(1) The notice of application shall provide for a public and agency comment period of 21 days, except that for shoreline substantial development permits, shoreline conditional use permits, and shoreline variances, the comment period shall be 30 days. When notice is published, the comment period begins on the day following the date of publication in the official county newspaper.

(2) No decision on a Type 1 or Type 2 land use application shall be issued prior to the end of the public comment period set by the notice of application, except for a threshold determination of significance (DS) issued pursuant to chapter 30.61 SCC. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003).