Planner

Planner

Salary: $72,811 per year - estimated

Location: Taylorsville, UT

Company: City Of Taylorsville

Hours: Full time

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The City of Taylorsville is seeking a Planner I. The Planner I will perform a variety of professional level and technical duties as needed to implement City general plan, master plans and programs related to long range, current planning and/or neighborhood compliance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning or related field and three years of progressively responsible experience.

Salary Range: $51,132 to $76,700.

Application Deadline: Open until filled. Taylorsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Primary Duty

Performs a variety of professional level and technical duties as needed to implement City general plan, master plans and programs related to long range, current planning and/or neighborhood compliance. Assists in the monitoring of community compliance with established planning, zoning and development ordinances. May be assigned full responsibility for a designated section or district of the city in relation to planning, zoning, development and compliance.

Essential Job Functions

• Coordinates and prepares technical Planning Commission and Board of Adjustments Staff Reports; analyzes general plan, policies, ordinance compliance, and performance standards and recommends approval or denial of special requests and applications; prepares written reports in response to public requests; assists with the implementation of land development ordinances; maintains records, logs, and pertinent reports; makes interpretations and recommends action related to planning, zoning and ordinance compliance.
• Manages personal caseload of planning projects related to policy development, land use, demographic analysis, housing, economic development/impact, transportation, environmental assessments, etc.; conducts research on issues, policies, and concepts pertaining to planning, zoning, and community development; presents findings to the planning commission/board of adjustment and/or City Council; prepares written reports in response to public requests for zoning applications and various ordinance changes.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A. Graduation from college with a bachelor's degree in urban planning, geography, landscape architecture, public administration or a closely related field; AND

B. Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience performing above or related duties; OR

C. An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Working knowledge of principles and practices of urban planning, building construction, site development and master planning, zoning ordinances, design, historic preservation, environmental protection and architecture; economics, sociology and community organization as applied to urban planning models; relationship between factors affecting urban planning policy, such as economic, political, sociological, legal, etc.; research and statistical methods typically used in the analysis and the evaluation of research data; land use, zoning, federal, state, and local laws; basic computer aided drafting methodology and related software; computer data base development. Some knowledge of principles of supervision and employee motivation.

DISCLAIMER: The above information is intended to describe the general nature of this position and is not to be considered a complete statement of duties, responsibilities, requirements or knowledge, skills and abilities. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.