Larimer County to present third quarterly special assessment for Jake's Farm; court fines now exceed $90,000

Amy White, Larimer County code compliance supervisor, told the Board of County Commissioners on May 5 that the county will present a third quarterly special assessment related to code-enforcement fines for a Loveland property known as Jake's Farm. "This is a case we've been working on for several years. It's Jake's Farm down in Loveland," White said.

White said the county previously submitted two quarterly assessments: $30,800 on Nov. 19, 2024, and $29,700 earlier in 2025. The third assessment coming to the consent agenda is $29,700, bringing the cumulative amount to just over $90,000. White said the assessments are court-imposed fines and are collected as a special assessment by the county treasurer.

White told commissioners the violations remain unresolved and that court oversight governs continued assessments. County staff, including the county attorney and code inspectors, met on site in January and reported some progress then, but White said recent site checks showed conditions had not improved and in some respects had worsened. She said the county will continue to pursue legally available remedies and that the ability to impose such fines is a relatively recent tool the county has used.

White said this is the only case currently being processed as a special assessment, though other cases have been filed that could lead to additional actions if property owners do not comply with court stipulations. The board was told the assessment will appear on the consent agenda for the May 6 meeting and is subject to the normal approval process.