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Parker council approves annexation, development agreement for Buckingham Estates over drainage objections
Summary
Council voted 4‑1 to approve a development agreement and annexation for Buckingham Estates (roughly 46.69 acres) allowing one‑acre lots, after developer presented preliminary drainage plans and residents voiced concerns about runoff into Moss Ridge and other low‑lying neighborhoods.
Parker City Council on Feb. 25 approved a development agreement and annexation for Buckingham Estates, a proposed 39‑lot single‑family subdivision on roughly 46.69 acres in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, by a 4‑1 vote.
Developer representatives described the plan as minimum one‑acre lots with homes starting at about 3,000 square feet, with projected pricing "starting at $1,200,000" and builders signed up including Drees and Highland Homes. The developer said preliminary drainage work indicates most runoff will be routed north to a proposed detention basin and that, based on initial analysis, the project would reduce the acreage of runoff to the south and could decrease the current southward flow by roughly 10–15 percent.
Several residents and a former council member raised concerns during public comment…
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