REPORT: Lakewood’s Open Space Ordinance (opens in new tab)

Passed under the false guise of protecting parkland, Lakewood's Citizen-drafted ordinance illegally increased burdens on multi-family housing and derailed over 100 development projects—jeopardizing both affordable housing and responsible land use. YIMBY Law jumped into action with local advocates, exposing the ordinance’s constitutional and legal flaws, mobilizing public pressure, and pushing the City Council to repeal it.