A long-standing battle over changes to the Lakewood city zoning code is expected to reach a climax Monday evening. In quiet neighborhoods like those on Virginia Drive, signs against the proposed changes are everywhere.

"There has been a groundswell of support," said Karen Morgan, a longtime Lakewood resident.

She, like many others, is concerned about proposed changes that would, in their eyes, open the door to more building of multiplex units in primarily single family neighborhoods. Citing parking problems and a potential strain on neighborhood services that have homes that can accommodate as many as 30 occupants, Morgan is against the changes.

A view of a residential area near the corner of South Harlan Street and West Jefferson Place in Lakewood, Colorado on Sept. 26, 2025. Hyoung

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