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Resident urges action on loud downtown music; council points to Law & Ordinance review
Summary
A longtime Loveland resident urged the council to curb loud outdoor music downtown, recounting repeated late-night disruptions. Council members said the Law & Ordinance committee is refining an ordinance and will meet again on the 22nd to consider a 'reasonableness' standard rather than decibel limits.
A Loveland resident told council the city’s downtown music is disrupting everyday life and urged the city to act.
"We can't watch TV. You have to turn the TV up. We can't sit on our porch and we can't enjoy our own music," resident Randy Campion said during public comment, describing repeated late-night music incidents that, he said, continued past permitted hours and required multiple calls to police.
Campion said he had called police as music continued after 11 p.m., that enforcement felt inconsistent and that the situation had worsened over the years. "I want to get the loud out of downtown," he said.
Mayor Bailey responded that the Law & Ordinance committee and the police department are working on updated rules and that another committee meeting is scheduled for the 22nd. The mayor said staff is gathering samples and will return proposed ordinance language to council for consideration.
Committee members and staff indicated they are moving away from strict decibel-based rules because of enforcement challenges and are instead considering standards based on "reasonableness," staff noted during the exchange. Council encouraged residents to attend Law & Ordinance meetings, which are open to the public and listed on the city's website.
No ordinance was adopted at the meeting; council members described the current discussion as committee-level work to craft enforceable language and directed staff to continue drafting options with police input.
