Director of Planning and Community Development

Summary

The City’s population of 12,353 resides within seven square miles including four miles of waterfront. The City provides full-city services including Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS), Engineering, Public Works, Water and Sewer utilities, Building Inspections, Community Development, Parks and Recreation, Marina, Senior Center, Library, Finance, Clerk and Administration. We are a welcoming destination for living, working, and visiting that – combined with our core values of accountability, innovation, trust, industriousness, and friendship – create an environment with opportunities to make a positive impact for our community.

The City’s population of 12,353 resides within seven square miles including four miles of waterfront. The City provides full-city services including Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS), Engineering, Public Works, Water and Sewer utilities, Building Inspections, Community Development, Parks and Recreation, Marina, Senior Center, Library, Finance, Clerk and Administration. We are a welcoming destination for living, working, and visiting that – combined with our core values of accountability, innovation, trust, industriousness, and friendship – create an environment with opportunities to make a positive impact for our community.

Reporting to the City Administrator, the Director of Planning and Development is responsible for fostering the development of the Port Washington community, maintaining and improving the quality of the natural and built environment, assuring safe, sanitary, and affordable housing for all residents, and strengthening the diversity and vitality of the local economy. This role is responsible to plan, organize, integrate, and direct the work of the Community Development Department.

Provides expertise and guidance to management, the City Council, and the Planning Commission on planning, land use, design review, and code enforcement issues, and provides solutions to meet the City’s strategic goals and business objectives. Provides oversite and coordination of the City’s permitting and inspection functions, including management of third-party contractors responsible for delivering permit and inspections services. This position serves as the City Planner and is a member of the City’s Senior Leadership Team.

• Manage the operations of the Planning and Development Department including preparation of the annual department budget; authorize, oversee and monitor expenditures.
• Direct the implementation of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Plan, Capital Improvement Plan, and community planning process to provide effective short and long-range planning for the community and its neighborhoods.
• Manage professional services contractors and the overall Planning and Development Department to ensure programs are administered effectively, including planning, urban design, economic development, and the redevelopment of blighted and disused properties.
• Implement zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations to include reviewing conditional use and rezoning petitions, preliminary and final plats, and certified survey maps; ensures compliance with state and local regulations, City code, design quality, and compatibility with adjoining development and recommends alterations in design and layout in proposed lots to meet these requirements.
• Compile, analyze, and communicate information pertaining to community development and planning related matters and/or special projects. Prepare agendas/reports and make presentations to City Council and various commissions and boards.
• Conduct complex and sensitive operational and technical analysis.
• Coordinates and oversees third-party contractors responsible for building…