[Ord. 661, 3/9/1993, § 601]
1. 
It is hereby determined and declared as a matter of public policy that:
A. 
Section 26 of Article I of the Constitution of Pennsylvania makes the commonwealth trustee for the preservation of the scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment.
B. 
As a municipal corporation and local government unit of the commonwealth, this Borough likewise has a right and responsibility to conserve such values for the benefit of its residents and visitors.
C. 
The State Legislature has enacted a History Code which states that it is in the public interest for political subdivision of the commonwealth to engage in comprehensive programs of historic preservation for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of all the people, including future generations.
D. 
The irreplaceable historical, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of this Borough should be preserved and protected for the benefit of all the people, including future generations.
E. 
The protection and preservation of historic resources in this Borough promote public prosperity and general welfare.
[Ord. 661, 3/9/1993, § 602; as amended by Ord. 665, 6/8/1993, § 1; and by Ord. 675, 3/15/1995, § 1]
1. 
Creation. A Historic Review Commission is hereby established.
2. 
Membership. The Commission shall have 16 members and shall consist of the President, Vice President and Chairman of the General Government Committee of the Borough Council; the Mayor; the Borough Manager; the Borough Solicitor; the Borough Zoning Officer; the Chairman of the Borough Planning Commission; the President and the Vice President of the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation; and six additional persons (who need not be Borough residents) chosen by the President of Council on the basis of knowledge of archaeology, architecture or local history and culture.
3. 
Compensation. A member of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
4. 
Meetings. The Commission shall meet upon the call of its Chairman, who shall be the President of the Borough Council. At all meetings of the Commission, a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the members at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Commission. The order of business at any meeting shall be:
A. 
Call to order.
B. 
Determination of quorum.
C. 
Proof of proper notice or waiver thereof.
D. 
Reading and approval of correction of minutes of previous meeting.
E. 
Disposition of unfinished business.
F. 
Presentation and disposition of new business.
G. 
Adjournment.
[Ord. 661, 3/9/1993, § 603]
1. 
The Historic Review Commission shall have the power and duty to:
A. 
Serve as the official agency of the Borough for the conservation of its cultural heritage.
B. 
Compile, maintain and revise an inventory of historic resources in the Borough, to be known as the "Beaver Register of Historic Places." As used here, the term "historic resource" means a building, structure, architecture, heritage, archaeology or culture of the commonwealth or the Borough of Beaver.
C. 
Notify the owner(s) of any building, structure, object, place, site or area put on the Beaver Register of Historic Places of such status and the effect thereof.
D. 
Commence and prosecute an action in equity to restrain any violation § 1-604.
[Ord. 661, 3/9/1993, § 604]
A building, structure, object, site or area listed on the Beaver Register of Historic Places shall not be demolished, renovated, altered or built upon without the prior written permission of the Commission. In granting such permission, the Commission may attach reasonable conditions and safeguards deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Part.
[Ord. 661, 3/9/1993, § 605]
Any violation of § 1-604 of this Part shall constitute a public nuisance and shall be subject to abatement by injunctive relief in an action in equity.