Job Description

Under general supervision, performs professional planning duties.

Essential Job Functions

• Drafts Planning Commission, City Council, Board of Adjustment, and Downtown Advisory Board reports on lot splits, site plans, preliminary and conditional final plats, zoning change requests, and downtown construction.
• Answers questions from citizens, appraisers, architects, engineers, consultants, attorneys, and realtors regarding various land use, development, and process questions.
• Researches property history and consults with various departments to provide zoning verification letters to citizens, appraisers, architects, engineers, consultants, attorneys, and realtors.
• Prepares and presents visual aids for Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, Technical Advisory Committee, and Downtown Advisory Board Meetings as well as other City meetings as needed.
• Prepares reports and GIS maps for presentations on housing, commercial development, school-related projects and demographics.
• Updates zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations as needed.
• Assists with preparation of items for Planning Commission and City Council including taking in submittals, entry into Naviline, drafting and mailing of public notices and newspaper notices, and requesting placement of zoning signs.
• Reviews applications for telecommunication towers, new and upgrades.
• Researches Specific Use Permits on the property, zoning information, site plan compliance and verify structural analysis reports and lease agreements.
• Prepares utility easement and right-of-way documents for City Council, including dedications, closures, and partial closures.
• Works with applicants and surveyors to correct errors in legal descriptions and ordinance documents.
• Reviews site and landscape plans for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience

Requires a Bachelor\'s Degree in a course of study related to the occupational field, supplemented by one to two years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid Driver\'s License issued by the State of Oklahoma for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Physical Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of department activities and procedures.
• Knowledge of the sources and availability of current information needed for a variety of research assignments.
• Knowledge of relevant city, state, and federal laws, regulations and policies.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, systems and equipment.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of contemporary regional, city and urban planning.
• Skill in the use of computers and various software programs.
• Skill to exercise sound judgment in analyzing facts and arriving at conclusions.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill to make effective presentations in a group or individual setting.
• Skill to maintain and establish effective working relationships with other employees, elected officials and the general public.
• Ability to operate small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.
• Ability to operate computers for data entry, word processing and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to create and guide implementation of capital improvement plans or programs.

An offer of employment is contingent on the verification of credentials and other information required by the City of Broken Arrow policies, including the successful completion of a background check and drug/physical screening.

City of Broken Arrow is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the workforce. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, color, genetic information, marital status, or any other protected class. Broken Arrow is committed to reasonable accommodation, and a smoke free/drug free workplace.

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