Lakewood, CO Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Revocation trigger
- 2 citations or 1 noise conviction
- Governing section
- LMC § 5.55.070(A)(3)
- Cross-referenced noise code
- LMC § 9.52.040
- Application denial trigger
- 2+ noise summons in prior 12 months
- Possible penalty
- Probation, civil fine, or revocation
Summary
A Lakewood short-term rental that racks up two excessive-noise citations, or a single noise conviction, gives the City's Lodging/STR Licensing Authority grounds to open a show-cause hearing to suspend, revoke or not renew the STR license.
A.Show Cause to Suspend or Revoke. The City Clerk may request that the Authority suspend, revoke or not renew a license, and the Authority may issue an Order to Show Cause why a license should not be suspended or revoked, for any one or more of the following:1.The STR is listed on a hosting platform or Short-Term Marketplace Facilitator site without including the Lakewood Short-Term license number of the STR;2.The STR has received two citations for violation of any of the City's nuisance codes, or been convicted of any one violation of the City's nuisance codes;3.The STR has received two citations for violation of the City's excessive noise (such excessive noise verified by a member of the City's law enforcement team), or one conviction for a violation of the City's noise ordinance;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 14 | Zoning Ordinance: ?).
Full Breakdown
070(A) lets the City Clerk request, and the Authority issue, an Order to Show Cause why an STR license should not be suspended or revoked for any of several conditions. " That sits next to related grounds: two nuisance-code citations or one nuisance conviction (item 2), and calls for service at or above two in a 12-month period (item 5). Enforcement reaches back to the licensing stage too. 040, were issued; a noise complaint is "substantiated" only upon a municipal court conviction. 030(B)(5)(c), that renters will be told about applicable City noise rules. 070(B) allows summary suspension by written order, delivered to the licensee or posted at the property, even before a hearing is held.
Violations & Fines
Two excessive-noise citations or one noise-ordinance conviction supports a show-cause hearing under § 5.55.070(A)(3); the Authority can then place the license on probation, impose a civil fine under the adopted fine schedule, or revoke the license (§ 5.55.080.C). Two or more noise summons in the prior year also blocks a new or renewal application outright (§ 5.55.060(A)(4)), and probable cause of a willful noise violation supports immediate summary suspension (§ 5.55.070(B)).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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