SUBSIITUTE 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 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 Council of the City approved an amendment to Entertainment and Spectator Sports Planned Development Number 958 (the "Planned Development") by ordinance dated July 25,2013 and published in the Journal of Proceedings ofthe City Council at pages 58425 through 58503; and
WHEREAS, the Planned Development relates to the property located within the area bounded by: a line 103.78 feet north of and parallel to West Waveland Avenue; a line 120.00 feet east of and parallel to North Clifton Street; West Waveland Avenue; North Sheffield Avenue; West Addison Street; the public alley next west of and parallel (in part) to North Clark Street; the north right-of-way line of West Patterson Avenue; North Clark Street; West Waveland Avenue; and North Clifton Street, as amended (the "Planned Development Property"); and
WHEREAS, Wrigley Field, located within the Planned Development Property, is one of the oldest major league baseball parks in the country, the third most popular tourist attraction in Illinois, generates hundreds of millions of dollars a year for the local economy that would not occur without the ballpark and Cubs team, and is a unique, historic and irreplaceable asset of the City; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to support, encourage and facilitate the expansion, restoration and rehabilitation of Wrigley Field, together with the development and redevelopment ofthe adjacent area (collectively the "Development"); and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of such goals, the City deems it necessary and appropriate to modify certain provisions of the Municipal Code of the City (the "Municipal Code"); now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CH...
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