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presentations, and following -up with citizens • Represent the Community Development Department at meetings • Administer and enforce the City's environmental protection ordinances and conduct environmental reviews for land use to result in the best possible environmental situation within the City • Assist the Senior Planner in the review of land use applications for consistency with City environmental regulations, policies, and best practices including but not limited to landscape plan review, tree preservation plan review, density transitioning review, and applying general environmental standards to all land use applications • Monitor subdivision developments for compliance with plans and developer's agreements related to natural resource issues, including completion of other natural resources protection, restoration, and enhancements, and landscape installation • Provide City staff input on pertinent environmental issues concerning citywide projects and initiatives • Interpret, respond to inquiries of, and enforce the City's environmental protection regulations, including but not limited to, tree preservation, landscape requirements, wetland protection, shoreland protection, as well as critical and scenic river overlay districts • Travel once annually for a three-day planning conference and possibly up to an additional three unspecified conferences per year Examples of Performance Criteria, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Considerable knowledge of land trends • General knowledge of county, state, and federal regulations related to community development in a municipal setting • Thorough knowledge of how to develop, interpret, and apply the City Code • Skilled in the correct use of the English language, including grammar, spelling and visual proofreading skills • Skilled in the operation of various types of office equipment including telephone, computer, copy machine, scanner, etc. • Ability to be perform the essential functions of the position, including the operation of various office equipment and technology • Ability to gather data and develop clear and concise reports • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with elected and appointed officials, City staff, citizens, consultants, developers, and outside agencies • Ability to work with minimal supervision to ensure that projects are completed thoroughly, accurately and on time • Ability to read and interpret documents and procedure manuals • Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with elected officials, supervisors, other employees and the general public • Ability to promote a respectful workplace and continually examine own performance to ensure excellent customer service with the public, customers and other City employees • Ability to maintain regular, reliable attendance during scheduled work hours, as well as additional hours outside of the regular schedule, as necessary • Ability to and maintain organized, complete, and accurate records • Ability to prioritize and organize work effort to meet deadlines • Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude toward job assignments and tasks to be performed • Ability to show initiative in recommending methods to improve efficiency and quality on the City Planner Page 2 of 4