Application shall be made to the Commission on forms furnished by the Planning Department and shall set forth in detail the reasons for the requested variance, indicating how the conditions set forth in § 17.96.020 are satisfied, and shall provide other information as may be prescribed by the Commission to assist in determining the validity of the request. The application shall be verified before a notary public by the applicant and by the property owner and the date of verification shall be noted on the application. An incomplete application shall not be accepted for filing.
(`78 Code, § 17.96.040.)