What are the responsibilities and job description for the City Planner position at City of Wasilla?
**This job is located in Wasilla, AK**
We are seeking a highly motivated and professional City Planner to join one of the fastest growing commercial hubs in the State of Alaska. With growth comes automation and streaming the permit process to ensure the highest level of success by creating reasonable regulations with a commonsense approach to growth. This position will be the driving force for managing all phases of zoning administration, collaborating and assisting the Planning Commission, updating comprehensive growth plans in coordination with other departments, and working with Economic Development team.
This position is responsible for a wide range of duties such as:
- Evaluate existing permitting process (CitizenServe) and for improvement, standardization, and automation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to the development of short- and long-range planning tools to engage citizen groups, regional partners, businesses, residents and staff.
- Provide information to developers, engineers, architects, and the general public on planning and zoning policies and procedures and explain to property owners how to comply with City procedures regarding land use and construction.
- Conduct research efforts to stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies to permitting automation, laws, regulations, and statutes relating to planning and zoning and enforce zoning regulations and local ordinances.
- Compute data related to planning issues. Review commercial, industrial, and multi family site design applications and preliminary or conceptual drawings to ensure projects meet applicable laws and prepare findings of fact and recommendations for and advise the Planning Commission, City council and other governing boards and planning-related groups.
- Collaborate with the legal partners to ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and ordinances.
- Create legal ordinances and documents which implement City Council and Planning commission actions and monitor activities to ensure compliance.
- Responsible for all phases of zoning administration in addition to assisting the Planning Commission with the development of the comprehensive land development plans and programs for the City of Wasilla.
- Provide support to the Planning Commission and City administration through administering the Wasilla Land Development Code.
Weekly schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm with the option to telework after the probation period has been completed. This position is at will and serves at the discretion of the Mayor.
