GS-0020

Community Planning

Performs professional community planning work including land use planning, zoning, and urban development.

📊Professional📈GS-5/7/9/11/12/13📁0000

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Qualification Requirements

Official OPM qualification standards for GS-0020

Degree: community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.

Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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📋Typical Duties

•Develop community plans
•Analyze land use
•Review development proposals
•Coordinate with stakeholders
•Ensure regulatory compliance
•Conduct public meetings

🎯Key Competencies

Planning Principles

Knowledge of community planning theories, principles, and practices.

Land Use Analysis

Ability to analyze land use patterns and development proposals.

Zoning Regulations

Understanding of zoning codes and land use regulations.

Environmental Review

Knowledge of environmental impact assessment requirements.

Public Engagement

Skill in facilitating public meetings and gathering community input.

GIS Technology

Ability to use geographic information systems for planning analysis.

Report Writing

Skill in preparing planning reports and recommendations.

Stakeholder Coordination

Ability to work with developers, agencies, and community groups.

Policy Analysis

Skill in analyzing and developing planning policies.

Transportation Planning

Knowledge of transportation systems and their impacts on communities.

🔑Resume Keywords

Analyze land useCommunity PlanningConduct public meetingsCoordinate with stakeholdersDevelop community plansEnsure regulatory complianceReview development proposals

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