Swimming pool permit rules in Loveland, CO — also covering above-ground pools, in-ground pools, and spa installations — set fencing, barrier, alarm, and inspection requirements.
Loveland requires a building permit from the Building Division for the construction, installation, alteration, repair, or replacement of every swimming pool and spa under the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), adopted by reference at LMC Chapter 15.54 by Ordinance 6811. LMC 15.54.010 adopts the 2024 ISPSC (excluding all appendices); permit issuance, fees, and time limits are governed by LMC Chapter 15.04 (sections 15.04.190 for permits, 15.04.210 for appeals, 15.04.230 for violations) rather than the ISPSC's own administrative provisions, which are deleted by LMC 15.54.020(B)-(H).
LMC Chapter 15.54 (repealed and reenacted by Ordinance 6811 on second reading in late 2025) adopts by reference the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, 2024 Edition. LMC 15.54.010 states: 'This code is a complete code to safeguard public health, safety and welfare by regulating and governing the design, construction, quality of materials, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of swimming pools and spas, and providing for issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore.' LMC 15.54.020 deletes the ISPSC's own administrative sections and refers them to LMC Chapter 15.04: '105.4 - Time limit of application - is deleted in its entirety. See LMC 15.04.190'; '105.5 - Permit issuance - is deleted ... See LMC 15.04.190'; '105.6 - Fees - is deleted ... See LMC 15.04.190'; '107 - Violations - is deleted ... See LMC 15.04.230'; '108 - Means of appeal - is deleted ... See LMC 15.04.210'; '103 - Code compliance agency' and '104 - Duties and powers of the code official' both deleted in favor of LMC 15.04.050. LMC 15.54.020(I) (Section 302.1 - Electrical, as amended) requires NFPA 70 compliance for all aquatic facility electrical work, with an exception for portable residential spas listed to UL 1563 or CSA C22.2 No. 218.1. Permits and inspections are issued by Loveland Building Division, 410 E. 5th Street, (970) 962-2505. The Construction Advisory Board reviewed and recommended Ord 6811.
LMC 15.54.030: 'It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter, repair, remove, demolish or use any system in the City of Loveland or cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this code .... Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code ... shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penalties as set forth in Section 1.12.010 of the City of Loveland Municipal Code.' Stop-work orders, required removal, and re-inspection fees may also apply.
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