COMMERCIAL ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 (a) of the 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 properties at 4626-4650 W. Parker Avenue are owned by Shubert Development Partners, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the Street to be vacated herein for landscaping / greenspace; 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 part of public Street, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1.
PARCEL 1:
THAT PART OF WEST PARKER AVENUE HERETOFORE DEDICATED BY S.S. HAYES' KELVYN GROVE ADDITION TO CHICAGO, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25,1873 AS DOCUMENT 125133, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 18 IN BLOCK 3 OF SAID S.S. HAYES' KELVYN GROVE ADDITION TO CHICAGO; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST PARKER AVENUE, 124.97 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST 25 FEET OF LOT 16 IN BLOCK 3 OF SAID S.S. HAYES' KELVYN GROVE ADDITION TO CHICAGO; THENCE SOUTH 02 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 7.00 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE 7.00 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF WEST PARKER AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, 124.97 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 18; THENCE NO...
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