The Planning Manager performs administrative and supervisory duties while directing current and long-range planning activities within the Department of Planning & Development Services. This role ensures compliance with city regulations, oversees technical planning work, and provides leadership to professional planning staff. This position assists the Director of Planning and Development with a wide variety of operational activities, including developing strategies and plans for future development of the City of Griffin, addressing social, economic, and environmental needs, attending meetings as the Planning and Development Director's representative, and resolving residents' issues and complaints. Under general direction of the director, this position plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and reviews the work of staff and/or contractors performing zoning and /or plan reviews and inspections. The position also coordinates assigned activities with other city departments; provides complex and responsible support to the Planning and Development Director and others in areas of expertise; performing diverse, specialized, and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibility. Essential duties include the following. - Makes recommendations to the City of Griffin Planning Board and Board of Commissioners on requests for major subdivisions of land, special use permits, developments of significant impact, rezoning of land, variances, annexations, and minor and major amendments.
- Assists the Director of Planning and Development and the Board of Commissioners with the development of a long- range land use plan.
- Assists in preparing and administering annual planning grant applications; updates plan for compliance with federal, state, and other applicable regulations.
- Coordinates activities with other City of Griffin Departments and outside agencies.
- Assists the Director in the preparation of zoning related staff reports and other presentations.
- Presents to the Planning and Zoning Board and the Board of Commissioners as needed.
- Responds to zoning and planning-related inquiries from the general-public and other agencies and organizations.
- Receives, investigates, and responds to difficult and sensitive problems and complaints in a professional manner; identifies and reports findings and takes necessary corrective action.
- Conducts research and prepares applications for potential grant funding.
- Analyzes data, engages with stakeholders, and creates plans for land use, zoning, and infrastructure while focusing on sustainability and community well-being.
- Participate in comprehensive planning and implementation of revitalization, revision, and redevelopment projects.
- Provides input pertaining to neighborhood planning initiatives, sites and master plans, and design guidelines.
- Performs fieldwork and research for both current planning and comprehensive planning.
- Assists director and staff to resolve residents' issues and complaints.
- Attends and participates in professional group meetings, training seminars, conferences, and classes; maintains awareness of new trends and developments in the field of city planning, zoning, land use, and economic development.
- Represents the City of Griffin on a variety of forums and will occasionally require meetings and/or special events that occur beyond standard business hours.
- Supervises and reviews the work of planning personnel for accuracy and completeness.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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