Loveland, CO Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Deadline
- 24 hours after last snow/ice accretion
- Governing section
- Loveland Municipal Code § 12.24.030
- City cost recovery
- Full removal cost plus 5% inspection fee
- Payment window before lien
- 30 days from notice of assessment
- Appeal window
- 20 days to petition City Manager
- Liability
- Owner liable for injuries from uncleared ice
Summary
Loveland property owners and occupants must clear snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their lot within 24 hours of the last accretion, per Loveland Municipal Code § 12.24.030. Miss the deadline and the city can remove it for you, bill you for the cost plus a 5% inspection fee, and place a lien on the property if you don't pay within 30 days.
A.It is unlawful for any owner or occupant of any lot, block or parcel of ground within the city, or for any agent in charge of such property, to allow any snow or ice to accumulate or remain upon any sidewalk alongside such property longer than 24 hours from the time of the last accretion of such snow or ice.B.There is imposed upon the owner or occupant of any lot, block or parcel of ground within the city the duty to take reasonable action to remove snow or ice from any sidewalk alongside or abutting such property within 24 hours from the time of the last accretion of such snow or ice, providing such sidewalk is alongside or abutting that person's property and is also alongside or abutting a street.C.The owner or occupant shall be liable for any injuries and property damage incurred by any person as a result of the failure of such owner or occupant to comply with the provisions of Subsection B of this section.
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 for any owner, occupant, or agent in charge of a lot, block, or parcel within Loveland city limits to let snow or ice sit on an adjoining sidewalk for more than 24 hours after the last snowfall or freeze. The duty attaches only where the sidewalk both abuts that person's property and abuts a street, and Subsection C makes the owner or occupant liable for any injuries or property damage caused by a failure to clear it in time. 035 lets the city serve a written notice of assessment; if the ice or snow is still down 24 hours after that notice, city crews can remove it themselves and bill the owner for the full cost, plus a 5% surcharge for inspection and incidental costs.
Notice can be hand-delivered, left with a family member over 15 living at the address, or posted on the property if no one is home. 50, following the same state-law process used for delinquent property taxes. 037. The rule applies citywide inside Loveland's Larimer County limits; it does not reach county roads outside city boundaries.
Violations & Fines
Failing to clear a sidewalk within 24 hours exposes the owner to the city's cost-recovery assessment, the full removal cost plus 5% for inspection, and to a lien against the property if unpaid after 30 days. Because Chapter 12.24 sets no separate criminal fine for snow, an owner or occupant who ignores an assessment notice can also face the Code's general penalty in Section 1.12.010: a fine consistent with C.R.S. § 13-10-113 or up to 364 days in jail, plus a $15 surcharge, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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