The City of Concord’s Planning Division is currently seeking to add an Associate Planner to it’s innovative team. The Associate Planner will serve as a project manager on permit applications of moderate complexity performing technical research, analysis, report writing and recommendations; conduct initial studies and coordinate interdepartmental, outside agency and consultant’s reports as required by the California Environmental Quality…
Planner Duties: · Site and master planning and presentation graphics; base mapping, site and land use planning, entitlement processing, and contract planning. · Project management duties including directing support staff, client management, and schedule and budget management. · Facilitating public outreach meetings, project presentations to clients and public agencies. · Effectively delegate assignments, direct and manage research of code…
GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS As an Entitlements/Permitting Specialist, you will assist with administration of a broad range of zoning, permitting, and code research tasks. You are responsible for coordinating with team members in other engineering disciplines to work on various stages of client projects during the site development and entitlement phase. This role requires significant exercise of judgment…
The Permit Runner is responsible for reviewing, dropping off, and picking up city permit packs for GEPermit. This person also interfaces with city plan checkers and the project design team on technical issues. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level. Reasonable…
MIG | Hogle Ireland is seeking experienced associate level planners for assignment as staff for public agencies. There are current opportunities available. MIG | Hogle Ireland is also establishing a list of potential planners for positions which may become available in the near future. All planners would be employees of MIG | Hogle Ireland. Applications for full-time and part-time…
Planning & Community Improvement Director City of St. Helena, CA The City of St. Helena (pop. 5,950) is located in the center of the world-famous, wine-growing region of Napa Valley. St. Helena provides a full range of services while striving to maintain a balance between the small-town, residential atmosphere; tourism; and surrounding agricultural lands. Economic vitality as well as…
Planning Director City of Pacifica, CA Located just south of San Francisco, Pacifica (pop. 40,000) feels worlds away. Offering charming, small town ambiance, six miles of shoreline, beaches, vistas, and open space, Pacifica is a full-service city (157 FTE/50-100 PT) with an overall budget of $72M (General Fund of $27M). Appointed by the City Manager, the Planning Director will…
MIG | Hogle Ireland is seeking experienced associate level planners for assignment as staff for public agencies. There are current opportunities available. MIG | Hogle Ireland is also establishing a list of potential planners for positions which may become available in the near future. All planners would be employees of MIG | Hogle Ireland. Applications for full-time and part-time…
Planning & Community Improvement Director City of St. Helena, CA The City of St. Helena (pop. 5,950) is located in the center of the world-famous, wine-growing region of Napa Valley. St. Helena provides a full range of services while striving to maintain a balance between the small-town, residential atmosphere; tourism; and surrounding agricultural lands. Economic vitality as well as…
Planning Director City of Pacifica, CA Located just south of San Francisco, Pacifica (pop. 40,000) feels worlds away. Offering charming, small town ambiance, six miles of shoreline, beaches, vistas, and open space, Pacifica is a full-service city (157 FTE/50-100 PT) with an overall budget of $72M (General Fund of $27M). Appointed by the City Manager, the Planning Director will…
In Memory of Daniel Chuong, Founding Chair of Orange County Young Planners Group
It is with great sadness and shock to hear that OCYPG’s Founding Chair, Daniel Chuong, was tragically killed after being struck by an unidentified motorist on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Daniel was hit while attempting to cross as a pedestrian at the intersection of Lincoln and Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica. He was 34 years old.
Back in 2011, Daniel and a group of emerging planners sought out to form the Orange County Young Planners Group as a subset of American Planning Association, California Chapter, Orange Section. Our very first OCYPG meetings were held at Daniel’s office conference room at HDR and we brainstormed the early beginnings of this group. We sat at the roundtable assigning tasks and titles, organizing social events and marketing, and developing strategies to grow OCYPG’s reach and membership. Our goal was to connect with other young planners, and Daniel led that charge. As a result, we all gained meaningful relationships and true friendships with people that share our passion for urban planning.
OCYPG would not be what it is today if it wasn’t for Daniel’s leadership.
For those of you who may not be aware, it was truly evident that Daniel was dedicated to his transportation planning career. Daniel earned his degrees from University of California, Irvine, including his Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Analysis and Design, Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning, and Master of Science in Transportation Science. Several MURP alumni know him as a proud UCI Anteater.
He served as an intern with Parsons Brinkerhoff, Urban Land Institute, Orange County Transportation Authority, City of Tustin, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Daniel worked at HDR as a Right of Way Acquisition Agent, UC Irvine as a Graduate Student Researcher, OCTA as a Transportation Funding Analyst, Senior Transportation Planner at Los Angeles Metro, and most recently at LSA as a Transportation Planner.
Our hearts go out to his wife Linda and his family. Daniel will be missed dearly.
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Thank you to Belinda Ann Deines for composing this message to help ensure Daniel's impact and legacy live on. OC-APA is planning to dedicate a student scholarship in Daniel's name to honor his work in furthering the planning profession. OC-APA will be allocating a portion of the 2020 budget to fund this scholarship and more information on how members or others who knew Daniel can contribute will follow shortly.
