Senior Planner (Part Time)

Responsibilities

• Provides lead direction to professional, technical and office support staff in assigned functional areas; instructs staff in work procedures and reviews and evaluates work performed; confers with personnel from other departments and agencies in coordinating work activities; meets with representatives of community organizations and other groups to encourage cooperative action or to resolve problems.
• Performs professional land use and urban planning work, including current and advance planning, and implementation of the City's General Plan; reviews complex zoning and development applications.
• Performs complex research and analysis; performs major planning and zoning studies for development; investigates planning problems while considering legal and public relations aspects as well as planning and makes presentations of findings.
• Prepares maps, graphs, charts, models and reports; plans, organizes and executes projects or surveys.
• Provides information and assistance to developers, property owners and the public regarding laws, regulations, standards, policies and procedures related to the submission of plans, processing of applications and implementation requirements; performs field inspections; communicates and coordinates with other City departments and outside agencies.
• Prepares staff reports, resolutions, reports, letters, zoning ordinance changes and environmental review documents; verifies zoning compliance for business licenses and In-Home business licenses.
• Performs advanced planning activities, including major General Plan updates and amendments; monitors the effectiveness of the General Plan implementation, zoning and design guidelines; recommends action or petitions for general planning, zoning and development.
• Reviews building, landscaping, fencing, signage, and Conditional Use permit applications and plans.
• Captures and coordinates various planning studies and related matters with consultants.
• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies and associations, City management and staff, and the public.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in urban planning or a related field;
• A Master’s degree in urban planning or related field is highly desirable;
• Experience in preparing and processing CEQA documents;
• 6 – 8 years’ experience in professional level land use and environmental planning 3 or more years of experience working with a city or county, in current and/or advanced planning is highly desirable;
• Thorough knowledge of complex principals of urban planning, development, zoning and redevelopment;
• Methods and techniques of project management;
• and Strong written and oral communication skills and experience in presentations before the Planning Commissions and/or City Councils.