Associate Planner
Current-Processes land use and development permits, including: reviewing applications; assuring compliance with laws, ordinances, guidelines, acts, etc.; conducting site visits; coordinating and facilitating meetings to review requests; serving as liaison between applicant and affected City departments, agencies, neighborhoods, etc.; reviewing and approving plans; presenting cases to governing bodies with recommendations for approval/denial; and monitoring projects under construction.-Prepares complex, routine and non-routine reports as requested utilizing a variety of software; receives, sorts, and summarizes material for the preparation of reports; prepares work reports, resolutions and staff reports and makes presentations.-Oversees and completes various planning programs and functions, including: providing planning information (property development rights, historic preservation, permit processes, zoning regulations, regulatory policies, etc.) to interested parties; conducting research and disseminating findings; reviewing preliminary plans, blue prints, sketches and applications; retrieving files for inspection; interpreting and logging in plans and assuring necessary components are present; and conducting neighborhood meetings.-Manages planning projects, including: developing requests for proposals (RFP); reviewing bids and awarding contracts; meeting with interested parties to discuss projects; preparing publicity materials and corresponding with interested parties; coordinating and facilitating meetings related to projects; preparing reports and corresponding documents; and presenting projects to governing bodies with recommendations for approval/denial.-Processes amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and General Plan; analyzes implications and impacts.Interacts with a variety of high level individuals, both internally and within the community to provide information, disseminate departmental information and assist in resolving administrative issues.
