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urban planner

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As one of the professions set forth by NAFTA, urban planners who are citizens of Mexico or Canada may be eligible for TN status. Below are several sources that clarify the responsiblities of an urban planner. TN status is not necessarily granted to an urban planner as minimum educational requirements may apply. List of TN Professions and Minimum education requirements.

 

U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network

  • Design, promote and administer government plans and policies affecting land use, zoning, public utilities, community facilities, housing, and transportation.
  • Hold public meetings and confer with government, social scientists, lawyers, developers, the public, and special interest groups to formulate and develop land use or community plans.
  • Recommend approval, denial or conditional approval of proposals.
  • Determine the effects of regulatory limitations on projects.
  • Assess the feasibility of proposals and identify necessary changes.
  • Create, prepare, or requisition graphic and narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables such as population density.
  • Advise planning officials on project feasibility, cost-effectiveness, regulatory conformance, and possible alternatives.
  • Conduct field investigations, surveys, impact studies or other research to compile and analyze data on economic, social, regulatory and physical factors affecting land use.
  • Discuss with planning officials the purpose of land use projects such as transportation, conservation, residential, commercial, industrial, and community use.
  • Keep informed about economic and legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes, and environmental regulations.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

CODE: 199.167-014

TITLE(s): URBAN PLANNER (profess. & kin.) alternate titles: city planner; city-planning engineer;

land planner; town planner Develops comprehensive plans and programs for utilization of land and physical facilities of cities, counties, and metropolitan areas: Compiles and analyzes data on economic, social, and physical factors affecting land use, and prepares or requisitions graphic and narrative reports on data. Confers with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists, and land planning and development specialists to devise and recommend arrangements of land and physical facilities for residential, commercial, industrial, and community uses. Recommends governmental measures affecting land use, public utilities, community facilities, and housing and transportation to control and guide community development and renewal. May review and evaluate environmental impact reports applying to specified private and public planning projects and programs. When directing activities of planning department, is known as Chief Planner (profess. & kin.); Director, Planning (profess. & kin.). Usually employed by local government jurisdictions, but may work for any level of government, or private consulting firms.
GOE: 11.03.02 STRENGTH: S GED: R5 M4 L5 SVP: 8 DLU: 77

 

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