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Land Use Planner - Mountain Area Preservation Truckee, CA View Job Posting The MAP Lake Tahoe Land Use Planner will focus on North Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Basin, addressing land use and planning items for Placer County, Washoe County, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, as well as related development applications. Educational & Professional Requirements The Land Use Planner will have the knowledge, education, and experience needed to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Requirements:

Degree:

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Urban/Regional Planning, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Architecture, or a closely related field.

Experience:

5+ years of foundational planning experience. An ideal candidate knows the Lake Tahoe Basin and is familiar with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Regional Plan, threshold standards, and Bi-state Compact guidelines.

Technical Writing and Critical Thinking:

Skilled in translating dense environmental data into clear staff reports, code-compliance summaries, public letters, fact sheets, and other communications.

Public Speaking:

Capacity to distill complex information for multiple audiences. The ideal candidate is comfortable presenting to community members, partner agencies, and local government officials.

Bi-State & Multi-Agency Jurisdictions:

Ability to navigate overlapping regulations for shoreline projects and related reviews. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): Knowledge of CEQA is essential for reviewing Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and Mitigated Negative Declarations on the California side. NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act): Familiarity with NEPA is necessary for environmental analyses involving federal land in the Tahoe Basin.

Preferred Qualifications:

Land Coverage & IPES:

Understanding the Individual Parcel Evaluation System (IPES) and how land capability districts limit "impervious coverage" to protect watershed filtration. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR): Mastery of how development rights, tourist accommodation units, and commercial floor area are bought, sold, and transferred.

TRPA Environmental Checklists:

Familiarity with Environmental Checklists, which TRPA uses to understand environmental impacts in a process that often overrides or runs parallel to state laws.

GIS Mapping & Data Visualization:

Proficiency in ArcGIS is highly sought after to map projects, sensitive areas, zoning boundaries, and coverage constraints.

Language:

Spanish-speaking and translation skills for land use communication and outreach materials are highly sought to support this role and future MAP outreach efforts for land use.

Key Responsibilities/Role:

Land Use Projects/Priorities for

North Lake Tahoe:

Oversee daily operations for land use applications, including public process, community and government engagement, and analytical project review. Attend meetings for Lake Tahoe Basin jurisdictions, specifically Washoe County, Placer County, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), including meetings outside regular business hours.

Partner and Government Engagement:

Serve as a MAP representative in the public process. Meet regularly with elected and appointed officials on MAP land use projects and policy items.

Communications:

Develop advocacy communications for project processes, member engagement, partner outreach, social media, letter writing, and verbal comments for government hearings.

Signature Events:

Support MAP's main fundraising events through planning assistance on two signature events each year, Wild and Scenic Film Festival and the Sierra Forage Dinner.

Outreach:

Participate in and support outreach activities, including Truckee Thursdays, local farmers' markets, and the Tahoe Summit.

Reporting:

Track and communicate key land use timelines, hearings, and decisions to the MAP Advocacy Director, Executive Director, and Projects Committee.