Planner Senior
City of Myrtle BeachAbout the role
Posting number: 01980
Department: Planning and Zoning Department
Division: PlanningAndZoning
Job classification: Planner Sr
Posting type: Open
Categories: Planning and Development
Summary
Examples of duties
City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
JOB DESCRIPTION
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
Planner Senior
JOB SUMMARY
The purpose of this position is to perform professional and technical work to develop and implement the City’s comprehensive plan and other special projects.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing performance appraisals; schedules workload for planners; reports information to the Planning & Zoning Director.
- Coordinates daily work activities: organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; confers with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.
- Performs analysis and reviews recommendations of other staff members regarding zoning codes and development standards; researches state and local zoning information; analyzes current and historical data for proper use of properties; reviews zoning analysis and other zoning related documents; researches and drafts amendments to zoning ordinances and development codes; interprets and revises zoning, development and subdivision ordinances; submits recommendations for changes and revisions to appropriate City personnel.
- Provides information and technical assistance to citizens, property owners, land developers, contractors, architects, staff members, or other individuals/agencies regarding planning/zoning issues, ordinance/code provisions, sign and building permits, compliance, permitted uses, application procedures, and related issues: provides applicants with summary and checklist information of application procedures, deadlines, and fees; discusses problem areas with property owners and contractors and recommends solutions to problems; responds to routine questions or complaints; and researches problems and initiates problem resolution.
- Prepares staff reports and resolutions for consideration for Planning Commission and City Council; attends and offers testimony at meetings of same; makes presentations and responds to questions concerning zoning legislation or map changes.
- Prepares grant application packages; collects, compiles, and prepares data projections, program specifications, and other supporting details; writes draft reports and obtains the proper review and approval from appropriate City officials; coordinates the completion and compilation of application forms and supporting documentation requested by the application; and compiles the final application for submission to the appropriate agency or organization.
- Prepares the Comprehensive Land Use Plan; researches and analyzes statistical, mapping and tax data to determine past and current growth patterns; prepares reports detailing the same; updates Plan regularly to include changing conditions and ordinances.
- Keeps official zoning map for review and discussion; updates GIS database for zoning maps and future land use map after approval of amendments by appropriate governing body.
- Prepares, compiles, or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, records, zoning ordinance text amendment reports City Council issue papers, budget presentations, technical reports, public notices, certificates of zoning compliance, determinations, maps, or other documents.
- Receives various forms, reports, correspondence, minor/major subdivision plats, zoning applications, conditional use permit applications, variance applications, sign permit applications, building permit applications, maps, codes, ordinances, regulations, policies, procedures, manuals, directories, reference materials, or other documentation; re
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