Planning Assistant

Job Description

Statement of Duties
Under the direction of the Town Planner, responsible for providing technical and clerical support for regulatory processes and assisting the Town Planner in carrying out the functions of the department. Also responsible for assisting the Historic District and Historical Commission Chair in carrying out regulatory reviews and projects relating to historic matters.
Essential Functions
The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustration of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
1. Under the direction of the Town Planner, meeting with developers, attorneys, engineers,
architects, surveyors, contractors and members of the general public regarding Harwich
regulations, procedures and application requirements.
2. Under the direction of the Town Planner, reviewing applications for site plans,
subdivisions, approval-not-required plans, and special permits to determine application completeness, zoning compliance and adherence to Planning Board Rules and Regulations.
3. Under the direction of the Town Planner, communicating with applicants and/or their
agents to verify information or to obtain additional data or plan revisions.
4. Preparing legal notices, interdepartmental review correspondence, draft staff reports, and
draft decisions.
5. Advising applicants of meeting deadlines, scheduling applications for Planning Board
review, and preparing agendas.
6. Under the direction of the Town Planner, assisting in research for revisions to by-laws
and rules and regulations, preparing hearing notices, notifying statutory parties, and notifying Town Clerk of revisions for inclusion in the Harwich General Code.
7. Maintaining files for regulatory reviews, by-law and regulatory revisions, and general
planning matters.
8. Assisting in overall department administration including personnel related matters,
financial administration of the department, and management of office equipment.
9. Assisting applicants in filing applications to the Historic District and Historical
Commission, preparing staff reports, and preparing draft Notice of Determinations.
10. Assisting the Historic District and Historical Commission with historic projects.