OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
September 24, 2015
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 amendments to various TIF Districts.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, under ordinances adopted on January 20, 1999, and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "Journal") for such date at pages 87763 to 87860, and under the provisions of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4.1 et seq, as amended (the "Act"), the City Council (the "Corporate Authorities") of the City of Chicago (the "City"): (i) approved a redevelopment plan and project (the "Original Plan") for a portion of the City known as the "Woodlawn Redevelopment Project Area" (the "Area"); (ii) designated the Area as a "redevelopment project area" within the requirements of the Act; and (iii) adopted tax increment financing for the Area (the foregoing three ordinances are collectively referred to herein as the "TIF Ordinances"); and
WHEREAS, under an ordinance adopted on December 14, 2011, and published in the Journal for such date at pages 17261 to 17330, the Corporate Authorities approved an amendment to the Original Plan entitled "Amendment Number 1 Woodlawn Redevelopment Project Area Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Area Eligibility Study, Redevelopment Plan and Project" ("Amendment Number 1," and together with the Original Plan, collectively referred to as the "Plan); and
WHEREAS, Public Act 92-263, which became effective on August 7, 2001, amended the Act to provide that, under Section 11-74.4-5(c) of the Act, amendments to a redevelopment plan which do not (1) add additional parcels of property to the proposed redevelopment project area, (2) substantially affect the general land uses proposed in the redevelopment plan, (3) substantially change the nature of the redevelopment project, (4) increase the total estimated redevelopment project cost set out in the redevelopment plan by more than 5% after adjustment for inflation from the date the plan was adopted, (5) add additional redevelopment project costs to the itemized list of redevelopment project costs set out in the redevelopment plan, or (6) increase the number of inhabited residential units to be displaced from the redevelopment project area, as measured from the time of creation of the redevelopment project area, to a total of more than 10, may be made without further hearing, provided that notice is given as set forth in the Act as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities now desire further to amend the Plan by amending the Proposed Future Land Use Plan map to change the proposed land use for certain parcels bounded by 63rd and 64th Streets and University and Greenwood Avenues within the Area, which such amendment shall not (1) add additional parcels of property to the proposed redevelopment project area, (2) substantially affect the general land uses proposed in the redevelopment plan, (3) substantially change the nature of the redevelopment project, (4) increase the total estimated redevelopment project cost set out in the redevelopment plan by more than 5% after adjustment for inflation from the date the plan was adopted, (5) add additional redevelopment project costs to the itemized list of redevelopment project costs set out in the redevelopment plan, or (6) increase the number of inhabited residential units to be displaced from the redevelopment project area, as measured from the time of creation of the redevelopment project area, to a total of more than 10;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
SECTION 2. Approval of Amendment Number 2 to the Plan. The amendment of the Plan to change the proposed land use for parcels bounded by 63rd and 64th Streets and University and Greenwood Avenues from Community Park to Mixed-Use, is hereby approved. Map 7 in the Plan, "Proposed Future Land Use Map, September 2011" is hereby replaced in its entirety with "Proposed Future Land Use Map, Revised May 2015," a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Except as amended hereby, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. Invalidity of Anv Section. If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. Superseder. All ordinances (including, without limitation, the TIF Ordinances), resolutions, motions or orders in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflicts.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage.
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