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Council declines to remove shelter requirement from Loveland's encampment rules after extensive public comment
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment and extended council debate, Loveland's City Council voted down on first reading a proposed amendment (Ordinance 67-84) that would have removed the requirement to confirm availability of alternate shelter before citing or abating unauthorized encampments; vote was 3-5 against the change.
Loveland's City Council rejected, on first reading, an amendment that would have removed the city's existing requirement to confirm shelter availability prior to issuing notices, citations or conducting abatement actions against unauthorized encampments.
City Attorney Vince Jungles presented the draft amendment (Ordinance 67-84) as a response to recent federal precedent, explaining that U.S. Supreme Court guidance (Grants Pass) altered the prior legal framework that had required municipalities to offer alternate shelter before criminal or civil penalties could be pursued. Jungles said the proposed language would align Loveland's code with current U.S. Supreme Court precedent and remove an…
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