland Smoking Buffer Near Building Entryways
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 7.40.035
In order to reduce the levels of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, smoke or aerosol generated from electronic smoking deices, and secondhand smoke, smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke in any indoor area of any property belonging to the City of Loveland or within 15 feet from any entry way of any property belonging to the City of Loveland. For purposes of this section...
Public Marijuana Use
Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado bars openly and publicly smoking marijuana in any enclosed area under Municipal Code § 7.40.045. The rule covers sidewalks, trails, parks, playgrounds and other public places, and violators face misdemeanor penalties under § 1.12.010, with each day of a continuing violation charged separately.
Loveland's Public Marijuana Smoking Ban
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 7.40.045
A.In addition to the smoking restrictions of Section 7.40.030 and notwithstanding the exceptions to smoking restrictions provided in Section 7.40.040, it shall be unlawful for any person to openly and publicly smoke marijuana within any enclosed area.B.As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:...3."Publicly" shall mean occurring or existing in a p...
Public Alcohol Use
Loveland, Colorado bars drinking or openly displaying any open container of beer, malt, vinous or spirituous liquor on city streets, alleys, sidewalks, public parking lots and in city parks without a permit. Keeping an open container in a car is also illegal citywide unless it is locked in the trunk, under Loveland Municipal Code § 9.36.020.
Loveland Open Container Alcohol Law
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 9.36.020
A.It is unlawful to consume in public or to display openly any open container of fermented malt beverage, malt, vinous or spirituous liquor, which container has a measurable amount of liquid remaining in the container, in or upon any street or highway or alley or parking lot, which lot is provided for public use, or in any city park or recreation area, except that fermented malt beverage, malt ...
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