Purpose: |
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Under minimal direction, performs a wide variety of technical and specialized duties to ensure compliance with applicable city codes and ordinances for development related plans and permitting requirements. |
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Performs a variety of technical work involved in the acceptance, review, and processing of all types of development applications and permits issued by the City.
- Provides information including quoting and calculating fees and suggesting types of permits needed.
- Answers questions related to and provides information on applicable codes and regulations.
- Issues comments and prepares and distributes comment reports to applicants.
- Provides application and permit information to contractors, property owners, development professionals, and the public including calculating fees, answering questions, and providing information on applicable codes and regulations.
- Reviews and interprets plans and specifications to determine compliance with related City codes, ordinances, and submittal requirements.
- Assists in the scheduling of and keeping of records of reviews; keeps records of and provides billings of fees; and ensures proper filing and logging of plans and related documents for the permanent record.
- Assists in the development and maintenance of procedure and policy manuals.
- Updates and maintains system records.
- Handles escalated inquiries and complaints from customers, contractors, property owners, development professionals, and the public.
- Responsible for approval of projects and creates and issues permits for applicants.
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Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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- Provides leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of codes and related State and Local regulations.
- Knowledge of application and permit requirements.
- Knowledge of architectural or civil drawing practices, symbols, and abbreviations.
- Knowledge of City practices, policies, and procedures.
- Knowledge of good customer relations practices.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Skill in using computers and related software.
- Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
- Skill in planning and organizing.
- Ability to perform analyses to determine compliance with or deviation from applicable codes.
- Ability to communicate code requirements orally and in writing to architects, contractors, developers, and the public.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
- Ability to maintain records.
- Ability to train others.
- Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
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Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Planning, Geography, Social Science, Landscape Architecture, or a planning related field plus two (2) years of experience in planning related work.
- Experience may substitute for education up to the maximum of four (4) years
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Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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None.
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