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City Approves Initiative for Charter Amendment

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on June 7, 2026Posted in Development, Elections, TransparencyTagged charter amendment, Lakewood Citizen Alliance, transparency, zoning, zoning electionNo Comments

The Lakewood Citizens Alliance (LCA) announced that the City Clerk has officially approved an initiative for a Charter Amendment aimed at improving public communication, transparency, and community engagement surrounding future large-scale rezoning and legislative land use changes.

Centered around the principle of “Transparency Before Transformation,” the proposed amendment is designed to establish clear procedural guardrails for future citywide zoning actions while protecting the character and stability of existing single-family neighborhoods.

Densification Advocacy Groups

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on May 28, 2026Posted in DevelopmentTagged advocate, campaign, densification, lobbyist, zoningNo Comments

Many groups advocated for densification in 2026 at both local and state level. This list below can be used to identify key players in future campaigns.

Our Tax Dollars at Work

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on April 14, 2026Posted in Development, ElectionsTagged election, endorsements, mandate, politicians, tax dollars, taxes, warning, zoning

By Bob Adams. The Lakewood special election is now over with an overwhelming mandate to reject the new zoning and return to the previous ordinance. This warning is that all the politicians, activists and money defending the new zoning, are still in place. Are they just going to give up? In their own words, No. One way or another, they’ll keep trying to push higher density through…. Whether Lakewood likes it or not! The battle has just begun.

Residents Reject City Council Zoning

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on April 14, 2026Posted in Development, ElectionsTagged citizen repeal, election results, referendum, reject, resolution, Special election, win, zoning

No one asked Lakewood residents if they wanted city-wide rezoning for urbanized high-density until April 7, 2026. On that day, Lakewood residents answered this question with a resounding “No.” The discussion lasted for years and culminated in an ongoing disconnect between residents and their elected representatives.

Suggestions For Next Steps

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on April 8, 2026Posted in ElectionsTagged healing, next steps, parks, petition, savebelmarpark, Special election, steve f, zoning

By Steve F on nextdoor.com
Key steps to heal Lakewood going forward after the April 7 vote
1) The https://www.change.org/p/protect-wildlife-in-lakewood-co-via-buffer-zones petition sponsored by savebelmarpark.com has almost 8,000 verified signatures asking for parks and open space wildlife buffers modeled after the Fort Collins ordinance.

Social Housing Agenda Exposed

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on March 28, 2026Posted in Development, Elections, TransparencyTagged affordable housing, agenda, April 7, Colorado, election, Lakewood, news, referendum, social housing, zoning

Is new zoning about making it easier for teachers and firefighters to pay for housing? Or is it about making teachers and firefighters pay for someone else? Is housing a commodity or a right? “Social housing” is public housing based on the belief that housing is a right. Information available shows that re-zoning is necessary to implement social housing. Social housing increases the tax burden on the missing middle class by imposing more taxes to fund subsidies. The missing middle is who Lakewood is hoping to convince to support the new zoning, although they may be the ones paying in the end.

Zoning Overrides HOA Rules

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on March 28, 2026Posted in DevelopmentTagged Colorado, HOA, Homeowners Association, Lakewood, local law, override, Special election, zoning

Homeowners Associations (HOAs) mistakenly believe their rules will shield them from the new zoning. However, new zoning will override individual HOA rules

Inability to Rebuild Single-Family Home Shows Lakewood Prioritizes Density Over All

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on March 21, 2026Posted in Development, Entrenched Bureaucracy, TransparencyTagged city planning, Colorado, fire, Lakewood, lakewood news, non-conforming, safety, zoning

When a Lakewood resident bought a burned-out single-family house to rehabilitate it, he had no idea Lakewood would say no. The house had been vacant and neglected, allowing homeless to move in and cause a fire. The result is an unusable, dangerous eyesore. But those considerations were not as important to Lakewood as changing the property to high-density.

Lakewood Councilors Working to Undermine Zoning Limits Already

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on March 17, 2026Posted in Development, Elections, TransparencyTagged Colorado, densification, HB26-1114, height restriction, HOME Act, Lakewood, minimum lot size, public trust, Special election, will of the people, zoning

The Lakewood City Council Legislative Committee supports two state bills that would override Lakewood zoning code limits: HB26-1001 and HB26-1114. These state bills would further densify Lakewood regardless of the April 7 special election vote on new zoning densification, suggesting Committee Members are ignoring the will of the people.

Who Are You Gonna Call?

By Lakewood News from KarenPosted on March 17, 2026Posted in Development, ElectionsTagged Broomfield, Colorado, infrastructure, Lakewood, safety, sewer, somebody should do something, Special election, vote yes, zoning

No, not when you see pink slime coming out of your bath tub faucet. When shit backs up in your basement. Probably a plumber, who will tell you it’s $500 just to come out and have a look (since this will probably happen around 2:37 AM, on a Saturday night/morning). And, a few days later, once the shock of the damage wears off a little bit and anger starts settings in, you’ll probably get on the phone with your local water and sanitation district.

zoning

City Approves Initiative for Charter Amendment

Densification Advocacy Groups

Our Tax Dollars at Work

Residents Reject City Council Zoning

Suggestions For Next Steps

Zoning Overrides HOA Rules

Inability to Rebuild Single-Family Home Shows Lakewood Prioritizes Density Over All

Lakewood Councilors Working to Undermine Zoning Limits Already

Who Are You Gonna Call?

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