Development Services Technician

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

To provide administrative and technical support for a variety of development activities, including reviewing plans for compliance with City ordinances and responding to building planning, zoning, and/or other site development related questions concerning building and developing land in the City.

This is the entry level in the Development Services Technician series. On-the-job training is provided in this class for incumbents with no previous experience to become proficient in one of four areas: planning, building, utilities, or development engineering. Completed work is reviewed for accuracy and assignments are generally limited in scope and within the design and procedural framework; however, as experience is acquired, the employee performs with increasing independence.

General supervision is provided by a higher-level position. The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all the listed duties and/or may be required to perform related duties as needed:

• Provide information regarding building, planning, zoning, permit requirements, land use and/or other related processes to the public, builders, engineers, contractors, and architects at a public counter or on the telephone.
• Interpret and apply City ordinances, rules and regulations related to the development process.
• Perform plan review on initial submittals for commercial, industrial, and residential projects for completeness and compliance with City zoning and planning regulations including building and zoning codes, utility codes and regulations, and/or issue permits as appropriate.
• Perform design, preservation demolition, and plan review and issue appropriate permits, such as single family/two family, re-roof, and recycling permits.
• Update permit activity information in specialized database or permit management tracking programs
• Perform initial check of parcel maps, subdivisions, and various other drawings.
• Prepare and verify the accuracy of computations and plot information obtained from plans; check lot dimensions and street widths against recorded map.
• Prepare written reports and correspondence, such as Confirmation of Zoning letters, and post public notices.
• Calculate plan review, inspection and other required fees and collect, record and balance permit-related monetary transactions.
• Maintain records and publications, including both residential and commercial plan libraries and perform general filing.

• Local zoning practices, City Code, policies and procedures as they apply to assigned permitting responsibilities.
• Methods of gathering and compiling data.
• Property descriptions and graphic displays.
• Customer service principles and techniques.

• Learn and interpret City building permit and planning policies and procedures; construction, design, land use regulations and ordinances; and Zoning Districts, Special Planning Districts and Overlay zones.
• Explain both orally and in writing technical information to the public, specifically City Codes, policies, procedures and regulations.
• Deal effectively with builders, engineers, architects, developers, and the general public regarding all relevant codes, planning policies and regulations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

• Using a variety of computer software programs, including skill in maintaining electronic files, retrieve and research information from electronic files and databases.
• Basic math skills including ability to use scales and ability to calculate areas using scaled plans.

Experience: One year of administrative and technical support duties, preferably involving providing information over the telephone and at a public counter.

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Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

On an intermittent basis, sit at a desk; twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; occasionally walk,…