PUBLIC ALLEY OPENING
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 City can enhance utility placement and public access by opening new rights of way or widening existing rights of way ("Opening"); and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. AN ALLEY OPENING OF THE PORTION OF THE LOTS DESCRIBED AS THOSE PARTS OF LOTS 2 AND 3 IN CHICAGO INDUSTRY TECH PARK III, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH FRACTIONAL HALF OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 2010 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1030544015, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 3 ON A GRID BEARING OF THE ILLINOIS STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM OF NORTH 01 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST AND RECORDED AS NORTH 00 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 83.09 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE, CONCAVE WESTERLY, HAVING A RADIUS OF 2437.50 FEET, AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 13 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 19 SECONDS; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE AND SAID CURVE A DISTANCE OF 572.42 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID EASEMENT; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 56.87 FEET ALONG A LINE 50 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH A LINE RECORDED AS 733.00 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE NORTH 02 DEGREES .03 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 484.87 FEET ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND 40 FEET EAST OF A WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTH 58 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 45.94 FEET TO THE RECORDED NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION, SAID ...
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