City of Rock Island, IL
$45,598 - $70,737 a year - Full-time, Commission
Work involves responsibility for performing varied services and assignments in City planning, including conducting and preparing studies and reports pertaining to planning and redevelopment activities, and assisting in the direction and supervision of technical and clerical staff. Work includes responsibility for providing information regarding City codes and standards; enforcement of codes and standards; preparation of maps and other illustrative materials; and collecting planning data. Supervision is received from the Planning and Redevelopment Administrator who makes assignments and reviews work for professional soundness and results obtained.
Examples of Duties:
- Responds to inquiries and advises citizens on City zoning and sign ordinances and matters relating to zoning inspections.
- Provides information to general public regarding planning, permitting, and related development policies and procedures.
- Investigates complaints about zoning violations, issues violation notices to property owners or agents; negotiates solutions; or recommends legal action for noncompliance with oral and written warnings.
- Processes permits by reviewing applications for completeness and compliance with local zoning ordinances; analyzes data and formulates recommendations on specific zoning requests.
- Prepares and reviews updates of City maps, graphic display materials, and exhibits; prepares informational packets including tax ownership maps, zoning maps, and aerials for permit applications.
- Reviews plans and development proposals for conformance with technical requirements and standards; prepares staff report for Planning Commission; prepares Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals packets.
- Performs long range planning including the preparation of neighborhood plans; gathers, selects, and compiles data pertaining to area demographic, physical, and social characteristics; conducts special planning studies; organizes and attends neighborhood planning meetings.
- Attends meetings of, and makes presentations to, boards and commissions and City Council meetings as necessary; provides research and staff support to Preservation Commission, Neighborhood Partners, and neighborhood groups.
- Processes certificate of appropriateness and landmark designation applications; prepares grant applications for historic preservation funding; administers grant programs.
- Administers implementation of strategies identified in neighborhood plans.
- Provides effective and efficient customer services and promotes and maintains responsive community relations.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
- Graduation from a four year college or university with major course work in planning or related field; attainment of a master's degree in planning desirable but not required; planning or zoning experience; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, abilities, and skills:
- Considerable knowledge of the philosophy, principles, practices, and techniques of urban planning and development.
- Considerable knowledge of legal provisions and standards applicable to zoning, planning, land use, community development, and historic preservation.
- Knowledge of standard analytical and research methodologies and statistical procedures.
- Knowledge of computer operations, including word processing; spreadsheets and databases.
- Ability to read and interpret site plans and blueprints.
- Ability to detect and locate ordinance and code violations and to tactfully enforce codes and regulations.
- Ability to adjust formal plans to meet the specific needs of different neighborhoods, individuals, and circumstances.
- Ability to plan, organize, and report information effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other city employees, the development community and the general public, particularly neighborhood residents and business groups.
- Ability to prepare maps, charts, sketches, and complex graphics.
- Ability to effectively organize and speak at public meetings.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Supplemental Information:
Possession of a valid Class D Illinois driver's license or an equivalent license from the employee's state of residence.
Selected candidates must meet a residency requirement, which includes a ten-mile radius on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities within one year of hire date.
Possession of a valid Class D Illinois driver's license or an equivalent license from the employee's state of residence.
Selected candidates must meet a residency requirement, which includes a ten-mile radius on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities within one year of hire date.