Mark Staples Email & Phone Number

Banning, Ca, Us

Taft, California, United States

- Director of the Planning and Building Departments- Project Manager of 5th (2015-2023) and 6th Cycle Housing Elements 2023-2031- Downtown Taft Specific Plan and Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Accelerate Housing Production, adopted November 2022- Chair of the Regional Planning Advisory Committee (RPAC) for the Kern Council of Governments (KernCOG), 2020-Present- Economic Development projects including a new Tractor Supply Company store, Grocery Outlet, 7-Eleven w/gas station, two Dollar Generals, Jack in the Box, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Starbucks.- "Celebrating Downtown Taft" a Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT) project by the American Planning Association- Project Manager of new 4,000sf Taft Transit Center and Event Center in downtown- 2017 General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan- 350 lot Sandy Creek Estates SFR development- 3-story, 60-room Best Western Plus hotel- 18,000 s.f. of spec industrial warehouse at Blackgold Court Industrial Park- Retail center development including a Taco Bell, automated car wash, and 11,000 s.f. of retail spec buildings

Contract Staffing Services for the Planning and Community Development Departments in Kern, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino county areas:- City of Taft, June 2013 - October 2013- City of Upland, January 2013 - October 2013- Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District, January 2013 - October 2013- City of Rancho Santa Margarita, April 2013 - June 2013

Riverside, Ca

Provided contract City Planning services to the southern California cities of Los Alamitos, Desert Hot Springs, Adelanto, Moreno Valley, and Perris; and Riverside County. Provided customer service over the phone and public counter for residents, businesses, and land developers regarding zoning compliance, building permits, business licenses, and land development application requirements. Case planner for single and multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Drafted zoning ordinance amendments to include California's Water Efficient Landscape guidelines, amendments to wireless communication facility standards, and ordinance wide cleanup, updates and interal consistency. Member of project team updating City of Lake Elsinore's Housing Element. Private consultant services conducting property research, fee studies, and due diligence reports for private landowners in Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. Specialized in expediting entitlements, building permits, engineering permits, and Certificate of Occupancy.

San Bernardino, Ca

Coordinate and schedule the installation of cash registers and POS management systems for local businesses and nationwide sites. Maintain purchasing documents and project files for existing customers. Customer service, phone support, and sales of cash registers, hardware and software, supplies and POS management systems. Administrative support for company CEO, Business Development Director, and Hardware/Software Technicians.

Santa Ana, Ca

Customer service duties answering phone call and in person questions regarding zoning compliance and business licenses. Reviewed business license applications for land use history and zoning compliance. Assisted Associate and Senior Planners on development projects, including mixed-use developments in downtown and Main Place Mall areas. Processed a parking analysis for a commercial/office mixed-use development. Photo documented 160+ properties for the Santa Ana local register of historic places. Compiled General Plan and Zoning data for Highway 55 Corridor rezoning project.

Urban And Regional Planning

Activities and Societies: American Planning Student Association 1999-2002

Architectural Technology

Activities and Societies: American Society of Architects and Engineers (ASEA) President 1997-1998