INTERGOVERNMENTAL VACATION 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 lots at 6200-6208 S. Green Street and 6201-6209 S. Green Street are owned by the City of Chicago, an Illinois municipal corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Development ("DPD") proposes to assemble certain City-owned adjacent properties in the Greater Englewood community area and located in the vicinity of W. 63rd Parkway and S. Peoria Drive, including a portion of the street to be vacated pursuant to this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 2020, DPD issued a request for proposals for the sale and development of the to-be-assembled parcels; and
WHEREAS, DPD has identified Englewood Connect, LLC ("Developer"), as the successful respondent to the request for proposals; and
WHEREAS, Developer will redevelop the site as a mixed-use commercial complex with a community center, as part of the City's Invest SouthA/Vest Initiative, and in accordance with DPD approved plans; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent of public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of the public street described below; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Legal Description
THAT PART OF S. GREEN STREET 66-FOOT-WIDE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATED BY DOCUMENT 192175 RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1874, IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST NORTHERLY NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 3 IN HALSTED PARKWAY SUBDIVISION RECORDED MARCH 30, 2015 AS DOCUMENT ...
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