The City of Loveland is committed to protecting the health and safety of all community members. While code administration actions are always a last resort, they are sometimes necessary to ensure fundamental life-safety requirements are met.
Since February 2026, the City has made repeated efforts to find a collaborative path forward with the owner, tenant, and operator of a building at 914 W. Sixth St. The building previously served as a medical office and rooms are still configured as a medical facility. During a communication in February, City staff explained to the tenant that the building could not be legally occupied for residential purposes without first following City procedures to ensure life safety. Without meeting these requirements, people were moved into the building, and, according to the operator, they began providing residential recovery services and structured life skills and peer coaching programs under the name SuPEERior Connections.
The City began receiving complaints about the property at the end of April and opened an investigation. City of Loveland Code Administration issued a Notice and Order in June outlining violations.
On June 29, a City building inspector and a Loveland Fire Rescue Authority (LFRA) plans reviewer who reports to the Fire Marshal toured the building and found several serious life-safety concerns, including:
- Unpermitted electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing systems
- Inadequate or absent means of egress facilities to exit the building in the event of a fire or other emergency, including interior bedrooms with no windows
- A lack of fire sprinkler system, smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors
- Inadequate ventilation
After the walkthrough, the City notified the owner, tenant, and operator that the building is a serious fire hazard and unfit for human occupancy by issuing a final Notice and Order to the tenant and building owner on July 6 that told them they needed to vacate the building on or before July 22.
If the tenant and operator wish to have a recovery residence or similar use at the property:
- A building permit and a certificate of occupancy are required, along with applicable zoning development applications.
- The tenant and operator must obtain the applicable State license to operate. When the City inquired about SuPEERior Connections’ required State of Colorado license to operate such a facility in Loveland, the nonprofit responded that it does not have one but planned to apply.
- Regardless of use, the building requires fire and life-safety protections. The condition of the building is such that interim or temporary measures are insufficient to ensure the safety of anyone inside.
Based solely on their allegations, the owner, tenant, and operator were granted a 14-day temporary restraining order after filing a lawsuit on July 16. The restraining order prevented the City from following through with the July 6 Notice and Order. However, after hearing evidence and testimony from both sides at a July 29 hearing, the Larimer District Court judge immediately ended the temporary restraining order, putting the July 6 Notice and Order to vacate back into effect. The Judge recognized the impact of her ruling on the residents and the facility but said that the ongoing safety issues for all residents caused her “great concern.” In her ruling, the Judge also quoted the Chief Building Official’s testimony that this was a “nightmare waiting to happen.”
On July 30, the City ordered the owner, tenant, and operator to vacate all residents from the property no later than 10 a.m. on Monday, August 3. This date was selected because the City recognizes that vacating the building requires coordination and communication, and time is needed to inform the residents appropriately so they can find alternative housing.
Recognizing the impact this may have on the residents, the City provided a list of safe, State-licensed facilities to the tenant, owner, and operator to help connect the residents with residential recovery and sober living facilities in the area. The list has also been posted on the building exterior.
