OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
October 8, 2014
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the sale of city-owned property.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of government under Section 6(a), Article VII ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois of 1970 and may exercise any power related to its local governmental affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City has acquired title to numerous parcels of vacant property located throughout the City of Chicago pursuant to its responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, many ofthe City-owned parcels are of minimal value, yet are costly for the City to clean-up and maintain; and
WHEREAS, it is the City's intention to dispose of those certain City-owned, vacant parcels (i.e., no structures), which are zoned residential, are located in the Englewood, West Englewood, Woodlawn and Washington Park community areas, and parts of the Greater Grand Crossing, New City and Fuller Park community areas, and are identified in Exhibit A attached hereto (each, a "City Parcel", and collectively, the "City Parcels"); and
WHEREAS, the disposition of the City Parcels would allow local residents to have greater control over land in their neighborhood, and provide opportunities to possibly profit from selling those parcels in the future as the areas in which the parcels are located revitalize; and
WHEREAS, public notices advertising the proposed sale of the City Parcels appeared in the Sun-Times on October 8 and 15, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Department has received applications relating to the disposition of the City Parcels; and
WHEREAS, the Department has evaluated the applications based on the following criteria: (i) A Qualifyi...
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