Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2018-5417

• Record #: O2018-5417
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 6/27/2018
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 7/25/2018
• Title: Release of open space use restriction on 1806 S Ridgeway Ave for Israel of God's Church, White Horse Army
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm
• Topic: AGREEMENTS - Miscellaneous

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2018	82243	City Council	Passed	Pass
7/23/2018		Committee on Housing and Real Estate	Recommended to Pass
6/27/2018	79178	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL MAYOR
June 27, 2018










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinance authorizing a release of open space restrictions for Israel of God's Church.

Your favorable consideration ofthis ordinance will be appreciated.


Very truly yours,


Mayor
ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule unit of government by virtue of the provisions ofthe Constitution ofthe State of Illinois of 1970, and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and

WHEREAS, the City sold by quitclaim deed ("Deed") the real property commonly known as 1806 S. Ridgeway Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"), to Israel of God's Church, White Horse Army, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation (the "Owner"), on June 1, 2004, for Nine Thousand One Hundred Seventy Dollars ($9,170); and

WHEREAS, the conveyance was subject to the express conditions that: 1) the Property be improved with landscaped open space within six (6) months from the date of the deed, and 2) the Property be used as open space in perpetuity; and

WHEREAS, the Deed provides that the City may re-enter the Property and revest title in the City if the conditions are not met; and

WHEREAS, this right of reverter and re-entry in favor of the City terminates forty years from the date of the deed; and

WHEREAS, the Property has been landscaped and maintained as open space as required; and

WHEREAS, the Owner seeks to expand its adjacent church building onto the Property and requests the removal ofthe perpetual use restriction; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Development (the "Department") has reviewed the Owner's plans and determined that the release of the deed restriction is in the best interests of the City; and

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