The Parker Planning Commission on Oct. 9, 2025, voted to recommend that Town Council adopt the Town of Parker 2025 three-mile area plan, an annual policy update required under the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965. The recommendation was moved by Ruth Ann and seconded by Eric and passed unanimously.

Planning staff presenter Heather Bennett said the 3-mile area plan is a policy document developed to comply with the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965 and was first drafted and adopted in February 2006. "The purpose of the plan is to ensure municipalities can adequately serve newly annexed areas, and this is a statutory requirement to update it annually," Bennett said. She told commissioners the update references plans and policies adopted by the Town of Parker and nearby jurisdictions and does not change Parker’s master plan, planning area, regulations or zoning.

Bennett summarized the map changes included in the 2025 update. Map 1 (annexations) lists three additions within the town’s three-mile area: Parker Professional Park, Stroh Road and J Morgan Rightaway, and the Meridian International Business Center. Map 2 (transportation) lists five new or revised connections tied to development, including a Chambers Road connection, a Transfelth Road connection, Tammy Lane, Great Plain Way, and Stroh Ranch connections. Bennett said Map 3 (significant waterways) and Map 4 (significant parks) had no changes from 2024. Map 5 (water, sanitation and metropolitan districts) adds Hess Ranch Metro District 5. Map 6 (county zoning) shows four changes in Douglas County: one parcel changed from light industrial to planned development and three parcels changed from agriculture to large rural residential.

Staff recommended the commission forward the plan to Town Council for adoption; no members of the public spoke during the public-meeting portion on the plan. Commissioners praised staff for the annual update and then moved to recommend adoption. The planning commission chair called the question and recorded the recommendation as unanimous.

The 3-mile area plan is an annual, statutory update designed to document how Parker and neighboring jurisdictions anticipate serving areas that could be annexed; as Bennett noted, the update itself does not rezone land or change the town’s master plan. The commission’s recommendation sends the 2025 update to Town Council for its consideration and possible adoption.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion: "The planning commission recommend Town Council adopt the 2025 3 mile area plan." Mover: Ruth Ann. Second: Eric. Outcome: recommended to Town Council (recorded as unanimous in the meeting transcript).

Next steps: The recommendation will be considered by Parker Town Council; the commission did not take any separate implementation actions during the meeting.