Assistant Planner

The Assistant Planner interprets and communicates planning policies, manages development projects from initiation to completion and supports long-term planning initiatives. Responsibilities include preparing reports, facilitating meetings, ensuring compliance with regulations, overseeing environmental review processes and processing planning applications. This position also requires maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues, other City staff and the public.

Duties within this role include, but are not limited to:
 

• Public Counter Responsibilities - Respond to in-person and electronic inquiries at the public counter. This includes researching relevant City documents such as the General Plan, Land Use and Development Code, Downtown Specific Plan and Housing Element.
• General Plan and Housing Element Reporting/Implementation - Conduct research, prepare reports and perform data analysis to support the implementation of General Plan policies, including State-Certified Housing Element programs. Responsibilities may include completing annual reports, implementing Housing Element programs to meet State deadlines, reviewing and updating the Land Use and Development Code, engaging with the community and stakeholders, conducting environmental analyses, preparing staff reports and presenting materials to various groups. 
• Specific Plan Project Management - Assist in the development and execution of project management tasks for new Specific Plans within the City. Current projects include the Allison Priority Development Area (PDA) Specific Plan and the East of Leisure Town Specific Plan, among others. 
• New Subdivision and Master-Planned Communities - Evaluate and analyze new subdivision proposals, including comprehensive planning for greenfield development areas. Implement long-term plans through the design review of individual projects. 
• Consultant Management -  Assist in, or independently oversee, the work of project planning and environmental consultants. Duties include facilitating in-person or virtual meetings, monitoring timelines and ensuring the quality of deliverables for key initiatives such as the Housing Element, Municipal Service Review and other City-wide projects. 
• Project Review - Collect, analyze and interpret planning and zoning data pertaining to regulations in both agricultural and urban areas. Interpret and explain City ordinances and codes.