Planner II - Housing

Job Summary

The Planner II – Housing position provides professional city planning work of moderate difficulty. The initial two (2) years of this work is expected to be exclusively dedicated to advancing affordable housing in the community, and is partially funded through a State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Local Planning Capacity (LPC) Grant. The employee will be the primary department staff member assigned to expedited review of subdivision and zoning applications that include affordable housing, as well as code amendments that create incentives for affordable housing.

The position is expected to possess in-depth knowledge of the planning field related to affordable housing. After two (2) years, and depending upon further grant funding, the employee may be additionally responsible for assisting with a wide range of city planning functions. Although a DOLA LPC Grant currently partially funds this position for the initial two (2) years, this is not a temporary position.

The Planner II – Housing position is a full-time position and requires a minimum of 40 hours a week, including occasional attendance at evening public meetings. This position is authorized to work remotely one (1) day per week after a six-month probationary position, after approval and coordination with the Director.

• Generally advance housing goals in the City of Leadville, with a focus on incentives for the development of affordable housing
• Facilitate implementation of expedited review and oversee affordable housing development activities
• Process Conditional Use Permit, Administrative Permits, Site Plan, Subdivision, Development Agreement, Annexation, Variance, and Building Permit applications that include deed-restricted affordable housing to achieve Proposition 123 affordable housing unit count commitments
• Implement objectives, strategies and actions related to affordable housing from the 2025 City of Leadville Strategic Plan and the 2026 Joint Leadville-Lake County Comprehensive Plan
• Facilitate subdivision and zoning code amendments to incentivize affordable housing and housing type diversity
• Serve as a liaison with developers during development review and construction
• Pursue and manage funding for affordable housing projects
• Track and report Proposition 123-related efforts
• Conduct community engagement appropriate for code amendments related to affordable housing and ensure participation by all key stakeholders, especially underrepresented voices, and residents or local workers who are considered housing cost-burdened
• Complete monthly performance metric reporting in a form provided by DOLA
• Acknowledge DOLA in any and all materials or events designed to promote or educate the public about the employee's housing-related work, including but not limited to: press releases, newspaper articles, op‑ed pieces, press conferences, presentations and brochures/pamphlets
• Maintain a complete digital file of all records, documents, communications, notes and other written materials or electronic media, files or communications, which pertain in any manner to the operation of activities undertaken
• Review a wide variety of development and subdivision plans, including but not limited to conceptual, sketch, preliminary, final, site, grading, landscaping, floor, roof, architectural elevations, construction management, three‑dimensional modeling, renderings, civil engineering, surveys, plats, easements
• Write staff reports and memos to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council evaluating proposed land use applications for compliance with city code
• Regularly attend Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council regular meetings and special meetings, including evening meetings
• Give presentations to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council
• Prepare, plan and present staff recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council for action concerning development proposals
• Collaborate with and support the Leadville Lake County Regional Housing Authority (LLCRHA) Board and staff, including but not limited to:
  • attending LLCRHA meetings, including evening meetings
  • coordinating formal LLCRHA approval of…