ASSOCIATE PLANNER

Definition:

Under general direction, performs professional planning work on complex current planning and advance planning projects, and may supervise other personnel in providing planning services to the public.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises the review of site development, building, grading and landscape plans, parcel maps, final maps, adjustments plats, and similar applications;
• Management of complex planning projects, including environmental impact reports;
• Prepares reports related to planning and zoning issues;
• Supervises the drafting, updating and filing of land use maps, official zoning maps, and other maps, charts, and research materials;
• Attends meetings of and makes presentations to professional and public groups;
• Prepares written staff reports written by subordinates;
• Represents the City on various committees;
• Secures grant funds for various City projects;
• Performs environmental reviews of development projects;
• Develops plans, ordinances, and programs necessary to implement the General Plan;
• Consultant selection and management;
• Other duties as required;

Supervision:

Direct supervision is received from a Senior Planner or Principal Planner; supervision may be exercised over professional personnel.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge of:

• The principles, techniques, and objectives of City planning;
• State planning and zoning laws and regulations affecting planning, including CEQA and the Subdivision Map Act;
• Trends and statistics related to public planning;
• Engineering drawings, topographic mapping, and both architectural presentation and design.

Ability to:

• Collect, analyze, and interpret data pertaining to planning and zoning;
• Organize and monitor workloads;
• Make clear and concise written and oral reports;
• Establish and maintain effective relations with the public and coworkers.

Education and Experience – Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in planning, architecture or related field and three years of progressively responsible experience in municipal planning work, or equivalent. A Master's Degree may substitute for one year of work experience.

In addition to the above, essential functions require the following physical, environmental and communication demands:

PHYSICAL:

CONTINUOUS

• sitting

FREQUENT

• downward flexion of neck
• side-to-side turning of neck
• fine finger dexterity and grasp to manipulate keyboard, telephone, writing instruments, papers, books, manuals, reports

OCCASIONAL

• walking, standing, bending and stooping, climbing, reach at and above shoulders
• twisting at waist
• upward flexion of neck
• lifting objects weighing up to 10 lbs. from below waist to above shoulders, and transporting distances up to one block

INFREQUENT

• squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling

ENVIRONMENTAL:

CONTINUOUS

• working inside an office environment

OCCASIONAL

• outdoor exposure related to field research

COMMUNICATIONS:

VISION

• (may be correctable) to see computer display screens, books, manuals, and correspondence.

HEARING

• understanding telephone and personal conversations and presentations

SPEAKING

• for telephone and personal conversations

WRITING

• to complete reports, correspondence, take notes, and record data

READING

• various publications, statistical data, and contracts

Date: 01/01
Revised By: Department - SB/HR