COMMERCIAL VACATION 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 3145-3169 W. Grand Avenue, 847-921 N. Kedzie Avenue, 832-874 N. Troy Street, 861-873 N. Troy Street, 3129-3137 W. Grand Avenue, 831-837 N. Troy Street, 3124-3130 W. Rice Street, 841-857 N. Troy Street, 3113-3127 W. Grand Avenue, 3110-3120 W. Rice Street, and 3111-3131 W. Rice Street are each owned by one or more of the following entities: CFC, Inc., d/b/a Columbus Foods Company; 829 Troy LLC; 847 Ventures, LLC; 3101 W. Grand LLC; Chicago Title Land Trust company as successor trustee to Mid City National Bank of Chicago, as trustee under the provisions of that certain trust agreement dated October 28, 1991 and known as Trust Number 2365; and Chicago Title Land Trust Company as successor trustee to Mid City National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee under the provisions of that certain trust agreement dated January 15,1981, and known as Trust Number 1554 (collectively "the Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the streets and alleys to be vacated herein for parking, routing and storage of tractor trailer trucks; 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 that portion of the public streets and alleys described in the following ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1.
ALL OF NORTH-SOUTH N. TROY STREET LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 14 TO 26 AND THE EAST-WEST 16-FOOT VACATED ALLEY (VACATED BY ORDINANCE PASSED ON 28 DEC. 1945, REC. 17 JAN 1946 AS DOC....
Click here for full text