(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a city or county that receives a request for a land use compatibility statement under this section must act on that request within 21 days of:
(a) Receipt of the request, if the land use is allowable as an outright permitted use; or
(b) Final local permit approval, if the land use is allowable as a conditional use.
(3) A city or county that receives a request for a land use compatibility statement under this section is not required to act on that request during the period that the commission discontinues licensing those premises pursuant to ORS 475B.968 (4)(b).
(4) A city or county action concerning a land use compatibility statement under this section is not a land use decision for purposes of ORS chapter 195, 196, 197, 215 or 227. [2015 c.614 §34(4); 2016 c.24 §11]