Key member of the Planning Division management team, responsible for setting and implementing division goals, objectives, and priorities. Review and interpret City’s General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, adopted policies, and State law.Work with team leads and planning staff to develop ordinances, guidelines, and policies to carry out City Council priorities. Translate state legislation into local ordinances and procedures. Participate in City Council subcommittees as needed.Seek out… Show more Key member of the Planning Division management team, responsible for setting and implementing division goals, objectives, and priorities. Review and interpret City’s General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, adopted policies, and State law.Work with team leads and planning staff to develop ordinances, guidelines, and policies to carry out City Council priorities. Translate state legislation into local ordinances and procedures. Participate in City Council subcommittees as needed.Seek out innovative ways to leverage technology to enhance customer service, increase community participation in the Planning Division’s efforts, and improve project management.In addition to leading the Planning Division, continue to manage the large-scale complex masterplan development project for the approximately 60-acre mixed-use masterplan (1.6M sf office, 1,730 residential units, up to 193 hotel rooms, and up to 200,000 sf retail/commercial).Work with project planners to effectively bring development projects to Planning Commission and City Council for review and action; work with team members to identify issues and problem solve; Help facilitate across departments to ensure projects receive the necessary city resources to navigate the development review process including the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act. Facilitate interdepartmental collaboration on development projects.Continue to perform many of the duties of the principal planner role (except for Planning Commission liaison), including ongoing implementation of ConnectMenlo. Show less

Lead a team of planners and consultants implementing the City's recently adopted General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Update (ConnectMenlo). Provide leadership and support to planners on land use applications (entitlement, environmental review, and construction phases) ranging from commercial tenant improvements, new office and R&D buildings, multi-family developments of up to hundreds of units, and mixed-use residential and commercial development projects. Monitor development project… Show more Lead a team of planners and consultants implementing the City's recently adopted General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Update (ConnectMenlo). Provide leadership and support to planners on land use applications (entitlement, environmental review, and construction phases) ranging from commercial tenant improvements, new office and R&D buildings, multi-family developments of up to hundreds of units, and mixed-use residential and commercial development projects. Monitor development project review processes and ensure resources are available to effective review, manage, and implement development projects from the entitlement phase through construction and occupancy. Work collaboratively with the team to resolve project related issues.Planning Commission Liaison charged with reviewing, editing, and approving staff reports for all projects that go before the Commission. As liaison manage the public meeting, coordinate meeting logistics, prepare actions, manage agendas, respond to Commissioner inquiries, and ensure compliance with public noticing requirements and the Brown Act. Continue to manage the land use entitlement, environmental review, and implementation stages of large development projects such as the approved Meta Campus Expansion Project and the pending Facebook Meta Village mixed-use master plan project. Show less

Manage complex multi-family, commercial, and mixed-use development projects. Major projects include managing the environmental review, entitlements, and public outreach and meeting process for a 1.3 million square foot campus expansion project for a major tech company. The project includes two new office buildings and a hotel. Experience writing and reviewing staff reports, conducting and facilitating public outreach for projects, presenting to various commissions and the City Council… Show more Manage complex multi-family, commercial, and mixed-use development projects. Major projects include managing the environmental review, entitlements, and public outreach and meeting process for a 1.3 million square foot campus expansion project for a major tech company. The project includes two new office buildings and a hotel. Experience writing and reviewing staff reports, conducting and facilitating public outreach for projects, presenting to various commissions and the City Council, and preparing project associated documents (resolutions, ordinances, conditions of approval, conditional development permits, rezonings, etc.).Experience coordinating and reviewing project deliverables, and information for large and complex projects between applicant team, consultant team, internal City departments, and external agencies. Assisted with General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Updates, including drafting ordinances and resolutions, facilitating public meetings, and preparing other supporting materials.Coordinate and manage the planning review for ministerial building permits, including the distribution of assignments, peer review staff comments, guide and assist planners' reviews, and help interpret and apply the City's Zoning Ordinance appropriately. Show less

Manage a range of discretionary projects from minor architectural control reviews and use permits to complex multi-family and commercial development projects. Major projects include managing a 25-year campus master plan for a research development organization's campus and an over million square feet expansion project for a large technology company's campus expansion. Prepare staff reports, present to various commissions and the City Council, and prepare project associated documents… Show more Manage a range of discretionary projects from minor architectural control reviews and use permits to complex multi-family and commercial development projects. Major projects include managing a 25-year campus master plan for a research development organization's campus and an over million square feet expansion project for a large technology company's campus expansion. Prepare staff reports, present to various commissions and the City Council, and prepare project associated documents (resolutions, ordinances, conditions of approval, conditional development permits, rezonings, etc.).Experience coordinating and reviewing project deliverables, and information for larger complex projects between applicant team, consultant team, internal City departments, and external agencies. Coordinate Zoning compliance reviews for ministerial building permits, including the distribution of assignments, peer review comments letters from other staff, guide and assist other planners' reviews, and help interpret and apply the City's Zoning Ordinance.Member of the City's Development Review Process Improvement Team tasked with increasing efficiency of the building permit review process through improvements to the submittal requirements and internal review process.Assist with the City's General Plan Update, provide planning and zoning guidance to the public at the public information counter, and conduct GIS analysis to support additional projects. Show less

Experience managing increasing complex discretionary projects, including conditional development permits for new commercial buildings, conditional development permit amendments, use permit, variances, and architectural control reviews for multi-family residential and single-family projects, smaller commercial projects, and use-based use permit applications. Primary planner responsible for reviewing and managing use permits for hazardous materials. Worked with business owners, property… Show more Experience managing increasing complex discretionary projects, including conditional development permits for new commercial buildings, conditional development permit amendments, use permit, variances, and architectural control reviews for multi-family residential and single-family projects, smaller commercial projects, and use-based use permit applications. Primary planner responsible for reviewing and managing use permits for hazardous materials. Worked with business owners, property owners, and external agencies to streamline the review process and set up monitoring programs to ensure long term compliance with improved process. Continue to assist customers at the public information counter, review building permits for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, review business licenses and sign applications, conduct GIS analysis to assist in larger planning projects, and create planning related documents to assist members of the public navigate the City's Zoning Ordinance and Municipal Code regulations. Show less

Experience reviewing and managing discretionary applications (use permits, architectural control reviews, and variances) for single-family residences, two-unit developments, small commercial projects, and use-based use permit applications.Primary planner responsible for reviewing building permits for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. Review business licenses and sign applications for zoning compliance.Assist customers at the public information counter, conduct GIS analysis… Show more Experience reviewing and managing discretionary applications (use permits, architectural control reviews, and variances) for single-family residences, two-unit developments, small commercial projects, and use-based use permit applications.Primary planner responsible for reviewing building permits for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. Review business licenses and sign applications for zoning compliance.Assist customers at the public information counter, conduct GIS analysis to assist in larger planning projects, and create planning related documents to assist members of the public navigate the City's Zoning Ordinance and Municipal Code regulations. Show less

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Answered planning related questions at the front counter, conducted GIS research and analyses (mapped land use data for the M-2 Area, updated handouts, and wrote and presented a conditional use permit application to the Planning Commission for a new single-family residence.

Conducted city-wide land use survey, created nomenclature for land use database to allow for efficient sorting of data, and conducted inventory of vacancies in the downtown area to inform yearly report to City Council on status of downtown.