What are the responsibilities and job description for the City Planner position at City of Elizabethtown?
March 21, 2024 By Jodie Thompson
CITY OF ELIZABETHTOWN
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: City Planner CLASS: Negotiable
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JOB:
This is a professional position involving the municipal planning program. The work involves implementation and enforcement of land use plans and regulations, including the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Regulations. The Planner acts as technical advisor to the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment, and Historic Preservation Commission, as well as providing assistance on land development matters to professional land planners, engineers, surveyors, and citizens.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
- Assist the Director in administering the City’s planning programs and activities.
- Review development proposals, including map amendment requests, development plans, subdivision plats, variances, conditional use permits, and certificates of appropriateness for compliance with plans, regulations and guidelines.
- Perform field reviews to gather information relating to land use and development projects.
- Prepare written reports with recommendations of development proposals for Boards and Commissions.
- Provide technical assistance to the public, land developers, land planners, engineers, and attorneys concerning planning processes and regulations.
- Perform additional duties as required.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Geography or related field.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of urban planning, as they pertain to community development, zoning and subdivisions.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, officials, other agencies and the general public.
- Ability to present technical information clearly to the general public, professional land planners, engineers, surveyors, and attorneys.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Neat in appearance, high moral character and not convicted of a felony crime.
- Possess a valid Kentucky driver’s license.
- Ability to review development plans, subdivision plats, and construction plans.
- Physically capable of performing essential job functions.
- Ability to operate modern office equipment.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements or duties does not exclude other work which may be required.
- Perform Specific duties as defined in “Examples of Duties.”
- Ability to review development plans, subdivision plats, and construction plans.
- Communicate with the general public in a clear, polite understandable manner.
- Attend meetings at times other than regular office hours.