COMMERCIAL VACATION ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 (a) ofthe 1970 Constitution ofthe State of Illinois and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the properties at 4900-4904 W. Gunnison Street, 4901-4903 W. Gunnison Street, 4832-4844 N. Lamon Avenue and 4818-4824 N. Lamon Avenue are owned by 4844 North Lamon LLC ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of dead-ended W. Gunnison Street vacated herein, for storage of materials, loading and parking for the adjacent masonry business; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent ofthe public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of that portion of the public street described below; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. VACATION of
THAT PART OF W. GUNNISON AVENUE 66 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY LYING SOUTH OF THAT PART OF LOT 46 AND LOTS 47 AND 48 IN BLOCK 6 IN MURRAY'S ADDITION TO JEFFERSON (ANTE-FIRE), WEST OF THE N. LAMON AVENUE WEST RIGHT OF WAY, NORTH OF AND ADJOINING LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 7 IN MURRAY'S ADDITION TO JEFFERSON (ANTE-FIRE) AND LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING A LINE 17 FEET, MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES, EASTERLY OF SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD ALL IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TAKEN AS A TRACT AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 AFORESAID, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 31.17 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT; THENCE NORTH 19 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT...
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