Director Of Development Services

The current Director of Development Services, Robert Manis, is retiring from the City of Poway after more than 16 years of service to Poway and more than 30 years of service in the public sector. The Director oversees a department budget of $7.5 million and a team of 26 Full-Time Equivalent employees. The responsibilities of the Department include traditional activities of administering and implementing the city’s planning, land use, building, code enforcement, and engineering functions. Other activities include providing customer service for all permit activities, developing land use ordinances and various specific plans, and reviewing development plans while ensuring sound and workable development programs are designed and maintained for the city. Department staff complete inspections of all capital improvement and development projects, manage traffic safety, design activities, and implement State and Federal Stormwater regulations. The department manages engineering conceptual designs, monitors and reviews environmental documents, administers building safety programs, maintains demographic information, researches and analyzes policy alternatives, and serves as a liaison between members of the public and other departments involved in processing development applications. The Department also administers the City’s Affordable Housing programs.

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