Junior Planner

Order#: NY1720575 Junior Planner DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is a professional planning position responsible for assisting with the administration of land use regulations and the formulation, development and coordination of planning projects. Duties include providing technical assistance in the areas of preparing and analyzing statistical and illustrative planning data. The role reports directly to and works under the general supervision of a senior level staff member. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Works with personnel of other departments, agencies and institutions to collect planning data; Develops drafts of zoning ordinances and amendments, subdivision regulations, and master plan reports; Analyzes economic, demographic, land use, and other data using computer programs including, but not limited to, geographic information systems and spread sheets; Reviews municipal zoning and subdivision applications; Reviews and processes applications for certificates of zoning compliance and conducts initial zoning reviews to determine whether proposed projects require approval by or referral to Town reviewing bodies; Reviews applications, plans, exterior alterations, and permit submissions for compliance with zoning requirements and consistency with prior board approvals and conditions; Research property records, prior permits, board decisions, approved plans, meeting minutes, zoning interpretations, and other historical records; Assists with the administration of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); Assists with requests made under the New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL); Provides public-facing assistance to residents, businesses, and other entities regarding zoning requirements, application procedures, property history, and land use approvals; Works closely with senior planning staff, code enforcement personnel, the Fire Marshal, department clerks, and other municipal departments; Maintains accurate application files, records, correspondence, databases, and tracking information; Analyzes data relative to community development projects with regard to their environmental impact; MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma. (A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Economics, Geography, Environmental Planning, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Sociology, Landscape Architecture, Watershed Science, Natural Resource Management, Water Resource Management, Agriculture, or a closely related field; OR, (B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's degree in one of the fields mentioned in (A) above, plus two (2) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent professional* research or planning experience in any of the following: housing, transportation, physical planning, land use planning, environmental planning, comprehensive planning**, developing land use regulations, zoning administration, site design, or a closely related field***; OR, (C) Four (4) years paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience as defined in (B) above; OR, (D) An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C) above.