Nurse Practitioner

About The Position

This position is a promotional opportunity for current TLMA County employees only. Under general supervision, to perform the more complex duties involving the interpretation, application, and enforcement of the land use ordinances; to serve as a lead worker over other technical and clerical personnel; and to do other work as required. This is the advanced working level of the Land Use Technician series.

Examples Of Essential Duties

• Schedules workload and provides technical assistance to technicians and clerical personnel.
• Interprets and applies the county land use ordinances and other rules and regulations in relation to the more complex applications for building permits, such as use variances or large, complicated structures.
• Checks applicants' proposed plans for building permits and determines if plans are in accordance with land use ordinances and regulations. If not in compliance, advises applicants of the requirements and the various procedural steps they may take; reviews use variance applications; approves plot plans prior to issuance of building permit.
• Interprets legal description from legal documents; provides public with information regarding land use laws and regulations, and compliance procedures.
• Makes field inspections to note compliance with area variances, use variances, and conditional permits.
• Makes preliminary field investigations to ascertain whether or not reported violations of land use ordinance or other laws regulating the use of buildings, structures, and land exists; advises violators of ordinance requirements and attempts to gain compliance.
• Gathers all pertinent data from concerned parties if further action is required.
• Confers and coordinates activities with other interested county departments.
• Appears as a witness in court in violation cases.
• Trains subordinate personnel; prepares performance evaluations; prepares reports, conducts research, and prepares routine correspondence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Completion of 60 semester or 90 quarter units at a recognized college. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of additional qualifying experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education.
• Experience: Two years of experience in land use, zoning, planning, title searching, building inspection, map making, surveying, or in a directly related field.
• Knowledge of: State laws and county and municipal ordinances governing land use and zoning; the elements of planning and zoning theory.
• Ability to: Supervise and train personnel; read, interpret, and research laws, rules, and regulations; read legal documents and interpret legal property descriptions; read maps, architectural drawings, and interpret complicated building plans; interpret and apply zoning and land use regulations and planning concepts to complicated land problems; establish and maintain effective working relationships; prepare clear, concise, and accurate reports; speak and write effectively.