Loveland regulates property blight under LMC Title 16 - Nuisances (consolidated in 2020). Outdoor accumulation of trash, junk, scrap, and debris; inoperable vehicles; and dilapidated structures are nuisances. The City issues a Notice and Order to Abate; non-compliance triggers City-contracted abatement billed to the owner at cost plus ten percent (10%), plus administrative enforcement.
Loveland's property maintenance and blight rules are consolidated in Title 16 - Nuisances of the Loveland Municipal Code (the 2020 nuisance abatement ordinance moved provisions out of former Chapter 7.18 and other locations into a single framework). Title 16 covers accumulated trash, scrap, household appliances, dismantled or inoperable machinery, junk, debris, and dilapidated conditions. Code Enforcement uses a Notice and Order to Abate process: the property owner receives written notice with a compliance period (typically 10 days for many violations, 7 days for weeds). If the owner fails or refuses to comply, the City contracts the abatement (cleanup, junk removal, mowing) and the property owner is billed the actual cost plus a ten percent (10%) administrative surcharge under Title 16. Owners have due-process rights to administrative review and formal appeal of either the abatement decision or the billed costs. Related provisions: LMC Chapter 12.24 (Street and Sidewalk Maintenance) governs sidewalk obstructions including snow; LMC Title 16 weed provisions (former Chapter 7.18) cap vegetation height at 8 inches. Report violations to Loveland Code Enforcement at 970-962-2522.
Notice and Order to Abate first; if owner does not comply, City-contracted abatement is billed to the owner at cost plus 10% under Title 16. Repeat violations subject to administrative enforcement. Report at 970-962-2522.
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