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 1529-1537 W. Madison Avenue and 1571-1589 W. Ogden Avenue are owned by Madison & Ogden, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the alley to be vacated herein for additional parking for the adjacent Billy Goat Restaurant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chicago, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent ofthe public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of part of 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 NORTH-SOUTH 19.83 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST NORTHERN CORNER OF LOT 8 IN ASSESSOR'S DIVISION OF LOTS 16 THROUGH 31, INCLUSIVE, AND PARTS OF LOTS 15 AND 32 OF BLOCK 6 OF CANAL TRUSTEE'S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, RECORDED DECEMBER 14,1872 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 71686, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF W. ODGEN AVENUE AND THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTH-SOUTH 19.83 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF W. ODGEN AVENUE TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 15 IN LAFLIN & LOOMIS' RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 5, 18, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33 AND 41 AND SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 6, 9,19AND 20 IN CANAL TRUSTEE'S SUBDIVISION, RECORDED JANUARY 8,9,10,11,1874, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 76155, SAID INTERSECTION ALSO BEING THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF W. MADISON STREET,...
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