The
main responsibility of environmental planning staff is to implement
County comprehensive plan environmental policies and to enforce
environmental regulations enacted by the County to protect community
standards. Specific duties include: processing various environmental
permits (e.g., land clearing permits, tree removal permits,
wetland resource permits, pond permits); reviewing new development
proposals for compliance with county environmental land development
regulations; drafting conservation and coastal management policy
documents; and coordinating several advisory committees, including
the County Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (LAAC), the Marine
Resources/Narrows Watershed Action Committee (MANWAC) and the
Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC). |
