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(1) The planning commission shall hold at least one public hearing to consider a Type 3 proposal, except as provided in this section.

(2) Planning commission review is not required for the following:

(a) Emergency legislation authorized by RCW 36.70A.130(2)(b) or SCC 30.73.090;

(b) Procedural legislation, including legislation affecting the planning commission;

(c) Legislation to implement any state legislation other than the Growth Management Act;

(d) Legislation to adopt amendments or revisions to the comprehensive plan for the purpose of resolving an appeal of the comprehensive plan filed with the growth management hearings board or a court; and

(e) Legislation enacted in response to a growth management hearings board decision pursuant to RCW 36.70A.300 declaring all or part of the comprehensive plan or a development regulation invalid; and

(f) Setting of the final docket pursuant to SCC 30.74.050.

(3) If a Type 3 proposal is referred to the planning commission by the county council, the planning commission shall hold a public hearing within 90 days of the date council refers the proposal to the planning commission, unless:

(a) The county council specifies a different schedule when it refers the proposal to the planning commission;

(b) The proposal is subject to the environmental review procedures of chapter 43.21C RCW and it is determined to have probable significant adverse environmental impacts, in which case the planning commission shall hold a public hearing within 60 days of the completion of the draft environmental impact statement or draft supplemental environmental impact statement prepared under chapter 43.21C RCW; or

(c) The proposal would amend the comprehensive plan, in which case the planning commission shall hold a public hearing within one year of the date council refers the proposal to the planning commission or on the same date as the next planning commission hearing to consider docketing proposals submitted pursuant to chapter 30.74 SCC, whichever comes first. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Ord. 08-132, Oct. 22, 2008, Eff date Nov. 16, 2008).