LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — City leaders in Lakewood are facing pushback over proposed zoning changes that would encourage more duplexes and townhomes throughout the city.

Officials say the primary goal is to create more affordable housing, but some residents argue the changes go too far. One lifelong Lakewood resident said she’s worried the rezoning effort will alter the city’s character and disrupt her quiet suburban neighborhood.

“This will completely change the character of our neighborhoods,” said Regina Hopkins, who opposes the changes. “It will get rid of protections for single-family homes. So somebody who has spent their life savings to buy a property and wants to live in a single-family neighborhood — they do not have that safety net anymore.”

Lakewood’s efforts to rewrite its zo

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