Questions about planners
Submitted by: peegee
6 May 2006 - 9:28am
I'm a high school student and am working on a project where we are researching different professions. We're looking at things like what kind of training you need, what different kind of specialties there might be in the profession, how much people earn and things like that. I'm researching Urban Planner. I've found really good information on this website but I've been wondering about some things.
It seems like most of the jobs are in California. Why is this?
I see the word "entitlement" a lot in some of the things I read. Like Entitlement Planner and Entitlement Process. What does it mean? I don't understand.
Can anybody help? Thank you.
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Learning about planners
Hi peegee,
You might want to check out our 2004 series entitled "Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners", which can be found in our Features section at http://www.planetizen.com/features. Here are all the URLs for your convenience:
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners V
http://www.planetizen.com/node/126
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners IV
http://www.planetizen.com/node/125
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners III
http://www.planetizen.com/node/121
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners II
http://www.planetizen.com/node/119
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners
http://www.planetizen.com/node/117
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners (2002)
http://www.planetizen.com/node/47
David
thanks for the links. very
thanks for the links. very helpful. can anybody help me understand what "entitlements" are?
entitlement planner
"Entitlement" is NOT a word that i have seen used a lot around here (midsouth) in regards to planning process, but based on my limited research it seems to refer to a public hearing process (or Due Process) that an applicant is "entitled" to while dealing with zoning changes or while obtaining special use permits or variances.
There is also public hearing process involved in adoption of comprehensive plans and rezoning.
This leads me to believe that an "entitlement planner" would be expected to be well versed with such procedures in a particular jurisdiction.
I have observed in my websearch that this term is more common in and around California. Please verify the above information with any Californian planners you know. (i have seen the usage in FL/TX websites also)
This webpage from Riverside County, CA talks about entitlement procedures relating to Planning/Zoning Process.
http://www.tlma.co.riverside.ca.us/planning/content/devproc/flowcharts/d...
Good Luck,
Krishna Kasi
Entitlement
It simply refers to getting a Tentative Tract Map or Tentative Parcel Map approved. Once an applicant gets a TTM ot TPM, then the applicant is "entitled" to develop the area according to the conditions of approval. It could also refer to getting bulding permits and certificates of occupancy.
In California there is the Subdivision Map Act which regulates land subdivision and determines what is a legal parcel map or tract map. That is also related to the term entitled. All local and county jurisdictions with land use approval authority must comply with the Subdivision Map Act.
I used to work as a Land Use Technician and as a Urban Regional Planner with the County of Riverside in their temporary assignment program.