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POSITION DESCRIPTION TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Reports To: City Manager FL.SA: Exempt Supervises: Planning, Building Department, and Code Enforcement Staff Position Description: Under the general direction of, and at the will of the City Manager, directs the Town's Planning and Building Departments; coordinates the development review process to assure compliance with planning and building requirements; attends meetings of the City Council, Planning Commission, and appropriate committees as necessary; serves as Hearings Officer for Site Development and Fast Track hearings; prepares and/or coordinates preparation of long-range planning efforts, including General Plan updates, formulation of policies and ordinances, and special studies as directed; interprets, implements and enforces General Plan and Planning related codes and ordinances; engages in considerable public contact regarding zoning, site development, and subdivision standards and other planning issues; coordinates with other planning agencies; manages the building activity including plan check, permitting, inspection, and all aspects of our fee collection, manages the triennial building code amendment process and any related reach codes; streamlines and implements rebates as necessary to expedite and encourage applicants going through the building review process; and managed all aspects of Code Enforcement related to building, planning and nuisance reporting; also coordinated efforts related to sustainable building and GHG emission tracking practice; and performs related duties as required. Examples of Duties: • Organizes and coordinates all planning activities of the Town; processes and reviews all administrative and discretionary land use applications. • Oversees all building activities of the Town and coordination with the planning development process. • Maintains program to enforce Town planning, zoning, and building laws. • Reviews and makes written recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council on discretionary land use requests; makes field inspections of properties involved and presents applications and project requests to the Planning Commission and City Council. • Presides as Hearings Officer at Site Development and Fast Track hearings. • Conducts research and analysis on planning related topics; drafts recommendations; prepares policies, ordinance amendments, and General Plan amendments; presents studies and participates in discussion with sub -committees, Planning Commission, and City Council. Community Development Director (Position Description, cont.) Rev. 2/23 Resolution 11-23 Page 2