Loveland, CO Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Loveland Municipal Code § 12.28.120
- Scope
- Streets only, not sidewalks or trails
- Only exception
- Special event permit
- Adopted by
- Ordinance No. 3531 (1988)
- Chapter
- 12.28, Prohibited Uses of Streets
Summary
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.
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.
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
28, 'Prohibited Uses of Streets and Other Public Places,' Loveland's catch-all chapter for street hazards and encroachments. Its rule is a single flat prohibition: no person may ride a skateboard upon a street within the city, unless a special event permit authorizes it. 26, administered by the Coordinator, the Chief of Police or a designee. The skateboard ban applies to the traveled street itself, not to sidewalks, multi-use trails, parks, or private driveways and parking lots, which fall under separate rules elsewhere in the Code.
The prohibition dates to Ordinance 3531, adopted in 1988, and has not been amended since. 110. Because the skateboard rule is a specific prohibition rather than a chapter-wide licensing scheme, no application or fee process exists for an individual rider; the only path to lawful street skateboarding is participation in a permitted special event.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard on a Loveland street without a qualifying special event permit violates § 12.28.120 and, like other Chapter 12.28 offenses, is punishable under the Code's general penalty in § 1.12.010: a fine consistent with C.R.S. § 13-10-113 or up to 364 days in jail, plus a $15 court surcharge, since Chapter 12.28 sets no separate fine schedule of its own.
Frequently Asked Questions
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