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Loveland council adopts 180-day moratorium on short-term rental applications
Summary
Planning & Zoning recommended and the council adopted an emergency 180-day moratorium on new short-term rental applications to study density, neighborhood saturation and zoning changes; the vote was unanimous, 7-0.
The Loveland City Council on a unanimous 7-0 roll call approved an emergency ordinance imposing a 180-day moratorium on acceptance of new short-term rental (STR) applications while staff and Planning & Zoning map rental locations and review density and neighborhood impacts.
Mr. Winegar told council Planning & Zoning had recommended the pause after an internal audit found "upwards of 30" short-term rentals listed on platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO. He said the moratorium would give staff time to assess neighborhood-by-neighborhood saturation and consider tightening regulations around density and location as conditional uses.
Council members voiced support for taking time to study the issue. "We're not saying we don't want it. We're just going to press the pause button for a little bit," said Ms. Hamlin. Ms. Hazelbaker asked whether the city had received resident complaints and was told neighbors had raised concerns during conditional-use public hearings; staff said they will prepare a map showing known STR locations.
Several council members also noted the local need for lodging tied to event centers and asked staff to balance economic and neighborhood concerns. The ordinance was read as an emergency and adopted by roll call vote, 7-0. Staff will return to Planning & Zoning and council with findings and any proposed regulatory changes during the moratorium period.
