Loveland has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. There is no codified gas-blower ban, no day-of-week restriction, and no leaf-blower-specific decibel cap. Use is governed by the general LMC 7.32.040 limits (residential 55 db(A) day / 50 db(A) night at 25 ft from the property line) and the 'unreasonable noise' provision in LMC 7.32.010(C).
A review of the Loveland Municipal Code on Municode shows no leaf-blower-specific section in Title 7 (Health, Safety, Welfare), Title 16 (Nuisances), Title 18 (Unified Development Code, hosted on EncodePlus), or any other title. Colorado has not enacted statewide leaf-blower preemption (compare California's AB 1346 phasing out small off-road gas engines), and Loveland has not joined the small group of Colorado municipalities (Aspen, Telluride, Crested Butte, Carbondale) that have adopted gas-leaf-blower phase-outs. Practically, daytime use of gas, battery, and electric leaf blowers by both homeowners and commercial landscapers is allowed across Loveland with no special permit. Pre-7-a.m. or post-9-p.m. use that pushes the 25-ft property-line sound level above the residential 55/50 db(A) caps in LMC 7.32.040 can be cited as a Chapter 7.32 violation. The 5-db(A) periodic/impulsive/shrill reduction in LMC 7.32.010(B) is also relevant - the high-frequency whine of a gas blower may qualify, lowering the effective cap to 50 db(A) day / 45 db(A) night at 25 ft. The LMC 7.32.010(C) 'unreasonable noise' standard provides a backstop for genuinely disruptive use even within the numeric cap. Loveland's master-planned communities (Centerra, Mariana Butte, Buckhorn Glade) and downtown historic district (Old Town) follow the same code with no separate leaf-blower carve-out; HOA covenants in those communities frequently impose stricter hour windows enforced by the association rather than by the city. Report disruptive use to Loveland Police Dispatch at 970-667-2151.
No leaf-blower-specific penalty. Excessive use is treated as a LMC 7.32.010 sound-emission violation (residential 55/50 db(A) at 25 ft from property line, or 50/45 db(A) if the noise is periodic, impulsive, or shrill under LMC 7.32.010(B)) or a LMC 7.32.010(C) unreasonable-noise violation, prosecuted in Loveland Municipal Court under the LMC 1.24.010 general penalty (up to $2,650 / 364 days). HOA covenant violations are civil and enforced by the association. Report to Loveland Police 970-667-2151.
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