Environmental Enforcement Officer
DRAFT
Job purpose and summary
The purpose
of
this position is to track, monitor and enforce county code requirements and
conditions
of
approval to a variety
of
conditional uses, which includes the implementation
of
the
county's Monitoring and Enforcement section
of
the Surface Mining Overlay ordinance.
Conditional uses are obligated to operate in accordance with county code regulations, standards
and conditions found necessary to protect the interest
of
the surrounding properties or
neighborhood or the county as a whole. Specifically, with the Surface Mining Overlay ordinance,
county staff is responsible for ensuring compliance with conditions
of
approval; reviewing
operating requirements and standards for each condition
of
approval; reviewing the methodology
for determining compliance with requirements and standards; conducting a periodic performance
review
of
permit requirements and standards; and inspecting the mining facility at least once a
year to assess the accuracy and effectiveness
of
the monitoring program.
This employee will perform duties related to the enforcement
of
county codes and land use
conditions
of
approval in an enforcement capacity, primarily for land uses approved through the
conditional use permit (CUP) process.
Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited
to:
conducting field investigations;
communicating with citizens and conditional use permit holders; gathering pertinent information;
preparing written reports; analyzing and interpreting the applicable codes and land use decision
conditions; determining appropriate enforcement action; and pursuing legal remedies.
Contacts occasionally are adversarial and the employee must use skill, judgment and discretion
to resolve both technical and interpersonal problems to obtain compliance with codes and land
use decisions. The employee will have some subject matter expertise and coordinate with various
county departments and state agencies to monitor conditional use projects.
The employee will establish and maintain a database via "permit assignment" in a permit system
for legacy projects. Legacy projects operate over several years and have potential ongoing
impacts to the surrounding area or include operational conditions and requirements affecting the
surrounding area.
The employee will receive direction from the Director
of
Environmental Services or his/her
designee.
Key or typical tasks and responsibilities:
• Emphasize monitoring and enforcement
of
conditional uses, including mines, quarries,
gun ranges and private event facilities .
• Meet with permits holders, individuals and citizen groups to discuss code violations,
explain intent
of
codes and work to gain compliance.
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