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Zoning Board is ready to name new administrator
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Posted on Apr 28 2009
Saipan Zoning Board chair Henry S. Hofschneider said yesterday a new zoning administrator will be named during the board’s May 7 meeting.
All six applicants for the position left vacant by Steve Tilley are from the U.S. mainland. The board narrowed down the list to three.
“The board will meet at its regular monthly meeting on May 7, and a selection will be made at that time. A name will be available after the board has discussed on a candidate at the May 7 meeting,” said Hofschneider, who is also the special assistant to the secretary of the Department of Lands and Natural Resources.
Candidates for the post are required to meet the minimum requirements including a baccalaureate degree, but preferably a graduate degree, in planning or a related field, and five years of progressive experience in land use planning, comprehensive planning, or land use administration.
The maximum annual salary is $50,000. Health and retirement benefits are also provided.
The zoning administrator manages the Zoning Office. which is responsible for processing permit inquiries and applications, maintaining record and data systems, inspecting and enforcing compliance, and interpreting the Saipan Zoning Law.
The office is also responsible for educating the public, staffing the Zoning Board, coordinating with other agencies, preparing updates to the Saipan Zoning Law and Board Regulations, preparing budgets and tracking expenditures, and preparing reports and grant applications.
The Saipan Zoning Law of 2007 became effective on Feb. 1, 2008. Since then, the Zoning Office has processed almost 3,000 inquiries and zoning permits.
