Anne Hessburg

Experience

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  Chelan County Comunty Development Dept.

  Nov 2007 - Apr 2012

  I help the public succeed with their development proposals on shorelines and critical areas within Chelan County.- Process permit applications for Shoreline Substantial Development, Shoreline Conditional Uses, Shoreline, Wetland & Riparian Variances, Shoreline Exemptions, Open Space through the Public Benefit Rating System, Open Space Timber, Forest Practices, Administrative Modifications, Administrative Appeals & Administrative Interpretations.- Prepare & present written staff reports with analysis, recommendations, conclusions, & conditions on land use permits.- Act as lead planner to the Hearings Examiner; prepare reports & make oral presentations.- Conduct site inspections, analysis & determinations for each land use permit.- Ordinary High Water Mark determination & Stream Typing.- Assist in code violation/compliance.- Prepare, review, evaluate & transmit environmental impact reports (SEPA) applying to the specified private & public planning projects & programs.- Provide customer service & advise public of policies & regulations effecting growth & development.- Conduct on-site meetings with developers, private land owners & agencies to determine project feasibility & compliance.- Compile & analyze data on economic, social, & physical factors affecting land use, & prepare or requisition graphic & narrative reports on data.- Provide land use & development information to the public. Advise & assist the public in decisions affecting land use.- Conduct compliance review, including pre-application meetings, code analysis & consultation.- Research land use actions, conveyances, & status.- Work with other agencies for permit coordination & problem solving. - Providie planning assistance to community councils & planning commission.- View & photograph/video tape proposed development sites & on-site meetings with developers & property owners. - Attend night meetings. - Permit tracking – long range- GIS assistant Show less - Explain the requirements of county codes to property owners, building contractors & other interested parties.- Create & maintain a file system of violations.- Identify & verify complaints or inquires of non-compliance by on-site field inspection & review of applicable codes & ordinances, & revisit dwellings/property at periodic intervals to verify compliance.- Prepare forms & letters advising property owners & tenants of possible violation(s), corrective action requirements, & the time allowed for correcting non-compliance.- Develop & maintain case documentation; ie. research records to determine property ownership, permit and zoning history, legal descriptions & pertinent administrative, hearing decisions & case law; establish pictorial evidence to confirm violation & compliance requirements, & prepare written reports.- Provide information & guidance to the public regarding land use/zoning; building code; critical areas & permit processes; provide technical information regarding code enforcement procedures. Conduct public outreach to assist the public in preventing violation situations.- Assist & advise the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office regarding case pursuit; provide case updates; coordinate violation activity until case resolution is achieved.- Coordinate with inter-departmental staff . Advise other departments & agencies when a complaint or inquiry requires their follow-up &/or enforcement action.- Responsible for enforcement of shoreline violations & satisfactory mitigation, monitoring & resolution of the violation. - Participates in the review & revision of codes applicable to code enforcement activities.- Maintains an awareness of current building, plumbing, mechanical, energy conservation codes & related regulations, as well as building tools, materials & modern methods of building construction, alteration, repair & workmanship.- Ability to assess structures for compliance with adopted building codes during site visits. Show less

  • Environmental Land Use Planner

    Jun 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Code Compliance Officer

    Nov 2007 - Jun 2008
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  LEAVENWORTH, CITY OF

  Mar 2010 - now

  • Parking Committee - Chair

    Mar 2019 - now

  • City Council Member - Mayor Pro Tem

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Residential Advisory Committee (RAC) - Chair

    Feb 2009 - Jan 2022

  • Planning Commissioner

    Mar 2010 - Jan 2020
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  Chelan-Douglas Land Trust

  Apr 2010 - Feb 2019

  Board of Directors
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  Grette Associates LLC

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2023

  Environmental & Land Use Planner

  Current planning experience includes review and analysis of development proposals, project scoping, site investigations, development of project proposals, preparation of figure sets and application packages, and the development of mitigation plans. She has prepared, reviewed, and processed a wide range of development proposals, including but not limited to, subdivisions and plat alterations; shoreline permits including substantial development permits, shoreline conditional use permits, shoreline variances and shoreline exemptions; critical area and zoning variances; conditional use permits; SEPA checklists; administrative applications; comprehensive plan amendments and zone changes; and open space tax classification applications. In addition, she also has extensive experience addressing tasks related to planning including: communicating with and providing assistance to developers, property owners, the public, elected officials and agencies with jurisdiction (local, state and federal) regarding laws, policies, regulations, standards and procedures with respect to the submission of plans, processing of applications and implementation requirements; preparing clear, concise technical documents, reports, correspondence and other written materials, including staff reports to commissions, boards, hearing examiners and councils; conducting meetings with property owners and regulatory personnel regarding recommended conditions and application processing; conducting public outreach, and community meetings to inform the public and solicit feedback; preparing analysis and determinations for land use permits as well as building permits on shorelines and critical areas; and conducting Ordinary High Water Mark determinations. As an Environmental and Land Use Planner in the private sector, Anne has extensive experience scoping projects and contracts with property owners and developers, developing project budgets, and successfully completing projects within a budget. Show less

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  Leavenworth Film Festival

  Jun 2012 - now

  Board of Directors
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  Link Transit

  Jan 2022 - now

  Link Transit Board of Directors
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  Microsoft

  Nov 2023 - now

  Currently a Land Development and Permitting Program Manager and a member of the Cloud Operation and Innovation (CO+I) Land Development team responsible for the delivery and pre-positioning of Datacenter real estate needed to build out Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure.Responsible for coordination across the internal Land Acquisition, Engineering and Design, Utility, Fiber, Environmental, and Construction Teams and other key parties (both internal and external) to ensure an end-to-end coordinated delivery for datacenter development. Key player in the strategy development, execution, and site development of projects. The LDM is part of a team of land use, planning and development experts working across the greater organization to drive an effective, fast, and efficient development process to eliminate gaps between teams and ensure delivery of datacenter build projects. Responsible for driving appropriate cross-team delivery in the review, due diligence, design, and entitlement/permitting phases of projects to allow for the construction and delivery of critical infrastructure. Show less Currently a LDM and a member of the Cloud Operation and Innovation (CO+I) Land Development team responsible for the delivery and pre-positioning of Datacenter real estate needed to build out Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure.Responsible for coordination across the internal Land Acquisition, Engineering and Design, Utility, Fiber, Environmental, and Construction Teams and other key parties (both internal and external) to ensure an end-to-end coordinated delivery for datacenter development. Key player in the strategy development, execution, and site development of projects. The LDM is part of a team of land use, planning and development experts working across the greater organization to drive an effective, fast, and efficient development process to eliminate gaps between teams and ensure delivery of datacenter build projects. Responsible for driving appropriate cross-team delivery in the review, due diligence, design, and entitlement/permitting phases of projects to allow for the construction and delivery of critical infrastructure. Show less

  • Land Development and Permitting Program Manager

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Land Development Manager

    Nov 2023 - Feb 2024