Planning & Land Use Technician

SAN-Joaquin-Count; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

San Joaquin County in Stockton, CA seeks a professional to assist the public in interpreting planning and building codes and to process land use permits. The role also involves updating the Land Use Information System and preparing maps for Planning Commission meetings.

You will interpret land use requirements, record parcel boundaries, and investigate zoning concerns while coordinating with multiple agencies to ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing, tracking and processing building or land use permits in a public sector planning, building or related agency.
• OR performing construction, building, land use, or other work that required familiarity with, and the interpretation of, planning or building-related codes, ordinances and regulations.
• Incumbent must possess, or obtain within one year of appointment, ICC Permit Technician certification.
• ICC Permit Technician certification is waived for appointments made prior to San Joaquin County Civil Service Commission adoption of Classification Project #24-023.

Responsibilities

• Assists the public in interpreting a variety of planning and building codes and land use regulations; accepts and reviews land use applications; issues permits; receives complaints and directs the public to proper agencies.
• Assists in updating and maintaining the County Land Use Information System; issues addresses and building permits; collects and assembles data from various public and private sources.
• Prepares, revises, or updates maps and overlays based on existing maps, surveys, or legal descriptions of property or boundaries and land use zones.
• Interprets and explains land use requirements.
• Plots and records boundaries of individual parcels of property and land use zones.
• Prepares a variety of drawings, diagrams, charts, and maps for Planning Commission meetings; makes ink tracings from layouts of finished maps.
• May investigate zoning complaints; notifies property owners of violation; performs routine follow-up investigation to ensure compliance and notifies concerned parties of action taken; field checks areas and updates land use.

Skills

Interpretation of planning/building

Reviewing permits

Data interpretation & mapping

Tools

ICC Permit Technician certification

Job description

San Joaquin County in Stockton, CA seeks a professional to assist the public in interpreting planning and building codes and to process land use permits. The role also involves updating the Land Use Information System and preparing maps for Planning Commission meetings.

You will interpret land use requirements, record parcel boundaries, and investigate zoning concerns while coordinating with multiple agencies to ensure compliance.