Community Development Intern
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Job Description
About the Company and Job Description
The City of Morro Bay’s Community Development Department is seeking a dynamic planning, architecture, landscape architecture, or construction management student for a paid internship.
Job Title: Community Development Intern
Pay: $20.00 Hourly
Type: Part-time, Temporary
Location: City Hall Annex, 955 Shasta Avenue, Morro Bay, CA 93442
Department Overview:
The Community Development Department is responsible for applying the City’s planning and building regulations to development applications, conducting environmental reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act, providing long-range planning services, reviewing building plans, issuing building permits, and performing inspections.
Job Overview:
This internship provides an exciting opportunity to gain experience and develop work habits in the competitive field of community development. The intern will work with all staff in the Community Development Department, gaining insight into the interdisciplinary fields of planning and building within a municipal agency. Opportunities to attend Planning Commission hearings and site visits will also be available.
Examples of Job Duties:
The Community Development Intern will be assigned to perform and receive exposure to the following:
• Process discretionary projects, such as administrative development reviews for additions to single-family residences.
• Process non-complex applications, such as routine business licenses, plan checks, patio covers, walls/fences, and sign permits.
• Assist customers at the front counter, on the phone, and via email.
• Conduct and compile research using available resources and have direct contact with other public sector agencies.
• Learn the City’s zoning and building regulations, policies and procedures, project and file management, time management, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Learn the fundamentals of land use administration, including reading site, grading, and architectural plans, and checking for compliance with zoning regulations.
Additional Routine Tasks May Include:
• Administration: Purging and organizing closed planning files.
• Current Planning/Discretionary Review: Serving as an apprentice to planners on more complex projects.
• Building Division Support: Providing administrative support to the Building Division as needed.
Qualification Guidelines:
• Education: Currently enrolled college or university student in an undergraduate or graduate Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture, or Construction Management degree program.
• Experience: None required
Highly Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to apply research techniques, survey methods, and data collection.
• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to foster effective working relationships with all levels of staff and the public.
• Computer experience with Microsoft Office.
Application Information:
• Apply through the city website: https://www.morrobayca.gov/832/Employment-Opportunities
• Application Deadline: Position is open until filled with the first review of applications on 6/15/25
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The City of Morro Bay is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
