SB1117: IMPLICATIONS ON HOUSING AND LOCAL ZONING CONTROL

Hannah Bleam, AICP is a land use planner at the law firm Withey Morris Baugh, PLC. Prior to joining Withey Morris Baugh PLC, she held positions with the City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department as the sign section supervisor and a Village Planner for Central City, Encanto, Paradise Valley … Read More

Hannah Bleam, AICP is a land use planner at the law firm Withey Morris Baugh, PLC. Prior to joining Withey Morris Baugh PLC, she held positions with the City of Phoenix Planning and Development Department as the sign section supervisor and a Village Planner for Central City, Encanto, Paradise Valley and North Mountain villages. These positions provided her with extensive knowledge of rezonings, planned unit developments, general plan amendments, text amendments, signage, community outreach, zoning adjustments, and other land use matters. Read Less

Adam Baugh is a partner with Withey Morris and Baugh, PLC in Phoenix, Arizona. Read More

Adam Baugh is a partner with Withey Morris and Baugh, PLC in Phoenix, Arizona. Read Less

Jason Barclay Morris is a graduate of the University of Arizona, College of Law, and a founding partner at the law firm of Withey Morris, PLC. His past experience includes work as a congressional staff member, and as partner with the Land Use Section for a major Phoenix law firm. … Read More

Jason Barclay Morris is a graduate of the University of Arizona, College of Law, and a founding partner at the law firm of Withey Morris, PLC. His past experience includes work as a congressional staff member, and as partner with the Land Use Section for a major Phoenix law firm. Mr. Morris’s practice is exclusively in land use, planning and zoning and government relations in the Phoenix metropolitan area, as well as the outlying counties and municipalities. His client list includes several national homebuilders, master plan developers, commercial-industrial landowners and Fortune 100 companies. Mr. Morris has also successfully litigated land use cases on behalf of property owners against Arizona municipalities. He served as Chair of the City of Phoenix License Appeals Board and is the District 3 representative to the Maricopa County Transportation Advisory Board. He was also appointed by the Mayor to serve on the City of Phoenix Development Advisory Board. Mr. Morris was past-chair of Valley Leadership’s State Legislative Committee. In that capacity, he worked extensively on the Growing Smarter Legislation as well as opposing the Citizen’s Growth Management Initiative. He also served as an Ad Hoc Committee-member advising on the combination of the Planning & Development Services Departments at the City of Phoenix. His outside boards and activities include Valley Leadership, Metro Phoenix Boys & Girls Club, Urban Land Institute and Arizona Town Hall. He also serves as Chairman of the Arizona Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs. Read Less