Planning Technician

Job Description:

Planning Technician

Description

Summary

This position provides support to the Community Development and Public Works departments. Responsible for assisting citizens, contractors, and developers with applications and permit fees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists with customer inquiries and requests.
• Reviews site plans and zoning permit applications to assure compliance with requirements such as use, bulk, placement, and parking ratios.
• Performs routine office tasks in designated program areas, including data entry, file management, copying and answering the telephone.
• Prepares for public meetings by creating documents for meetings, agendas, sign in sheets, etc., reserving venues, and assisting with facilitating the meetings.
• Handles GIS projects including data analysis necessary for plan preparation and implementation.
• Assists the City Planner in implementation of Comprehensive Plan such as through research, site visits and documentation, GIS projects, and additional administrative tasks.
• Assists with general office and clerical duties including departmental correspondence, updating logs, data entry, and maintaining files and records. Completes work assignments through use of spreadsheets, reports and other forms of information. Maintains file systems of various files/records for the division.
• Conducts surveys and demographic studies to gather required information; maintains a collection of social, economic, environmental and regulatory databases.
• Prepares statistical tabulations and computations, charts and presentations for planning projects as needed.
• Assists with special projects, including collecting data, analyzing results, preparing various reports and illustrative materials.
• Conducts special research for various Planning projects including conducting field work and collecting existing condition data.
• Assists the City Planner with community meetings, including evening meetings.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience

Requires at a minimum the completion of an associate’s degree in public administration, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), urban planning, architecture, construction management, social sciences, or related field. Two years of municipal experience is also required. A bachelor's degree is preferred and may substitute for two years of experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certification in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) preferred.

Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software; Project Management software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software. GIS software skills highly preferred. Knowledge of Microsoft Office software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to attend night or evening meetings as needed.
• Knowledge of public administration and urban planning practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of City policies, procedures, and development codes.
• Skilled in the use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
• Skilled in reading, interpreting and analyzing maps, exhibits, legal descriptions, plats, site plans and elevation drawings.

The City of Lancaster offer a complete benefits packeage to full-time employees which includes: health care; paid holidays, vacation time, sick leave, retirement, longevity, tuition reimbersemet and more.

To learn more details, vist our benefits page.

Salary:

$23.60 Hourly