COMMERCIAL ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article Vl|, 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 3424-3434 N. Avondale Av. are owned by 3415 N Drake Building, LLC; and
WHEREAS, 3415 N Drake Building, LLC proposes to use the portion of the Street to be vacated herein for parking and outdoor space; 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 Street, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. THAT PART OF NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE, AS OPENED BY DOCUMENT NUMBER 1185670 RECORDED NOVEMBER 15, 1889, AT A POINT. 212 FEET EAST OF (BY RECTANGULAR MEASUREMENT) THE EAST LINE OF NORTH DRAKE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 5r33'W WEST, ALONG THE SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 35.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT PART OF VACATED NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0021209666; THENCE NORTH 09°37*10" WEST ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID VACATION, A DISTANCE OF 52.37 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 51°33'10" EAST, ALONG A LINE BEING PARALLEL TO THE SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 118.92 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PART OF VACATED NORTH AVONDALE AVENUE RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 2009 AS DOCUMENT 0928039028; THENCE SOUTH 20°21 '24" WEST ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE LAST ME...
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