The board shall hold a public hearing on all applications for an exception. Such hearing shall be held not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days following the date of filing of such application; and the applicant shall be notified of the date of such hearing. The board shall cause to be sent to each owner of the property within a distance of 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the lot or parcel of land described in such application, notice of the time and place of the hearing, a description of the property involved and the provisions of this title from which an exception is sought. For the purposes of this chapter, “owner of property” means the owner shown upon the latest tax assessment rolls. [Ord. 84-42-O §2, 1984. Formerly §15.44.060].