Loveland council delays vote on west-end rezoning

LOVELAND – The clock ran out on the Loveland City Council late Tuesday night as it considered a contentious proposal to rezone four properties on the historic west end of the city’s downtown area from low- to high-density residential.

Facing a chamber packed with dozens of opponents of the plan that has divided its members and pitted the majority of the city’s Planning Commission against its persistent Development Services department, the council voted 5-2 to cut off debate on first reading of the issue at 11 p.m. and “pick up where we left off” at a meeting on July 18.

Mayor Jacki…