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 5941 -5969 N. Caldwell Avenue are owned by Klairmont Enterprises, Inc. an Illinois corporation ("Developer") and the properties at 5940-5968 N. Caldwell Avenue, 5900-5960 N. Lemont Avenue and 5901-5959 N. Lemont Avenue are owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County ("Forest Preserve"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the street to be vacated to them in accordance with the attached plat herein attached as EXHIBIT A for expansion of their parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve proposes to use their respective portions ofthe unimproved streets as identified in EXHIBIT A to assemble existing, adjacent forested parcels; 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 streets described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1.
PARCEL 1 (TO KLAIRMONT ENTERPRISES, INC.)
THAT PART OF THE ORIGINAL NORTH CALDWELL AVENUE, BEING 66 FEET WIDE, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY 17 FEET OF NORTH CALDWELL AVENUE, AS OPENED BY EASEMENT FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES RECORDED JANUARY 17, 1936, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 11745016, TOGETHER WITH THAT PART OF ORIGINAL NORTH LEMONT AVENUE, BEING 66 FEET WIDE, ALL TAKEN AS A TRACT (SAID TRACT BEING COMPRISED OF PART OF LOTS 1, 2, 3 AND 9 IN OGDEN & JONES SUBDIVISION OF BRONSON'S PART OF CALDWELL'S RESERVATION IN TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, RECORDED FEBRUARY 1,...
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