COMMERCIAL ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 (a) of the 1970 constitution of the 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 801-811 and 815-823 W. Van Buren Street and 401-413 S. Green Street are owned by Plymouth Partners, L.P. an Illinois Limited Partnership; and
WHEREAS, Plymouth Partners, L.P. proposes to use the portion ofthe alley to be vacated herein for the creation of a drive up for the existing building and restaurant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent of the public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of part of public alley, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. THE NORTH-SOUTH 16 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY AND THAT PART OF TILDEN STREET BEING THAT PART OF LOTS 1, 2, 3, 12, 13 AND 14 IN BLOCK 21 OF DUNCAN'S ADDITION TO CHICAGO, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE
e THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE ANTE-FIRE PLAT THEREOF,
' BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 2, AFORESAID, THAT IS 25.00 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THEREOF, AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 04 SECONDS WEST (BEARINGS ASSUMED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS LEGAL DESCRIPTION), 37.07 FEET TO A POINT WHICH IS 8.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 12 AFORESAID, AS MEASURED PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12, AND 17.00 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 8.00 FEET OF LOTS 12, 13 AND 14, AFORESAID, ...
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