PLANNING AND BUILDING

The mission of the Planning and Building Department is to guide land use and development consistent with the General Plan, Building Codes, and related regulations, by providing accurate, timely, and courteous professional and technical services to our customers, to maintain the County's unique quality of life, protect public safety and the environment and to promote economic vitality for current and future generations.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Under general supervision or direction, performs professional office and field work involved in planning, zoning, and land use matters; interprets and enforces various zoning regulations of the County; completes technical assessments and prepares written project analyses; provides professional advice and assistance to the public on planning, community development, zoning, and permits; and performs related duties as assigned.

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Receive and process land use applications for conditional use permits, rezones, parcel and subdivision maps, site development or site review permits, general plan amendments, and other requests related to County planning activities.
• Review applications for consistency with the County's General Plan, codes, and ordinances.
• Conduct site inspections to collect pertinent information regarding site conditions.
• Collect, research, review, and organize field and office data for the development of staff reports, analysis of planning elements, and/or development or modification of current land use policies.
• Conduct environmental review and analyses.
• Compile findings and prepare recommendations in written form for projects, including project analysis and conditions for permit approval.
• Interpret federal, state, and local laws, codes, and ordinances associated with current and advanced planning activities.
• Prepare and update maps, charts, and graphs for visual presentations related to planning activities.
• Prepare a variety of periodic and special reports regarding assigned activities; make presentations to the public, special districts and agencies as requested.

Ideal Candidate

An ideal candidate will have practical experience with planning concepts, including processing applications, experience with referencing municipal codes, implementing general plan policies, knowledge of the basic principles of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and an ability to manage their workload with moderate supervision. The incumbent is expected to be a good communicator, capable of working well with the public. The Planner will be a strong team player, adaptive and versatile in a dynamic work environment.

Any combination of the required experience, education, and training that would provide the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.

Assistant Planner:

Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in city, regional, urban, or transportation planning, or a closely related field.

Associate Planner:

Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in city, regional, urban, or transportation planning, or a closely related field; AND Two (2) years of professional planning experience at a level equivalent to the County's class of Assistant Planner.

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