Poquoson Police Department
Principal Planner - Community Development Dept
Poquoson Police Department, Poquoson, Virginia, United States, 23662
Job Opportunities The City of Poquoson's
Community Development
department is seeking a highly qualified Principal Planner to join our dedicated team. The starting salary for this Full-Time, Exempt position is $64,920 (dependent upon experience). Applications are accepted on our City website, or in-person in our Human Resource's department. Principal Planner - Community Development Dept
Performs intermediate professional work developing or assisting with the development of current, long-range, transportation, and/or other planning activities, assisting and providing information to the public, serving as staff support to various boards and commissions, preparing and maintaining various files and records, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Director of Community Development. Essential Functions:
Assists citizens with the land use permit/rezoning process; provides ordinance and comprehensive plan interpretations. Reviews and coordinates reviews of the land use applications, comprehensive plan and ordinance amendments for review by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Coordinate the purchase and installation of streetlights. Processes and presents technical reports in the areas of land use, environmental economic impact and land development. Reviews site plans and plats for conformance with the City and State ordinances and regulations. Reviews building and zoning permit applications. Reviews local ordinances to verify consistency and intent; recommends updates as needed; researches other local government ordinances to benchmark how land use issues are handled. Serves as staff liaison to various boards and commissions including the Planning Commission, City Council, the Architectural Review Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Reviews Home Business and Farm Animal permits. Conducts research and prepares statistical reports on land use, physical, social, and economic issues. Represents the City at regional planning organizational meetings. Zoning and Code Compliance Enforcement. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of land development and zoning activities and their relation to planning; thorough knowledge of zoning and code enforcement practices; ability to read and interpret blueprints, site plans and architectural designs; ability to gather and interpret technical and statistical information and prepare technical reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City officials, contractors, architects, land developers, associates and the general public. Ability to speak in a public forum. Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree with coursework in urban planning, regional planning, geography, or related field and moderate experience in municipal planning, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Requirements:
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to receive detailed information through verbal communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles and exposure to outdoor weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Special Requirements:
Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Community Development
department is seeking a highly qualified Principal Planner to join our dedicated team. The starting salary for this Full-Time, Exempt position is $64,920 (dependent upon experience). Applications are accepted on our City website, or in-person in our Human Resource's department. Principal Planner - Community Development Dept
Performs intermediate professional work developing or assisting with the development of current, long-range, transportation, and/or other planning activities, assisting and providing information to the public, serving as staff support to various boards and commissions, preparing and maintaining various files and records, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Director of Community Development. Essential Functions:
Assists citizens with the land use permit/rezoning process; provides ordinance and comprehensive plan interpretations. Reviews and coordinates reviews of the land use applications, comprehensive plan and ordinance amendments for review by the Planning Commission and the City Council. Coordinate the purchase and installation of streetlights. Processes and presents technical reports in the areas of land use, environmental economic impact and land development. Reviews site plans and plats for conformance with the City and State ordinances and regulations. Reviews building and zoning permit applications. Reviews local ordinances to verify consistency and intent; recommends updates as needed; researches other local government ordinances to benchmark how land use issues are handled. Serves as staff liaison to various boards and commissions including the Planning Commission, City Council, the Architectural Review Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals. Reviews Home Business and Farm Animal permits. Conducts research and prepares statistical reports on land use, physical, social, and economic issues. Represents the City at regional planning organizational meetings. Zoning and Code Compliance Enforcement. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of land development and zoning activities and their relation to planning; thorough knowledge of zoning and code enforcement practices; ability to read and interpret blueprints, site plans and architectural designs; ability to gather and interpret technical and statistical information and prepare technical reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City officials, contractors, architects, land developers, associates and the general public. Ability to speak in a public forum. Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree with coursework in urban planning, regional planning, geography, or related field and moderate experience in municipal planning, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Requirements:
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to receive detailed information through verbal communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles and exposure to outdoor weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Special Requirements:
Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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