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 1601-1611 and 1615-1659 W. 15th Street, and 1500-1512 S. Ashland Avenue are owned by West 15th Street (Chicago) LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company [West 15th Street (Chicago) LLC]; and
WHEREAS, West 15 Street (Chicago) LLC proposes to secure and incorporate the portion of the alley to be vacated herein into its adjacent property; 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 IN STINSON'S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 32 OF THE DIVISION OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN RECORDED NOVEMBER 12, 1867 ANTE-FIRE SAID ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WEST 15TH STREET, LYING NORTH OF AND ADJOINING THE EAST-WEST 16 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY VACATED BY ORDINANCE RECORDED MARCH 16, 1928 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 9958313, LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING LOT 19 AND LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING LOTS 20 TO 24 AND THAT PART OF 25 IN SAID STINSON'S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 32, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ALSO,
THE WEST 9 FEET OF LOT 24 AND WEST 9 FEET OF THE SOUTH 1 FOOT OF LOT 23 IN STINSON'S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 32 (AS DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC ALLEY BY DOCUMENT NUMBER 12800462 RECORDED NOVEMBER 26, 1941) OF THE DIVISION OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, RECORDED NOVEMBER 12, 1...
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