Development Services Technician I​/II

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Under supervision (Development Services Technician I) or general supervision (Development Services Technician II), provide customer assistance with building permit applications; receive applications and calculate fees; issue over‑the‑counter permits; perform basic plan checks for non‑complex projects; ensure compliance with zoning rules and standards; review building permits, lot mergers, boundary adjustments, lot splits, site plan approvals, and other land use – environmental documents;

process routine planning applications; perform general technical planning support work; perform a variety of fiscal, statistical, and office support work; provide staff support to various City Commissions; and perform related work as required.

Development Services Technician I – The entry level for the class. Incumbents learn to issue building permits, receive permit applications and plans, support professional planning staff, and perform a variety of office work.
Development Services Technician II – More experienced; performs a broader range of more complex functions concerning zoning issues, limited business license issuance, understanding and explaining the City's development standards, performing plan review, and performing assignments with minimal guidance and supervision.

Chief Building Official, Planning Manager, or designee.

• Provide a variety of customer assistance in receiving building permit applications, calculating fees, compiling statistical information on permit activities and preparing reports.
• Receive documentation for a variety of commercial and residential projects and distribute documents to appropriate staff.
• Provide code enforcement support.
• Receive and research inquiries regarding property records, maps, plans and legal descriptions.
• Process routine planning applications, including street closures, minor use permits and requests for use of city owned property, and provide advice and assistance to applicants.
• Review building permits and business license applications for compliance with zoning requirements.
• Provide a variety of support and assistance associated with planning, building, and concerns with new construction.
• Answer public inquiries regarding planning issues, permit procedures, design standards, environmental procedures, housing programs, and zoning concerns.
• Conduct research and respond to phone inquiries related to zoning, current projects, general plan policies, business licenses, impact fees, fences, signs, property data, building permits, environmental procedures, housing programs, permit procedures, and other matters as they relate to Planning.
• Assign new addresses to new structures, new commercial suites, and make corrections to the addressing database such as lot splits, mergers, and parcel page updates; notify affected agencies of changes and answer inquiries related addressing.
• Prepare public hearing notices and parcel lists for public hearings.
• Provide staff support for various City Commissions, including reports, minutes, and presentations, as needed.
• Order and maintain supply inventories, pay Department bills, and assist with preparation and tracking of Department budget.
• Provide a variety of office and administrative support work for the Department.
• Perform related duties as required.

• Knowledge of principles of fiscal record keeping, computerized record keeping and fiscal systems, data collection and analysis, permit application procedures and review processes, public relations techniques, office procedures, methods and equipment including computers and applicable software, and basic land use entitlement and environmental procedures.
• Ability to learn and perform complex technical support work in issuing City building permits and explaining zoning, land use entitlements and environmental procedures; perform fiscal, administrative, and office support work; read, interpret and explain applicable codes and ordinances; make accurate mathematical calculations; learn basic engineering office work; learn basic plan checks for non‑complex projects; read and understand planning and zoning laws and…