Senior Land Use Technician

County of Riverside•Palm Desert, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Riverside County's Transportation and Land Management Agency (TLMA) has an opportunity for Senior Land Use Technician assigned to the Counter Services unit located in Palm Desert, CA. The Senior Land Use Technician will perform the more complex duties involving the interpretation, application, and enforcement of the land use ordinances and also serve as a lead worker over other technical and clerical personnel and perform other duties as required. Competitive candidates will possess experience as a Land Use Technician II. This is the advanced working level of the Land Use Technician series. Incumbents in this class serve in a lead capacity over field and office operations in a district or satellite office. This class is distinguished from the next lower level of Land Use Technician II in that the latter class is assigned duties of average difficulty. The County of Riverside Transportation & Land Management Agency (TLMA) is the umbrella agency for seven county departments. They are the Planning Department, Building & Safety Department, Transportation Department, Code Enforcement Department, Environmental Programs Department, Aviation Department, and the Administrative Services Department.

Requirements

Completion of 60 semester or 90 quarter units at a recognized college. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of additional qualifying experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education.
Two years of experience in land use, zoning, planning, title searching, building inspection, map making, surveying, or in a directly related field.
Knowledge of State laws and county and municipal ordinances governing land use and zoning; the elements of planning and zoning theory.
Ability to supervise and train personnel; read, interpret, and research laws, rules, and regulations; read legal documents and interpret legal property descriptions; read maps, architectural drawings, and interpret complicated building plans; interpret and apply zoning and land use regulations and planning concepts to complicated land problems; establish and maintain effective working relationships; prepare clear, concise, and accurate reports; speak and write effectively.
A California driver's license Class C is required at the time of application as the incumbent will be deriving to and from different locations for field inspections and other duties as assigned by the department.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.
A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Land Use Technician II

Responsibilities

Performs the more complex and specialized duties associated with county land use.
Schedules workload and provides technical assistance to technicians and clerical personnel.
Interprets and applies the county land use ordinances and other rules and regulations in relation to the more complex applications for building permits, such as use variances or large, complicated structures.
Checks applicant's proposed plans for building permits and determines if plans are in accordance with land use ordinances and regulations.
If not in compliance, advises applicants of the requirements and the various procedural steps they may take; reviews use variance applications; approves plot plans prior to issuance of building permit.
Interprets legal description from legal documents; provides public with information regarding land use laws and regulations, and compliance procedures.
Makes field inspections to note compliance with conditions of approval for approved projects.
Confers and coordinates activities with other interested county departments.
Appears as a witness in court in violation cases.
Trains subordinate personnel; prepares performance evaluations; prepares reports, conducts research, and prepares routine correspondence.