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I think it's been awhile since we did this one .... What do you do for living? And what does your job involve? What exactly do you do?
I went to college at the ripe old age of 40 as a non-traditional student and it took me almost ten years to graduate, between working full time and going to classes part time (my son started college at the same time that I did and he finished in four years....I took a lot of ribbing for that, even though everybody knew I was working and studying). After I finally graduated, I found a job as a Land Use Planner for my county (actually the county hired me before I graduated; one of the conditions of employment was that I had to graduate and I did at the end of that year). That basically means that I review subdivision and land development plans for the county, both for residential and for commercial uses. Once the plan has been approved (usually by the county planning commission) and construction begins, I go out with our engineer to ensure that the stormwater improvements (detention/retention basins, trash racks, etc.) have been constructed properly. We make sure letters of credit and improvements guarantees are done properly and executed to make sure that everything is done according to the regulations in our ordinance. I've been doing this now for 13 years.
In addition to that, I also write and amend ordinances for the municipalities in the county. I've amended zoning ordinances and subdivision ordinances in addition to writing new noise ordinances and such. Before a municipality can adopt its own zoning ordinances, it must be given to the county for review.....it's usually given to me and I'll review it along with my Director and send my review back to the municipality for revisions.
I also attend the county planning commission meeting to keep members informed as to what's going on within the county as far as the plans go. Often the commission has to approve or disapprove plans (esp land development plans and major subdivision plans), so members need to know exactly what the plan involves and what may be required yet. I act as a liason between some of the municipalities and the county for plans as well, so I have to attend municipal planning commission meetings, too.
I like it overall, although it can really get hectic during the warmer months and we look forward to a bit of a breather during the winter. I get to meet people and help them with their projects. For the past two or three years, we've been getting a lot of applications for poultry barns as we live in a rural area and there are a lot of Amish and Mennonite farmers here. It's an interesting job.
I think it's been awhile since we did this one .... What do you do for living? And what does your job involve? What exactly do you do?
I went to college at the ripe old age of 40 as a non-traditional student and it took me almost ten years to graduate, between working full time and going to classes part time (my son started college at the same time that I did and he finished in four years....I took a lot of ribbing for that, even though everybody knew I was working and studying). After I finally graduated, I found a job as a Land Use Planner for my county (actually the county hired me before I graduated; one of the conditions of employment was that I had to graduate and I did at the end of that year). That basically means that I review subdivision and land development plans for the county, both for residential and for commercial uses. Once the plan has been approved (usually by the county planning commission) and construction begins, I go out with our engineer to ensure that the stormwater improvements (detention/retention basins, trash racks, etc.) have been constructed properly. We make sure letters of credit and improvements guarantees are done properly and executed to make sure that everything is done according to the regulations in our ordinance. I've been doing this now for 13 years.
In addition to that, I also write and amend ordinances for the municipalities in the county. I've amended zoning ordinances and subdivision ordinances in addition to writing new noise ordinances and such. Before a municipality can adopt its own zoning ordinances, it must be given to the county for review.....it's usually given to me and I'll review it along with my Director and send my review back to the municipality for revisions.
I also attend the county planning commission meeting to keep members informed as to what's going on within the county as far as the plans go. Often the commission has to approve or disapprove plans (esp land development plans and major subdivision plans), so members need to know exactly what the plan involves and what may be required yet. I act as a liason between some of the municipalities and the county for plans as well, so I have to attend municipal planning commission meetings, too.
I like it overall, although it can really get hectic during the warmer months and we look forward to a bit of a breather during the winter. I get to meet people and help them with their projects. For the past two or three years, we've been getting a lot of applications for poultry barns as we live in a rural area and there are a lot of Amish and Mennonite farmers here. It's an interesting job.
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