COMMERCIAL 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 ofthe 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 3945-3959 W. Palmer Street, 2149-2159 and 2133-2143 N. Pulaski Road, and 3934-3958 W. Shakespeare Avenue are owned by CMC Partners, L.L.C; and
WHEREAS, CMC Partners, L.L.C. proposes to use the portion of the alley to be vacated herein for truck staging; 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 that part of the public alley, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. THAT PART OF THE EAST-WEST 16 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 1 AND 2 AND LYING NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOTS 15 AND 16 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 2 IN J. CASTELLO'S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1882 AS DOCUMENT 416237, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE NORTH 88°40'03" EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 1 AND 2 A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTH 01 °36'48" EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE ALLEY HERETOFORE VACATED BY ORDINANCE PASSED MARCH 30, 1982 AND RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 26258641 A DISTANCE OF 16.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 15; THENCE SOUTH 88°40'03" WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 15 AND 16 A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 16; THENCE NORTH 01°36'48" WEST ALONG...
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