Loveland, CO Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Loveland's sidewalk snow-removal rule sits in Chapter 12.24 (Street and Sidewalk Maintenance) of the Loveland Municipal Code (Title 12, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places). Residents and property owners are responsible for clearing all snow from their sidewalks and driveways within 24 hours after a snowfall ceases. The code also makes the owner or occupant liable for any injuries and property damage incurred by any person as a result of the failure of such owner or occupant to comply - exposing non-compliant owners to civil liability for slip-and-fall and related claims in addition to any city enforcement penalty. Snow shoveled from a sidewalk or driveway is to be piled on the lawn, not in the street, because pushing snow into the street creates a hazard and can interfere with plow operations. On the city-controlled side, Public Works runs a tiered snow-and-ice control program. Priority 1 streets are the four-lane arterials carrying the most traffic plus key two-lane thoroughfares (14th Street SW, Taft Avenue, US Highway 287); Priority 2 streets are heavily used two-lane collector streets, school bus routes, and streets serving commercial/industrial zones; residential streets are plowed after the priority network. Downtown on-street parking is prohibited every day from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. so plows and street sweepers can clear the streets, with the alternating side-of-street rule (no parking on the south and west sides on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday; no parking on the north and east sides on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday). Loveland also runs a Snow Squad Volunteer Program that connects volunteers with seniors and residents with disabilities who cannot clear their own sidewalks. Enforcement of the sidewalk rule and downtown plow window is by the Loveland Police Department non-emergency line at 970-667-2151.