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 4001-4059 W. Diversey Avenue, 2748-2758 N. Pulaski Road, and 4018-4058 W. Parker Avenue are owned by The Fields Retail, LLC an Illinois limited liability company (the "Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the alleys to be vacated herein for construction of a retail development; 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 alleys, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1.
DEDICATION:
THE SOUTHERLY 16.00 FEET OF LOT 7, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF LOT 11 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 11; THENCE NORTHERLY 24.50 FEET, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11, TO A POINT ON A LINE 16.00 FEET NORTHERLY OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 7 EXTENDED WEST; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11, AT A POINT 12.25 FEET WESTERLY OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 12.25 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN BLOCK 1 OF T. PARKER'S RESUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 2, 1888 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1011110, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS CONTAINING 2,149 SQUARE FEET (0.049 ACRES), MORE OR LESS as shaded a...
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