Planner, Government, Environmental​/ Urban Planning

Department:
County of Chelan Community Development

Job Classification:

Full Time

FLSA Classification:

Non Exempt

Salary:$ 568.21- $ 7,311.53/ MonthlyPW
16

Posted:
December 23, 2025

County of Chelan Community Development 316 Washington Street, #301 Wenatchee, WA 98801

First Review Date:
January 9th, 2026

Serves as a first-level professional planner. Implements the mission of the Department in order to assure orderly growth of the County and coordination of planning efforts in Urban Growth Areas. Undertakes and coordinates professional planning services for a broad range of planning activities involving: long range comprehensive planning, drafting of development regulations, processing of discretionary and ministerial development applications, collection and analysis of geographic/socioeconomic data, and providing public information about County planning policies, regulations and activities.

First-level non-supervisory professional planner. Reports to Director and Assistant Director. Coordinates work with other staff when appropriate. Provides information to the public about County land use regulations and policies. Applies professional judgment to prepare recommendations on policy and regulatory issues to the Director, Assistant Director, and hearing bodies.

Depending upon assignment, the incumbent may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties, which are representative sample of the level of work appropriate to this classification.

• Provides information to the general public, permit applicants, and public officials – over the telephone, at the counter, through e-mail, through mail, and at meetings – regarding the County’s land use regulations and policies.
• Processes development proposals requiring discretionary County approval, for example:
  Short Plats and Conditional Use Permits. Reviews proposals for compliance with zoning and related regulations and comprehensive plan policies, coordinates with other departments, prepares written staff reports, and makes recommendations to decision makers.
• Performs technical review of building and other code-regulated development permits to ensure compliance with zoning and related development regulations, comprehensive plan policies, and conditions of approval for prior discretionary development permits.
• Reviews development proposals and planning projects for compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act.
• Conducts research tasks as assigned, prepares options, makes recommendations, and drafts proposed amendments to planning and regulatory documents including but not limited to:
  Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code, Shoreline Master Program, Subdivision Ordinance, and Chelan County Code.
• Represents the Department at public meetings hosted by the County, Community Councils, developers, and civic groups as well as on interdepartmental service teams and technical groups.
• Prepares and delivers public presentations of staff reports at public meetings and hearings before the Board of County Commissioners, Planning Commission, Hearing Examiner and other hearing bodies.
• Works with individuals and interest groups to facilitate decision making on issues pertaining to development permits and planning projects.
• Prepares legal documents associated with development permits. Monitors maintenance and performance securities, including wetland mitigation and landscaping.
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
• Creates and/or revises administrative procedures to implement changes to policies and codes.
• Works with other members of the Department in collaborative problem solving and completion of tasks.
• May assist Code Enforcement Staff in performance of his/her duties.
• Collects and analyzes demographic, land use, and related data. May manage automated mapping, database, and geographic information systems.
• May assist the Director and Assistant Director in the preparation of budget requests for planning projects and in the preparation of applications for grants.
• May serve the County in a support role in the event of an emergency or disaster.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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