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 7135-7161 W. Archer Avenue, 5501-5511 S. Harlem Avenue, and 5515-5525 S. Harlem Avenue are owned by JAMA Investments II, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the alleys to be vacated herein for construction of a grocery store and associated parking; 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 those portions of public alleys, described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. DEDICATION:
THE SOUTH 16.0 FEET OF LOT 31 IN BLOCK 106 IN FREDERICK H. BARTLETT'S SIXTH ADDITION TO BARTLETT HIGHLANDS IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 20, 1914, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 5481127, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CONTAINING 2,109.76 SQUARE FEET or 0.05 ACRES, MORE OR LESS as shaded and legally described by the words "HEREBY DEDICATED" on the plat hereto attached as Exhibit A, which drawing for greater clarity, is hereby made a part of this ordinance, be and the same is hereby dedicated and opened as public way.
VACATION:
THE EAST- WEST 16.0 FOOT ALLEY LYING EAST OF THE EAST LINE OF S. HARLEM AVENUE AND WEST OF THE WEST LINE OF S. NEVA AVENUE, SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO LOTS 1 TO 8 AND NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO LOTS 9 AND 32, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE NORTH-SOUTH 16.0 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY LYING NORTH OF THE NORTH L...
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