Following receipt of a completed application the board shall, with due diligence, consider such application at a public meeting. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be published in the newspaper of general circulation at least seven (7) days and not more than twenty (20) days prior to such hearing. The board shall direct and require verification that notice of the time and place of the meeting has been sent by first class mail to all owners of property within two hundred feet (200') of the property for which the variance is sought. At the public meeting, all interested parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to appear and express their views on the application, either in person or by agent. A record of such meeting shall be entered into the minutes of the board. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)