A Colorado neighborhood with houses dating back to the 1950s is now at the center of a zoning controversy. In Boulder's University Heights, some neighbors are fighting against the University of Colorado's plan to build six- to eight-story dormitories next door to their homes.

David Spiro has lived in University Heights for 27 years and liked it. But he's now bracing for big changes.

"We're going to have new neighbors," Spiro said.

CU's plan for a multi-floor, mixed use student housing development was announced last month. It would mean Spiro might soon have more than 1,000 college students living right near his property line.

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"We were very concerned," he said. "We moved into a neighborhood adjacent to the university, and we loved being a part of it, so we knew something mig

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