Land Use​/Sanitation Technician

Description

Join our team and make a difference in your community as a Land Use/Sanitation Technician within our Land Resources and Environment department. Sauk County is home to a vast array of lakes, rivers, and creeks with 22,000 acres of natural parks and open spaces that allow for 100 miles of biking, hiking, and walking. Sauk County is the ultimate destination where anyone can happily live, work, and play.

We are looking for someone who has the desire to support local communities and be a part of the Land Resources and Environment team.

• Provide technical information and assistance to the public and town officials concerning zoning, land division, shoreland, floodplain, POWTS, and non-metallic mining as well as permit and appeal processes, and other related land use regulations and processes.
• Investigate and respond to code compliance complaints by inspecting sites, collecting evidence, notifying landowners of violation and meeting with landowners to seek compliance; make recommendations for corrective actions and set deadlines. Issue citations in accordance with department policies and procedures and participate in court proceedings when necessary.
• Prepare and present reports, research, and information to management staff on zoning/planning related items.
• Enforce all County land development, zoning, shoreland, floodplain/wetland, non-metallic mining reclamation, uniform addressing, and POWTS ordinances under the direction and supervision of the Planning and Zoning Manager and/or Director.
• Review land use, shoreland, floodplain, and sanitary permit applications; determine if permit applications are complete and in regulatory compliance with federal, state, and county ordinances and laws and issue land use, sanitary and other related permits.
• Process conditional use permit, variance, special exception, appeals, rezoning (map amendment) applications; verify if the application is complete, prepare and present staff reports and findings of fact and recommendations to the Oversight Committee or Board of Adjustment; verify that conditions of approval are met.
• Administer non-metallic mining reclamation program by reviewing mine operation for code compliance, verify reclamation plans and amount and release of financial assurance; calculate financial assurance costs and monitor mine activity and reclamation; certify completed reclamation with supporting field investigation and report; and monitor all blasting.
• Conduct informational meetings for contractors, surveyors, local building inspectors, and septic pumpers regarding land use planning, and zoning and sanitary permits.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with state and local agencies, elected officials, and the public.
• Conduct field inspections, which include but are not limited to soil on site, plumbing, shoreland, floodplain, wetland, private sewage systems and soil evaluations, and land use reviews to determine compliance with applicable County codes and ordinances; record the findings and results of on‑site and field inspections made and of other official actions in files.
• Assist with the administration of the septic and holding tank maintenance program.
• Review soil test reports for compliance with applicable codes.
• Assist with grant programs and other private septic systems maintenance programs.
• Assist in wetland, floodplain and zoning determinations; refer to WDNR staff or department management when necessary.
• Assist in the preparation of informational materials for office files and zoning ordinances.
• Assign fire numbers; prepare and install fire signs in compliance with the Rural Identification System Ordinance; coordinate such information with the Land Records Department and Emergency Management.
• Assist with the administration of the Land Use, Sanitary and other zoning related grant programs, including the assessment for eligibility, application preparation, submittal to the State/Federal Department, and the forwarding of received grant money to the appropriate entities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Standard working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm. Please note these…