Planner - Planning and Zoning

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Planner - Planning and Zoning

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Salary Range : $52,292 - $82,501

Status : Full-time, Onsite

JOB PURPOSE

The Planner position will provide responsible administrative support in the Planning and Zoning department, performing short and long-range planning and zoning activities. Responsibilities will include research, analysis, designing and facilitating community planning processes, while consulting various industry-related Boards and Commissions. Work is performed under the direction of the Director.

The Planner will collaborate on the research and analysis of techniques and practices of urban and regional planning. This position may handle current planning applications, such as rezonings, variances, waivers, ordinance amendments and conditional use permits. This position may provide project management for grants and other department projects / studies. The majority of the tasks completed by this position are varied and of a moderate to high level of complexity. The tasks require originality and creativity and almost often require the incumbent to compare alternative courses of action and make choices and decisions.

Work is performed both in the office and in the field and involves considerable contact with the public and other persons engaged in building construction, property maintenance, commercial business operations and ordinance enforcement activities.

The position reports directly to the Director of Planning and Zoning and maintains a close working relationship with other departments and officials of the City as required.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position is required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the position it reports to.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all tasks that may be found in positions of this class.)

• Current & Long-Range Planning

Performs professional work related to a variety of planning assignments

Prepares agenda items for the Department on planning and zoning related matters.

Performs field inspections to gather data relevant to the development review process and / or to verify that development projects comply with approved plans

Coordinates department projects with other departments and state agencies

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of experience, training, and education which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the job will be considered.

Interested applicants can secure and submit an application at www.ucitymo.org. Resume' may be submitted along with completed employment application.

The City of University City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Overall Physical Strength Demands

The office environment is typical with no unusual requirements. Some travel between locations is required throughout day-to-day tasks and responsibilities.

Sedentary

Light

Medium

Heavy

Very Heavy

Exerting up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time.

Exerting up to 20 lbs. occasionally, 10 lbs. frequently, or negligible amounts regularly OR requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Exerting 20-50 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10 lbs. regularly.

Exerting 50-100 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10-20 lbs. regularly.

Exerting over 100 lbs. occasionally, 50-100 lbs. frequently, or up to 20-50 lbs. regularly.

Work Environment : Regularly

Over 70%

Frequently

41% to 70%

Occasionally

16% to 40%

Rarely

Up to 15%

Never

0%

Sitting

Talking

Hearing

Feeling attributes of objects (e.g., determining size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with fingertips)

Grasping

Pushing

Standing

Walking

Driving

Reaching with hands / arms

Stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling

Climbing or balancing

Repetitive wrist, and or finger movement

Moving up and down from / to sitting position on the floor

Physical support and care of children (e.g. diapering, feeding, positioning, etc.)

EnviroNmental Conditions :

Regularly

Over 70%

Frequently

41% to 70%

Occasionally

16% to 40%

Rarely

Up to 15%

Never

0%

Work in confined spaces (crawl spaces, shafts, pipelines)

Wet, humid conditions (non-weather)

Varying, inclement outdoor weather conditions

Vibration

Work in hazardous traffic conditions (does not include regular traffic commute)

Extreme cold (non-weather; 1 hour)

Extreme heat (non-weather; >

100 deg. F for >

1 hour)

Subject to oils (mechanical or food)

Required to wear a respirator

Fumes or airborne particles

Work near moving mechanical parts

Work in high, dangerous places

Risk of electrical shock

Potentially hazardous bodily fluids

Potentially hazardous or cancer-causing agents or chemicals

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