Infrastructure & Capital Projects- Intermediate City Planner, COM

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• (Internal Title- Property Services II)
  • Reporting to the Associate Director of Land Use Planning & Capital Projects, the Intermediate Planner is responsible for reviewing, advise and processing various applications under the Planning Act and Condominium Act (including subdivisions and site plans) and more in-depth applications. This role involves assisting with planning studies, research projects, and providing advice on planning matters
  • The Intermediate Planner collaborates with other divisions within the Cities staff, including Building, Bylaw, Clerks and Infrastructure Services (Engineering), and engages with external agencies and stakeholders
  • The Intermediate Planner represents the clients in various land-use planning forums and contributed to maintaining high ethical standards and positive public perception of the City's planning activities
  • Supports client staff and/or directly provides technical and professional planning advice and information to the public, developers, lawyers, and other stakeholders pertaining to land-use and zoning matters, including, responding to inquiries in-person, by phone and email regarding zoning, and general planning related matters. To support proactive community education, lead or participate in preparing plain language communications and/or making presentations to the public regarding planning, zoning, and other programs
  • Assists and provides professional input and advice in the administration and enforcement of the Ontario Planning Act and related statutory regulations, municipal by-laws and other relevant and applicable law, and to a secondary extent, the Ontario Building Code Act and engineering standards/requirements.
  • Reviews and confirms submitted application and materials for accuracy and completeness
  • Provides clarification when needed to other staff on payments and transactions including licenses, invoices, development charges, and permits
  • Provide guidance/direction on, or directly process more complex/unique/contentious short-term planning applications (ex. minor variances, consents, site plans). Process more complex applications (official plan amendments, complex zoning by-law amendments, subdivision and condominium plans)
  • Review letters of zoning compliance when needed, evaluate applications under relevant by-laws, and ensure compliance and conformity with zoning, site plan, and against the City’s Official Plan and other guidelines, standards, and policies
  • Provides professional support and guidance when needed on submitted applications and/or plans, studies, reports. Apply file management and complex issue resolution to meet process timelines
  • Prepare reports and recommendations on planning and development proposals
  • When requested by the Senior Staff, coordinates, prepares agendas and takes notes for various planning/development-related meetings
  • Attend public consultation meetings to present, respond to questions from Committee, Council, the public and stakeholders
  • Assists, coordinates, and/or responds to questions and complaints, especially regarding more complex land-use planning-related matters
  • Confers with and provides information to clients and partners including: engineers, architects, property owners, contractors, committees established by Council, and others regarding more complex land-use planning-related matters
  • Conduct site visits and inspections as required
  • Ensure development proposals conform with the Official Plan, Provincial policies, and Council Guidelines
  • Assist in developing implementation policies and preparing amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law
  • Prepares complex agreements related to planning matters (e.g., development, site plan, and subdivision)
  • Coordinate and, and in consultation with more senior planning staff, negotiate input from applicants, consultants, service areas, agencies, and the public on planning proposals and amendments
  • Assist senior planning staff with studies and research projects relating to the immediate and long-term planning of land, facilities, and services
  • Participates as needed on background research, preparing data, and other tasks relating to the development and reviews for Development Charges and/or Community Benefits Charges Studies/By-laws as governed by the Planning Act
  • When directed, assigned to work closely with more senior staff on key projects/assignments, ensuring alignment with overall planning objectives and strategies, and supporting their management of major projects and studies
  • Provide planning information and advice on principles and policies to applicants, consultants, citizen groups, government agencies, and the public
  • Supports senior staff in compiling background research and data required to accurately account for and recover costs associated with various planning activities
  • Support divisional work plans and direct, train, and advise junior planning staff and students
  • As a “Registered Professional Planner” (RPP), provide professional planning evidence at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) and other hearings conducted under Provincial legislation on behalf of the City
  • Prepares appeal records, affidavits, witness statements, and evidence with little to no supervision
  • Assist in the preparation of urban design and planning visions and documents, including Urban Design Rationale Reports, Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendments, Draft Plans of Subdivisions and Minor Variances
  • Assist in the production of urban design projects including preparation of Campus Master Plans, Downtown Plans, Corridor Plans, Mobility Hubs, Community Plans, Urban Design Guidelines, Master Plans, Peer Reviews, etc
  • Assist in the production of Witness Statements and supporting documents in relation to Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings
  • Prepare materials for public workshops, client meetings, internal workshops, and Council meetings
  • Support a multidisciplinary team of planners, urban designers, architects, and landscape architects on planning and urban design projects
  • Assist in the preparation of proposals in response to RFQs and RFPs
  • Support other project work within the studios as needed
• Working Conditions
  • Office-based or Hybrid