AMENDATORY PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, by virtue of Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago is a home rule unit of local government and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(l) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and pursuant to the provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law, 35 ILCS 200/27-5 et seq., as amended from time to time, and pursuant to the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2014, the City Council adopted an ordinance which was published in the Journal of Proceedings ofthe City Council of the City of Chicago for such date, and which authorized a public hearing (the "Public Hearing Ordinance") to consider the creation of an area within the City of Chicago to be known and designated as Special Service Area Number 28-2014 and to authorize the levy of a special annual services tax for a period of fifteen years within the area to provide special services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals contained in the preambles to this Amendatory Ordinance are hereby incorporated into this Amendatory Ordinance by this reference.
Section 2. Amendment of Public Hearing Ordinance. The Public Hearing Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 1 in its entirety and replacing such Exhibit 1 with the text of the Exhibit 1 attached to this Amendatory Ordinance and hereby made a part hereof.
Section 3. Separability. If any provision of this Amendatory Ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect any remaining provisions of this Amendatory Ordinance.
Section 4. Inconsistent Provisions. All ordi...
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