Zoning Administrator

Horry County, (SC); Conway (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Horry County seeks a Zoning Administrator to oversee the Zoning Ordinance under the Deputy Director of Planning. The role involves coordinating staff reports for the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and County Council, and guiding land use studies.

You will initiate amendments to ordinances, review commercial plans for landscaping and parking compliance, work with Code Enforcement on enforcement, and make public presentations while maintaining positive public relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the specified fields and 3–5 years of zoning administration experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must pass required pre-employment physical and background check.

Responsibilities

• Prepare staff reports for the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and County Council.
• Conduct land use studies and prepare amendments to zoning ordinances.
• Review commercial plans for landscaping and parking standards; coordinate with Code Enforcement on enforcement of zoning and sign ordinances.
• Make public presentations and conduct Zoning Board of Appeals meetings.
• Provide technical guidance to department staff and maintain positive, service-focused relationships with the public and other departments.

Skills

Public interaction

Communication

Judgment and tact

Education

Urban & Regional Planning

Public Administration

Political Science

Job description

Under the supervision of the Deputy Director of Planning, is responsible for administering the Zoning Ordinance.

• Duties include but are not limited to preparation of staff reports for the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and County Council; conducting land use studies; preparing and initiating amendments to Horry County ordinances; commercial plan review for compliance with landscaping and parking standards; working with Code Enforcement inspectors on enforcement of all zoning, parking, and sign ordinances; making public presentations, etc.
• Conducts Zoning Board of Appeals meetings.
• Work involves providing technical guidance to department staff, and considerable public contact often in sensitive or emotional issues requiring judgment, firmness, and tact.
• A demonstrated history of developing and maintaining positive, service-focused relationships with the public and other departments is desired.

• Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Public Administration, or Political Science and three to five years’ experience in zoning administration; or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Candidates must be able to pass required pre-employment physical and background check.