SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-159 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
2-159-030 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
"Adjacent neighbor" means a person whoi owns and occupios as such person's primary residence an improved parcel of roal property immediately adjacent to a city-ownod parcel of vacant property, and who is not delinquent in the payment of any property taxes or any dobt owed to tho City of Chicago, County of Cook or State of Illinois.
(0 owns one parcel, or two or more contiguous parcels, of real property that is immediately adjacent to a city owned-parcel and at least one of the parcels is an improved parcel which the person occupies as his primary residence: and
(ii) is not delinquent in the payment of any property taxes or any debt owed to the City, County of Cook or State of Illinois.
"A.N.LAP." means the Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition Program.
"City" means the City of Chicago.
"Department" means the department of planning and development.
"City-owned Parcel" means a one parcel of vacant real property, consisting of a single permanent tax identification number, which (a) is immediately adjacent to and is bounded on at least one side by a parcel owned by an adjacent neighbor an owner-occupied improved parcel of rosidontial real property, and (b) which has a fair market value of not more than $50,000.00 as determined by the department.
2-159-040 List of city-owned real estate - Required.
The department shall prepare and maintain a list of city-owned real estate which shall include those city-owned parcels available for sale under A.N.L.A.P. This list shall be made available to the public during normal business hours.
2-159-050 Minimum purchase price required - Sale procedures.
The minimum purchase price of any city-owned parcel sold pursuant to the provisions o...
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