Associate Land Use Planner - Special Projects Job at Allen County, IN
This position is offered a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which includes:
- Medical, dental, vision and more
- Generous paid time off and holidays
- Retirement plan with up to 5% matching
This position is full-time, nonexempt, classified and Covered as defined by The Board of Commissioners of the County of Allen Employee Handbook.
Hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; 40 hours/week; overtime as required
Under the direction of the Senior Land Use Planner- Special Projects, the Principal Associate Land Use Planner- Special Projects is responsible for providing technical and professional assistance in the development, review, and approval of guiding plans, ordinances, strategic plans, and reports on land use issues through drafting, reviewing, developing, and interpretation of related guiding documents in the development and redevelopment of Allen County, City of Fort Wayne, City of Woodburn and the Towns of Huntertown, Grabill and Monroeville.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Researches and analyses multiple zoning ordinances and comprehensive plan amendments and updates for Allen County, Fort Wayne, Grabill, Huntertown, Monroeville, and Woodburn.
- Assists with drafting zoning ordinances, comprehensive plans, legal ads, staff reports, and related documents.
- Aides with the collection of public input processes for zoning ordinances and comprehensive plan amendments and updates.
- Presents proposed zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan amendments and updates to Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne Plan Commissions, the Allen County Board of Commissioners, Fort Wayne and Allen County Councils, the City of Woodburn, and the Towns of Monroeville, Grabill and Huntertown.
- Works with Land Use staff members to identify issues to address future zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan amendments and updates.
- Assists Land Use staff members with the interpretation and application of the Allen County and City of Fort Wayne zoning ordinances.
- Collaborates and collects work done by other department staff on zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan amendments and updates.
- Provides analysis on a wide range of departmental issues and enterprise strategic planning projects.
- Drafts, reviews, and provides advice to elected officials at the request of proposals, work contracts, and the awarding of consultant contracts.
- Assists with the coordination of New Allen Alliance and incorporated cities and towns in Allen County, providing technical planning assistance for rezoning, development, utility issues, ordinance, flood map interpretation, development/monitoring of community and area plans.
- Assists with the monitoring of activities from multiple project consultants, and reviews consultant work projects.
- Fulfills research requests for information and guidance on zoning ordinances and department policies and procedures.
- Performs ARC/GIS mapping, including zoning map amendments, BZA, addressing, floodplain and customer mapping related to land use planning.
- Assists department records management system and system coordinator for Accela.
- Communicates by telephone, emails, letters, and face-to-face with the general public including applicants, potential applicants, and general land use inquiries.
- Compiles and researches information through the Department of Planning Services’ storage database, other government databases, paper files, and the internet.
- Maintains and organizes data from projects and correspondence.
- Assists with a variety of Department activities, including but not limited to the review and approval of Improvement Location Permits, processing zoning ordinance complaints, and conducting on-site project site inspections.
- Reviews petitions for plans for changes in land use and for compliance with the zoning ordinance.
- Provides analytical and statistical information, builds, and utilizes reports, and creates presentations to analyze office processes, trends, and community views for use in updating departmental generated reports, rules, and procedures.
- Performs all other duties as assigned, including overtime as required.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Public Administration, Community Development, or related field with one year of experience in community development, planning, or related experience
- Valid Driver’s License to perform on-site inspections and/or to operate county owned vehicles required
- Knowledge of planning principles and practices to review plans and the ability to apply ordinance standards to determine compliance
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking to communicate with others effectively and professionally
- Knowledge of research practices and principles to apply to write reports and answer applicant questions
- Strong customer service skills with the interest and willingness to work with others
- Strong computer skills with the ability to use Microsoft Word and the ability to learn various computer programs including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, and other job-related software
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The Associate Land Use Planner- Special Projects works in a standard office environment with the ability to move about freely frequently sitting and transcribing/proofreading and very frequent mental/visual effort, typing, and attention to detail. Some lifting of up to twenty pounds, bending, pushing/pulling loads, monitoring equipment, and detailed inspection are to be expected.
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