Residents express opposition to zoning change considerations

Housing density an issue

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A large crowd of Englewood residents gathered March 2 for a town hall to discuss concerns they have regarding a zoning change the city council is considering as part of its CodeNext project.

CodeNext is an e ort to update Englewood’s development code, called the Uni ed Development Code. is code details what types of development and property uses are permitted in certain sections, or zone districts, of the city.

One of the ideas the council is considering as part of CodeNext is allowing for two-to-four-unit buildings — also referred to as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes — to be built on some larger residential lots that exist within the city’s R-1 zone districts, as long as at least one of the