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The Assistant Planner interacts with the public and other City departments regarding land use, zoning, environmental, licensing, code and permitting issues and activities, ensuring consistency in compliance with requirements.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Performs complex research and analysis, prepares reports, makes presentations at public meetings.
• Receives, evaluates, and processes land use and development applications.
• Acts as project manager for development permits submitted to the City and ensures consistency between Planning, Engineering, Building and Fire Department permit requirements before project approval.
• Meets with development community and residents to discuss development projects and code requirements.
• Provides information to the public regarding land use processes, zoning information, environmental review requirements, etc.
• Reviews sign permit applications and business license applications and renewals for compliance with code requirements.
• Performs Code Enforcement activities.
• Prepares graphical information for reports and presentations.
• Under supervision, reviews, analyzes, coordinates review, and prepares staff reports regarding proposed land use and development applications.
• On a limited basis and under direct supervision, drafts ordinances and procedures to implement City and Department policy direction.
• As directed, represents the City and Department with outside agencies, the public, and within the City organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Essential Skills and Abilities:
• Proficiency in research techniques.
• Proficiency in graphics software used by the City.
• Knowledge of applicable ordinances, codes, and permit requirements.
• Ability to interact with employees of other City departments, the development community, and the general public, including public speaking.
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Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and to operate a motor vehicle.
This work is primarily performed in an office environment. The employee may be required to sit at a computer work station for extended periods of time, and to stand while giving public presentations, which may occur outside of the office.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Employees must be able to perform multiple work tasks at the same time, perform well with frequent interruptions, and tolerate a fairly high level of stress.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Minimum Educational and Experience Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Planning or related field.
Experience: Planning internship and/or one year equivalent professional planning experience.
License and Certificate Requirements:
Washington State drivers license.
Must successfully pass a driver's and criminal background check.
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The City of Mukilteo is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities m provided upon request.
This position is represented by and requires membership in the Public, Professional & Office-Clerical Employees and Drivers Local Union No. 763 (Representing the Office-Clerical Technical Employees).
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