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16 Feb 2014
Vice Director for Administration

Planning Assistant

Los Angeles Department of City Planning / Los Angeles, CA
Posted on: July 22, 2021

Application Deadline: September 2, 2021

Job Description

Full description: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacity/jobs/2815047/planning-assistant-7939-revised-07-21-21?keywords=planning%20assistant&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Included below is a partial list.

  • Reviews land use proposals to ensure consistency with the General Plan, specific plans, overlay districts, and other citywide and neighborhood specific regulations
  • Researches the Zoning Code, advising both planners and applicants on the appropriate steps that are necessary to further specific projects and/or planning initiatives 
  • Prepares written communication, including the drafting of Staff Reports for policy initiatives and Letters of Determination for project applications
  • Prepares notices (e.g., e-blasts, mailings, etc.) to inform the community organizations, advisory groups, and other public agencies of upcoming meetings and hearings
  • Answers call, questions, and emails from community and neighborhood organizations

Required Experience / Skills / Education

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in urban planning, urban studies, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, geography, public administration, political science, environmental science, social ecology, economics, transportation planning, or historic preservation; or

Four years of full-time paid experience with the City of Los Angeles as a Planning Aide.

Application Instructions

To be notified once the application period opens, go to https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacity/classspecs/741265?keywords=planning%20assistant&pagetype=classSpecifications and click Subscribe.

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