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
Pinal Partnership panel tackles affordable housing, with Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group, moderating the discussion
By Rofida Khairalla | Pinal Central QUEEN CREEK — Who are the people who need affordable housing? And how are developers hoping to help address a shortage facing thousands of Arizonans? Those were some of the questions that a panel of developers attempted to address at the monthly meeting of Pinal Partnership on Friday. The event was hosted at Schnepf
Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group, comments on: Proposed Scottsdale law that allows for minimal new apartments
By J. Graber | Scottsdale Independent Scottsdale’s proposed new state-mandated ordinance designed to create more affordable housing in the city will only likely yield about 126 new apartments. After several public hearings on the matter, the city’s planning commission voted 6-1 during its Oct. 23 meeting to recommend the law to the city council for final approval sometime in November.
Paul Coble, chair of Rose Law Group’s AI, intellectual property, and technology law department, comments on: Signs of perpetuating historic biases emerge as AI takes the helm of decision making
By Paige Gross | AZ Mirror In a recent study evaluating how chatbots make loan suggestions for mortgage applications, researchers at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University found something stark: there was clear racial bias at play. With 6,000 sample loan applications based on data from the 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the chatbots recommended denials for more Black applicants than identical white counterparts. They
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