Senior Planner - Charlotte County, FL

Performs professional and technical work developing, researching, and maintaining public planning studies and programs on land use, zoning, conservation, housing, transportation, population, coastal management, historic preservation, urban design, and other areas of comprehensive planning activities. Processes related applications, writes and presents reports for, and serves as a representative to zoning related County boards and other agencies.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops, reviews, and makes recommendations on future development plans for conformance with state and local regulations.
• Interprets, develops, and composes regulations and policies that guide development.
• Provides information and technical guidance to the general public regarding land development regulations, land uses, zoning classifications, variances, special exceptions and related issues; receives and responds to inquiries on land use issues from engineers, contractors, other County departments, and the general public.
• Processes applications for special exceptions, variances, plan amendments, zoning map amendments, minor home occupations, and administrative variances: and prepares, submits and maintains related documentation and files.
• Researches and analyzes information and makes recommendations that enable staff and elected officials to make appropriate decisions regarding applications and planning activities.
• Interprets and implements state statutes.
• Serves as County representative to boards and other official agencies: writes reports and makes recommendations regarding a variety of planning issues; and makes public presentations to citizen groups, elected officials, and state agencies.
• Coordinates planning activities with other County staff and departments, boards, agencies and other entities.  
• May be required to act as lead worker on a team comprised of planning staff members.
• Provide exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaints by all forms of communication.