Loveland council tables liquor and tobacco code rewrite, approves $500,000 DDA credit line and finalizes Great Western annexation

Loveland City Council on April 15 voted to postpone action on an overhaul of the city—s liquor and tobacco licensing code, approved a $500,000 supplemental appropriation to enable the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to use a short-term line-of-credit mechanism, and adopted two annexation ordinances for the Great Western Second Addition.

The liquor and tobacco ordinance was introduced by Ashley McDonald, Loveland—s city clerk, as a single rewrite that would move tobacco licensing into Title 8 alongside alcohol rules and align local policy with recent state changes. The council instead voted to table the ordinance so staff can gather additional input from local businesses and community stakeholders.

The rewrite would have implemented state-driven changes, added new compliance and training requirements, updated renewal timelines, and moved tobacco licensing out of Title 5 into Title 8. Councilors and multiple vendors who spoke at the meeting flagged concerns about penalty language, surrender timelines and operational impacts for small retailers. After extended discussion the council voted to table the measure and direct staff to return with clearer delineation between state-required items and locally discretionary provisions.

The council approved a separate item to enact a supplemental…