(1) The Board shall conduct hearings and render decisions as set forth by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. All hearings shall be open to the public.

(2) Upon the filing with the Board of an appeal or of an application for any matter within its jurisdiction, the Board shall fix a reasonable time and place for a public hearing thereon.

(3) Notices herein required shall state the location of the building or lot and the general nature of the question involved.

(4) In addition to all notices required by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, notices shall be sent by the Township to the owner of every parcel within 500 feet of the parcel that is the subject of the hearing, measured from the point at which the two lots are the closest to one another in linear feet. Notice will be by first-class mail only to the owner address on record with the Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals.