Active in the industry and trade community, Rod has served as zoning enforcement officer for Maricopa County and is a former member City of Phoenix’s Camelback East Village Planning Committee, Maricopa County Parks & Recreation Commission. He is a current member of the Mesa Transportation Advisory Board and Phoenix East Valley Partnership.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- Obtained multiple R-O rezonings for Phoenix-area projects including the 44th Street Corridor and EV Hotel Downtown.
- Spearheaded Zoning Ordinance Amendment for Group Recovery Homes, Single-Family Subdivisions, Master Planned Communities, and Boat/RV Mini-Storage Projects throughout Maricopa County.
- Obtained site plan approvals and negotiated development agreements for a large office/retail/hotel complex in downtown Phoenix.
- Represented professional baseball team in obtaining a Phoenix Zoning ordinance text amendment accommodating parking for the stadium and to revitalize the downtown Phoenix warehouse district.
- Obtained zoning and subdivision approvals for single-family and multi-family residential developments in Maricopa County, including rezoning for a large 1,000-acre active adult community and master-plan zoning for community developments of over 1,000 acres.
- Represented the largest mobile home park owner/operator in the U.S. in obtaining land zoning approval.
- Obtained zoning approvals and related permits for resort hotels in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, and Yavapai County.
- Represented the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S. in obtaining zoning approval.
- Obtained zoning approval for a 2100 Megawatt generating station in Maricopa County.
- Drafted and obtained approval for a rezoning and development agreement for a large master-planned community in the City of Surprise.
- Obtained zoning approvals for a wide variety of commercial retail throughout Maricopa County and the state of Arizona, including auto dealerships in Phoenix.
- Represented a big box retailer to obtain zoning for location on I-10 Freeway in the City of Tolleson.
- Obtained approvals for various office/retail projects in Mesa, including developers of Main Street, a downtown apartment project, and 115-bed recovery center.
- Handled zoning and permitting for developers of the Price Road Corridor and Chandler Airport Industrial Projects.
- Represented developers of large truck stop/fueling and retail centers, an addiction recovery center, single-family subdivisions, resorts and hotels, and a manufactured home resort community in Pinal, Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino Counties.
- Obtained land use and/or zoning permits for two wedding venues located in the unincorporated Maricopa County city of Apache Junction and in the town of Gilbert.
- Obtained residential zoning permits for a multi-family townhome project in Chandler.
- Represented a Valley sand and rock sales business in obtaining zoning permits for operation in the unincorporated Maricopa County town of Queen Creek.
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
- Arizona, 1985
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1985
ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
- Phoenix East Valley Partnership, Member
- Mesa Police Foundation, Member and Board of Directors
- Mesa Transportation Advisory Board, Member
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Member
- Maricopa County Development Ad Hoc Task Force, Former Member
- City of Phoenix's Camelback East Village Planning Committee, Former Member
- Citizens Transportation Oversight Committee (Maricopa County/ADOT), Former Member
- Maricopa County Parks & Recreation Commission, Former Member
- Maricopa County Zoning Enforcement Officer, Former Officer
- Maricopa County Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, Former Member
- Lambda Alpha International, Former Member
HONORS & AWARDS
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating
- Best Lawyers in America®, Land Use & Zoning, 2012-2025
- Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2014
COMMUNITY & PHILANTHROPY
- Assistance League of Phoenix, Land Use Counsel
- Arcadia Little League, Former Member and Board of Directors
News
- Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Recognizes 51 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys - August 15, 2024
- Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Recognizes 52 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys - August 21, 2023
- Rodney Q. Jarvis Joins Gallagher & Kennedy's Real Estate Team - January 31, 2023
- G&K Attorneys Named to 2016 'The Best Lawyers in America®' List - August 17, 2015
- $300M Kierland Development Could Face Lawsuit, Ballot Challenges - August 29, 2014
- G&K Attorneys Named to 2015 'The Best Lawyers in America®' List - August 18, 2014
- G&K Adds New Shareholder, Rodney Q. Jarvis, to the Firm's Land Use & Zoning Practice Group - March 27, 2014
Publications
- "General Plans," Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business
- "Zoning Related Procedures," Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business
- "Legal Non-Conforming Uses," Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business
Events
- Speaks locally and nationally on land use topics before professional and trade organizations, including the Arizona Planning Association and National Business Institute (NBI).