Ty Utton
Ty Utton is a Planner and Project Manager who provides entitlement and development services on a broad range of sizes, scales, and complexities. Ty specializes in providing guidance through the various governmental processes in order to realize client’s projects including entitlements (rezoning’s, condition modifications, use permits, variances, and appeals), land division (subdivisions, lot splits, easements and abandonments of public rights-of-way), construction permitting (design review approvals, site plan approvals and construction plan reviews) and public engagement (citizen participation programs, neighborhood engagement and stakeholder communication).
Ty has assisted on some of the largest entitlement cases in Arizona and has developed comprehensive community and compatibility plans for a range of clients and jurisdictions from towns and regional councils to military bases across the United States. He also provides research on demographics, land use, zoning regulations, and public involvement plans to tailor education and outreach methods to suit the needs of the community and client.
Education
- Arizona State University (Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, 2022)
- Arizona State University (B.S., Geography, B.S.P., Urban Planning, 2021)
-Minor in Sustainability
Professional Memberships & Activities
- City of Mesa
-Historic Preservation Board, Board Member (2023) - Student Planning Association (2018-2022)
-Board Member (2021-2022) - National Honor Society for Sustainability (2019-2022)
- Gamma Theta Upsilon Honors Society for Geography (2018-2022)
Previous Professional Experience
- Snell & Wilmer, Urban Planner
- Matrix Design Group, Planner
- Gammage & Burnham, PLC, Planning Intern
- Arizona State Legislature, House Page
In The News
Massive Pinal County power and data center complex advances, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of renewable energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, presenting the case
By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of 3,374-acre complex The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-3 on October 16 to recommend approval of the La Osa Project’s comprehensive plan amendment. The vote marks the first step in a multi-stage approval process for the massive Pinal County data center and gas-fired power plant
Mixed-use development recommended for approval by Fountain Hills P&Z, with Rose Law Group land use attorney Sam DeMoss presenting the case
By Citizens Portal The Fountain Hills Planning & Zoning Commission approved a special use permit allowing up to six residential units above street‑front commercial at 16740 East Avenue of the Fountains, a vacant 12,000‑square‑foot lot in the C‑2 (Intermediate Commercial) zoning district and within the planned shopping center and entertainment overlays. Staff told the commission the request is for six
Rose Law Group land use attorney Sam DeMoss participates in Scottsdale Leadership mock council case
Photo via Scottsdale Leadership, Inc. Mayor DeMoss has a nice ring to it! That was the role taken on by Rose Law Group land use attorney Sam DeMoss last week,as she served as ‘Mayor for a Day” during a Scottsdale Leadership (SL) mock council in the city’s Council Chambers. The case: With SL class members split into the councilmembers and opposing and supporting neighbors, the mock council went through
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