Community Development Administrator

Position Title:

Community Development Administrator

Salary Range:

Community Development Administrator, Grade 9, $71,047.09 - $99,465.92 per fiscal year, commensurate with experience.

Senior Community Development Administrator, Grade 11, $81,341.82 - $113,878.54 per fiscal year, commensurate with experience.

Job Description Summary:

This position provides expertise regarding a variety of community development activities and complex advisory to multiple cities on planning and zoning, economic development, administrative decisions, and changing community concerns. This person serves as a staff liaison to a multitude of boards and commissions and provides facilitation and technical advisory regarding zoning administration to regional cities by applying county and city codes, local ordinances, and statutory regulations. The position oversees the preparation and execution of planning and community development documents and works with a variety of state and local stakeholders.

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides community development advisory and zoning administration functions for regional cities

a. Leads and facilitates public meetings

• Leads routine Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment meetings for a portfolio of cities and provides consistent advisory and technical expertise to government officials.

• Conducts periodic public meetings across a variety of jurisdictions with government officials, attorneys, developers, media, members of the public, and/or other affected stakeholders to formulate, develop, or address issues regarding land use or community plans.

• Attends evening meetings in support of multiple cities. Number of meetings per month may vary based on city and project.

• Interprets and applies relevant county and city codes, local ordinances, and statutory regulations in an advisory capacity to government officials.

• Provides administrative recommendations regarding ordinance requirements, findings of fact, conditions of approval, and/or appeals processes to cities.

• Prepares reports for multiple Planning Commissions/Boards of Adjustment and City Councils and offers strategies to promote community development and efficient land use consistent with community goals.

b. Administers local and state ordinances, codes, and regulations

• Manages and processes variances, rezones, conditional use permits, subdivisions, and zoning amendments by accepting land use applications and supporting documentation, checking for accuracy and completeness, calculating fees, routing to appropriate staff, notifying the public, and/or writing staff reports as directed.

• Explains land use and related code information directly to city residents and provides guidance on requirements and/or approval process.

• Meets with developers and business owners on new projects and business expansions to discuss plans and community development programs.

• Performs field inspections to gather data relevant to the development review process and/or to verify that projects conform with city ordinances, codes, plans, and regulations.

• Writes enforcement letters to correct land use deficiencies or violations of land use regulations.

• Writes and revises a variety of ordinances, land use regulations, and land use applications, forms, and fee schedules, in partnership with government officials.

• Demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively, orally, and in writing, to internal and external stakeholders on local community development needs, and procedures.

c. Develops, maintains, and updates city records and resources

• Develops and writes recording documents for conditional use permits, interim use permits, variances, and rezones and advises on the filing process with County Recorder, in compliance with state guidelines.

• Conducts extensive research in specific and general community development project areas and identifies best practices for emergent, contentious local issues, like food trucks, outdoor markets, short-term rentals, and drive-thrus.

• Conducts research, attends professional development, and works cooperatively with the Sourcewell General Counsel to remain apprised of legislative decisions that may supersede local authority, like cannabis legalization and transitional housing provisions.

• Reviews city comprehensive plan and other long-range planning documents such as housing studies, park and trail plans, tran