• Administers the City Zoning Ordinance.
  • Administers the City Subdivision regulations.
  • Administers Federal Flood Plain and Insurance Program regulations.
  • Performs studies and reports about the City’s urban characteristics and trends.
  • Supports the following City Boards and Commissions:
    • Planning Commission
    • Board of Zoning Adjustments
  • Reports Planning Commission activities to City Council.
  • Assists in public relations efforts through contacts with the local media, civic organizations, and citizen groups.
  • Supervises Street Department activities.
  • Performs Plan Review and Construction Inspection of all new building sites and subdivision developments.
  • Performs Plan Review and contract administration of all Capital Projects designed by consultants.
  • Performs Design and Construction Inspection of small Capital Improvements Projects.
  • Inspects all work performed by private contractors on city right-of-ways.
  • Designs and supervises City’s annual street paving program.
  • Supports other departments by providing surveying and drafting services.
  • Maintains and updates city records of property plat books, deed transfers, new subdivisions, streets, alleys, survey benchmarks, sewer, storm drain, gas, and water lines.
  • Supports the Mayor and City Administrator with technical information on all infrastructure of the City.
  • Provides administrative assistance to the City’s weed, litter, junk, abandoned car and trash ordinances.
  • Administers City’s building code program.
  • Issues and monitors building construction, demolition, and land disturbance permits.
  • Issues sign permits.
  • Coordinates local census efforts for the United States Census Bureau.
  • Represents the City in various regional and state meetings and organizations.
  • Coordinates on-going maintenance of the Enhanced 911 database files.

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