Aaron Gettis

About Aaron Gettis

Aaron Gettis has more than 18 years of experience working with complex real estate, environmental, and land use issues as both a licensed attorney and a project manager. Aaron has obtained land use permits and managed regulatory compliance efforts and contract negotiations for renewable energy and transmission projects, telecommunication facilities, commercial/resort developments, habitat resource management plans, large multi-family/residential subdivisions, and water infrastructure projects. Representative Projects: Energy/Infrastructure •Sacramento Natural Gas Storage Project •Tule Wind Energy, Energia Sierra Juarez Gen-Tie, and ECO Substation Project •Daggett Ridge Wind Energy Project •Liberty Quarry, Granite Construction •Carlsbad Desalination Facility •Solar Design and LEED Certified Parking Garage Project, Riverside Community College •Lake Elsinore Advanced Pump Storage Project •Landfill Solar and Methane Recapture Project, RCA Resource Management •Western Riverside County MSHCP, Regional Conservation Authority •Expansion of the San Jacinto Wildlife Area, California Department of Fish and Game •Salton Sea Program EIR, Salton Sea Authority Water/Wastewater •Santa Ana River Water Appropriation, Orange County Water District •Coachella Valley Water Master Plan, Coachella Valley Water District •La Sierra Avenue Water Transmission Pipeline, Western Municipal Water District •West End Pump Station, City of Seal Beach, California •March Air Force Base Wastewater Reclamation Facility Expansion, Western Municipal Water District •Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion, Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority Commercial/Mixed Use •Chula Vista Bay Front Master Plan, Port of San Diego •Gateway Specific Plan, City of Ontario •Mira Loma Commerce Center, Riverside County •Redlands Fulfillment Industrial Center, City of Redlands •The Shops at Santa Anita, City of Arcadia •Redlands Crossing Center, City of Redlands Specialties: Environmental Law and Natural Resources; Land Use Law including Zoning and Entitlements

Experience

1. Chief Deputy County Counsel

   County of Riverside

   Jan 2014 — Present

   Chief Deputy County Counsel for the County of Riverside for matters related to land use, real estate, contracts, stormwater/water quality, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Legal Counsel to the County of Riverside Planning Commission, the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency, and various resource conservation districts and community planning groups. Manage entire contracts, real estate, and land use departments. Regularly manage projects through pre-development phase to final completion.

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School

  JD

  1997 — 2001

• Oregon State University

  BS

  1987 — 1991

• University of Washington

  Post BS

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Municipalities
• Environmental Law
• Ceqa
• Energy
• Policy
• Environmental Permitting
• Public Policy
• Wetlands
• Nepa
• Mitigation
• Due Diligence
• Zoning
• Entitlements
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Water
• Endangered Species
• Permitting
• Land Use Law
• Renewable Energy
• Wind
• Water Quality
• Environmental Compliance
• Transmission Lines
• Environmental
• Land Use
• Environmental Issues
• Environmental Awareness
• Environmental Planning
• Land Use Planning
• Solar Energy
• Contract Negotiation
• Retail
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental Consulting