REPORTS TO: Senior Planner
FLSA STATUS: Exempt - Professional
CLASSIFICATION: Personnel System - Requires satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
PAY GRADE: 117
SAFETY SENSITIVE:  No

Purposes of Job: 
The purpose of this job is to research and prepare information related to planning functions within the Planning Department.  Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, reviewing of site plans, reviewing and recording of minor subdivision plats, administering development related ordinances and regulations, writing and reviewing reports, reviewing plans, assisting and directing developers, approving permits, and performing additional tasks as assigned.

Job Related Requirements 

WORK SCHEDULE: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday, with some after hours work required for meetings.

May be required to work on religious holidays.

Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Must work cooperatively with others.

When requirements include vehicle operation, responsible for the safety, readiness and operation of the vehicle and must abide by ACC's safe driving policy.

Bachelor's degree in urban/regional planning, forestry, landscape architecture, architecture,  transportation, or related field with two years of professional work related experience required; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for the job.

Must possess a valid driver's license. 

The following duties are normal for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Develops and maintains various databases of information needed to support ongoing or project-specific analysis.

Prepares zoning verification correspondence and answers public inquiries regarding zoning and subdivision issues as assigned.

Administers the Unified Government's zoning ordinance and other development-related regulations; conducts research on various issues related to zoning or development regulations as assigned.

Provides instruction and direction to the general public and department visitors; receives, responds to, or forwards departmental, governmental, or public correspondence by phone, mail, message, etc.

Review and processes Manufactured Home Permits, Home Occupation Permits, Alcohol License Applications, and Building Permits as assigned.

Attends various training workshops, conferences, and committee and public meetings which may require meeting at night or overnight travel; records minutes of meetings as assigned.

When Assigned to Long Range:  
Processes Type I and Type II applications (rezonings, special use permits, planned developments, conservation subdivisions, text amendments); prepares reports on Type I and Type II applications and presents Staff Report and recommendation to the Planning Commission.

Assists in the preparation and maintenance of the Comprehensive Plan; assists in yearly updates of population estimates and employment data at the county-wide, census tract, and block group levels.

Prepares special area studies and presents recommendations regarding the communities land use, economic base, housing stock, basic infrastructure, and public utilities.

Reviews and processes environmental area permits; works with developers and property owners to interpret, apply, and enforce the Environmental Areas Ordinance.

Prepares special reports on topics such as the spatial location of new development and the amount of acreage of vacant land undergoing urbanization (by land use).

Responds to requests for information on demographic data including census information; acts as the Department's primary liaison with the Census Bureau.

Prepares and presents presentations to the public, the Mayor and Commission, Planning Commission, and other organizations and groups, effectively communicating in potentially unstable environments/situations.

Performs other related duties as required.