Planner

Job Title: Planner

Salary range: $57,600 annually

Department: Planning and Zoning

Hours: Full-Time

Job Description:

Performs a variety of working level professional and technical duties as needed to implement County of Platte (“County”) development plans, master plans and programs related to long range planning and/or code compliance.

Supervision Received:

Planner works under the direct supervision of the Board of County Commissioners.  Planner also works under the board policy, guidance and direction of the Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission. 

 

Supervision Exercised:

None

Essential Functions:

  • Participates in or coordinates subdivision, district boundary changes, de-annexation, special use approval processes, and any other land use process outlined in Platte County Zoning Rules & Regulations.
  • Coordinates and prepares technical review to the County Planning Commission.
  • Analyzes general plan, policies, and zoning regulations when preparing a staff report. That report should outline a recommendation of whether the request(s) should be approved or denied.
  • Prepares written reports in response to public requests, assists with implementations of land development plans, maintains records, logs, and pertinent reports.
  • Fields land use complaints and makes a recommendation on action related to planning, zoning, violations, and compliance.
  • Manages personal workload of planning projects related to policy development, land use, demographic analysis, housing, economic development/impact, transportation, environmental assessments, etc.
  • Conducts research on issues, policies and concepts pertaining to planning, zoning, and community development.
  • Presents findings to the Planning Commission and County Commissioners.
  • Reviews and updates Zoning Rules & Regulations with input from the Planning Commission, County Commissioners, and the public among others.
  • Prepares and updates various land use and planning maps.
  • Utilizes computer to conduct various research and solve planning problems; assists in maintaining effective software.
  • Meets with developers and public to discuss planning, zoning, and development issues. 
  • Assists the public in defining concerns, and then presents public questions to management.
  • Preparation of meeting agendas, meeting packets, and meeting minutes
  • Publishes notices of meetings via the local newspaper and posts notice signs.
  • Publishes meeting dates, minutes, agendas and board packets on the County website.
  • Updates the Planning & Zoning portion of the County website routinely.
  • Negotiates and/or arbitrates planning solutions for complex development projects with citizen groups, developers, property owners, and government officials.
  • Attends Commissioner meetings, citizens committees, pre-application meetings, planning commission meetings, and town council meetings as needed.
  • Assures proper legal documents are recorded with the County related to subdivisions plats, annexation plats, easements, and all ordinances pertaining to waivers, amendments, abandonment, street changes and vacates, etc.
  • Digitizes, indexes and files for retention historic and current Planning applications and files.
  • Prepares specialized reports, drafts consolidated plans, and annual performance reports for delivery to federal agencies as required.
  • Assists County departments with obtaining easements/right-of ways for County projects.
  • Conducts regular reviews of Zoning Rules & Regulations.
  • Assists in adapting, modifying, or rewriting codes as needed.
  • Prepares and provides written and oral reports to the County Commissioners, Planning Commission, committees, town councils and public groups as required.
  • Assists the Office of the County Clerk and Road & Bridge with road petitions.
  • Assists the Office of the County Assessor by providing data points for the County’s GIS system. Those data points may include road files and surveys, addresses, among others at the request of the County Assessor.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Experience and Training:

Any combination of the following experience and training would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to qualify the applicant.

  • Experience working with the public, preferably in code review and report writing.
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Associates degree or higher with coursework in planning, public or business administra­tion, or a related field.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license

Working Knowledge:

  • Understanding the principles and practices of urban planning, site development, master planning, zoning and community organizations as applied toward urban and rural planning models.
  • Skill in the art of diplomacy, cooperative problem solving, developing complex presentations, and public speaking before large audiences.
  • Standard office equipment, calendar management, multi-line phone system, email, website tools, mapping software, and virtual meeting software.

Work Environment:

  • Position requires employee to be punctual and on time.  Tasks require a variety of physical activities, not generally involving muscular strain. Physical demands may occur in activities related to walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching, etc. Talking, hearing, and seeing is required in the daily performance of job duties.
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