Zoning Specialist (Lead)

Salary:Position Grade:Department:Job Type:Examination Number:Location:Incumbents in this position are responsible for interpreting and enforcing the City%26rsquo;s zoning ordinance and performing the Zoning Administrator%26rsquo;s duties in their absence. Duties include conducting site inspections for commercial, residential and industrial sites to ensure compliance with City zoning codes; providing zoning information to the public and all interested parties; researching zoning requests and updating zoning ordinance, maps and database; verifying permit applications and legal descriptions; testifying in violation proceedings; and providing training to coworkers and subordinates and monitoring their performance. ●Schedules, distributes/balances and guides the work assignments of co-workers, according to established work flow/assignment requirements, to assist supervisory staff with timely completion of the assigned work load. ●Monitors and reports on co-worker work performance to determine overall conformity to established timetables and quality standards, and to document and communicate employee production levels and training needs. ●Trains co-workers, as directed, in specific task, job practices and procedures of zoning administration to improve and maintain the performance levels of these employees. ●Performs Zoning Administrator duties in his/her absence. ●Reviews applications for building permits, home occupancy waivers, incidental businesses, sign permits, billboard location plats, day care, and subdivision plats. ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●Researches zoning requests, maps and other materials. ●Reviews and verifies Assessor plats, property ownership, property history, property subdivisions. ●Verifies street and alley vacations, high hazard occupancy permit applications and legal descriptions. ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ●Data Utilization:

Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise.

Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives. ●Human Interaction: Requires the ability to persuade, convince, influence, train and monitor co-workers, in favor of a desired outcome.

Requires the ability to sell.

Requires the ability to act as a lead person. Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers, developers, property owners, business representatives and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use ●Verbal Aptitude ●Mathematical Aptitude ●Functional Reasoning:

Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems.

Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective. ●Situational Reasoning:

Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable. ●Environmental Factors:

Tasks are regularly performed in safe and comfortable surroundings without exposure to adverse environmental conditions. ●Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift objects up to twenty (20) pounds, such as building plans.

Requires the ability to stoop, bend, twist and climb stairs in conducting building line surveys, reviewing plans and verifying neighborhood petitions.

Requires the ability to sustain prolonged visual concentration. ●Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of shapes associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Requires the ability to distinguish objects clearly at far and close range to perform office work and conduct site inspections.Salary:Position Grade:Department:Job Type:Examination Number:Location:Incumbents in this position are responsible for interpreting and enforcing the City%26rsquo;s zoning ordinance and performing the Zoning Administrator%26rsquo;s duties in their absence. Duties include conducting site inspections for commercial, residential and industrial sites to ensure compliance with City zoning codes; providing zoning information to the public and all interested parties; researching zoning requests and updating zoning ordinance, maps and database; verifying permit applications and legal descriptions; testifying in violation proceedings; and providing training to coworkers and subordinates and monitoring their performance. ●Schedules, distributes/balances and guides the work assignments of co-workers, according to established work flow/assignment requirements, to assist supervisory staff with timely completion of the assigned work load. ●Monitors and reports on co-worker work performance to determine overall conformity to established timetables and quality standards, and to document and communicate employee production levels and training needs. ●Trains co-workers, as directed, in specific task, job practices and procedures of zoning administration to improve and maintain the performance levels of these employees. ●Performs Zoning Administrator duties in his/her absence. ●Reviews applications for building permits, home occupancy waivers, incidental businesses, sign permits, billboard location plats, day care, and subdivision plats. ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●Researches zoning requests, maps and other materials. ●Reviews and verifies Assessor plats, property ownership, property history, property subdivisions. ●Verifies street and alley vacations, high hazard occupancy permit applications and legal descriptions. ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; ●%3Cspan style=%22mso-spacerun: yes; Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ●Data Utilization:

Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise.

Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives. ●Human Interaction: Requires the ability to persuade, convince, influence, train and monitor co-workers, in favor of a desired outcome.

Requires the ability to sell.

Requires the ability to act as a lead person. Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers, developers, property owners, business representatives and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use ●Verbal Aptitude ●Mathematical Aptitude ●Functional Reasoning:

Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems.

Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective. ●Situational Reasoning:

Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable. ●Environmental Factors:

Tasks are regularly performed in safe and comfortable surroundings without exposure to adverse environmental conditions. ●Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift objects up to twenty (20) pounds, such as building plans.

Requires the ability to stoop, bend, twist and climb stairs in conducting building line surveys, reviewing plans and verifying neighborhood petitions.

Requires the ability to sustain prolonged visual concentration. ●Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of shapes associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Requires the ability to distinguish objects clearly at far and close range to perform office work and conduct site inspections.A Bachelor%26rsquo;s degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning or a related field; plus some experience in building code enforcement or zoning administration.License:

Must possess and maintain a valid driver%27s license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver%27s license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request. Please note type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application.

Scoring Components and Their WeightsExperience and Training: 100%Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon RequestWhen completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.Veterans Preference PointsTo be eligible for veteran%27s preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.City Residence Preference PointsCity residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.AccommodationsIf assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information.