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29 Environment and Resource Conservation — Existing Time Limited 0 Planning and Inspections - Planner I Request: To change the existing full time, time limited Planner I position established to support the Shaping Orange County's Future initiative to a permanent position and reassign it from the Environment and Resource Conservation Department to the Planning Department by December 31, 1999 or earlier, depending on the ending date for the Shaping initiative. Purpose: To complete the Shaping initiative in the Environment and Resource Conservation Department and then to use the position in Planning to implement a program of site inspections of new and completed subdivisions to assure compliance with zoning requirements such as setbacks, landscaping, stream buffers, maintenance of required open space and the like. Job Functions: In Environment and Resource Conservation: ❑ Complete staff support functions for the Shaping Orange County's Future initiative now in the final stages of report completion. 0 With Reassignment to Plannin ❑ Complete initial site inspections for zoning permits to ensure that new construction complies with zoning requirements for setbacks from property lines and streams (within protected watershed areas). Complete second inspections prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy to ensure that landscaping and buffer requirements are met satisfactorily. ❑ Complete site inspections for major and minor subdivisions to verify that all improvements are in place and that the improvements meet specifications of the approved plans, including landscaping, impervious surface requirements and any other items in the Resolution of Approval for the subdivision. ❑ In subdivisions where an erosion control plan is not required, inspect the road for compliance with private road construction standards as outlined in the subdivision regulations. ❑ Complete annual site inspections of completed flexible development subdivisions to ensure that the required open space is maintained and any landscaped buffers are maintained as set forth in the approved plan. Related to this, participate in the transition from developer to the Homeowners' Association of the responsibility for maintenance of common areas and roads. Prior to transition, assure the improvements and open space still meet standards of originally approved plans. Following the transition, assure the Homeowners' Association understands its responsibilities as to the approved plans.