Planner II

Under the general guidance and leadership of the Director of Planning and Development Services, this is a professional and technical position with progressively responsible work of an advanced nature. Work may assist the senior-level Planning team with monitoring and overseeing specific projects. This position involves intermediate and advanced professional planning initiatives, including assigned research concerning land use and zoning cases and development review.

Extensive public involvement, contact with public officials and coordination with internal departments and external agencies are necessary.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.

• Serves as a contact for all division inquiries and customer service, providing general information to the public on zoning and other land development issues.
• Provides general information to the public on zoning and other land development issues.
• Assists the public in interpreting various land use codes, rules, maps and regulations; informs citizens, applicants and developers of required restrictions associated with the Land Development Code.
• Perform duties of the Unified Land Development Code and Comprehensive Plan interpretation, clarification and explanation to internal and external customers and maintenance and understanding of records pertaining to planning projects.
• Research for preparation of and development of team member reports concerning development order, zoning and land use amendment requests.
• Reviews annexations, small-scale future land use amendments, future land use amendments, rezonings, variances, major developments, preliminary and final plats.
• Reviews beverage license and business tax receipt applications for consistency with local zoning ordinances.
• Assists senior staff with reviewing Planned Unit Developments (PUDs), Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code text amendments and other Planning Board applications.
• Reviews and processes zoning and permitted use verification letters, subdivision, lot split, lot combinations and lot reconfiguration letters as needed.
• Reviews minor and major subdivisions for consistency with local ordinances.
• Reviews commercial and residential and large-scale commercial Development Order applications and site plans to ensure conformance with planning and zoning ordinance requirements and restrictions.
• Reviews planning permits, sign, accessory, residential and small-scale commercial Development Order applications and site plans, permits to ensure conformance with planning and zoning ordinance requirements and restrictions.
• Reviews Development Order applications for consistency with the local Comprehensive Plan and Unified Land Development Code as assigned.
• Reviews Certificate of Acceptance applications for consistency with the local Comprehensive Plan and Unified Land Development Code as assigned.
• Assists senior-level staff with long-range planning studies and