Are 52 gas stations enough for Lakewood’s 156,000 residents? It’s a question that leaders in Colorado’s fifth-largest city are seriously asking, with the City Council teeing up a proposed ordinance that would severely restrict how many new gas stations could prime their pumps in this western suburb. It’s heading for a final vote early next year. The measure would also throttle the number of new car washes, which a city memo cites for excessive water use and pollution. The proposal passed on an initial vote Dec.