Under general supervision, provides professional planning services for City staff, property owners, developers, contractors, and the general public; performs professional, technical, statistical, and analytical duties involving land use or other planning studies for a variety of public or private development projects; prepares and adheres to a variety of documents for compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and planning laws including the Citys General Plan, Zoning Code, and Design Guidelines; completes planning tasks and assignments with other staff; and performs related work as required. Provides information and assistance at the public counter, over the telephone, and via e-mail to the public, developers, property owners, business tenants, contractors, other departments, and outside agencies regarding land use, entitlements, planning inquiries, business occupancy, new construction, development policies, and processing procedures; interfaces with other departments and divisions including building, code enforcement, and engineering to address issues and answer inquiries; ensures submitted plans comply with zoning ordinances and the General Plan.