(E) UNRELATED ISSUE.--AN AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, AUTHORITY,
COMMISSION, BOARD, COUNCIL, GOVERNING BODY OR OTHER ENTITY OF A
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT CONSIDER ANY APPLICATION, PLAT,
PLAN, SUBMISSION, APPEAL OR CURATIVE AMENDMENT UNRELATED TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION OF DISASTER EMERGENCY RELATED TO COVID-19
DURING A MEETING UNLESS NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED
PARTIES HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA A POST ON THE ENTITY'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET
WEBSITE, IF ANY, IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION, OR BOTH.
(F) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.--TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, AN
AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, AUTHORITY, COMMISSION, BOARD, COUNCIL,
GOVERNING BODY OR OTHER ENTITY OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SHALL
ALLOW FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN A MEETING, HEARING OR
PROCEEDING THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE OR
WRITTEN COMMENTS. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE
ENTITY'S PHYSICAL ADDRESS THROUGH UNITED STATES MAIL OR TO A
EMAIL ACCOUNT DESIGNATED BY THE ENTITY TO RECEIVE THE COMMENTS.
(G) ACTION.--FOR AN ACTION REQUIRED BY LAW IN CONSIDERATION
OF ANY APPLICATION, PLAT, PLAN OR OTHER SUBMISSION FOR AN
APPROVAL OR FOR AN ACTION ON AN APPEAL OR CURATIVE AMENDMENT,
THE FOLLOWING SHALL APPLY:
(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, FOR AN
APPROVAL, APPLICATION, PLAT, PLAN, SUBMISSION, APPEAL OR
CURATIVE AMENDMENT RECEIVED OR PENDING AS OF THE DATE OF OR
DURING THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION OF A DISASTER EMERGENCY
RELATED TO COVID-19, THE NUMBER OF DAYS PROVIDED TO SATISFY
STATUTORY TIME LIMITS IN REVIEW, HEARING AND DECISION SHALL
BE SUSPENDED AND TOLLED AS OF THE DATE OF THE DISASTER OR
EMERGENCY DECLARATION OR AS OF THE DATE RECEIVED IF RECEIVED
DURING THE DISASTER OR EMERGENCY DECLARATION, AND SHALL
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