COMMERCIAL VACATION 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 2911-2919 W. Fullerton Avenue, 2923-2933 W. Fullerton Avenue, and 2384-2392 N. Milwaukee Avenue are owned by Liberty Bank Savings and Loan Association of Chicago ("Developer"); and
WH EREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the alley vacated herein for customer parking and unification of their property; 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 that portion of the public alley, described in this ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. VACATION OF THE NORTH 85.64 FEET OF THE 16 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF W. FULLERTON AVENUE AND WESTERLY ADJACENT TO LOT 41 IN BLOCK 3 IN BLANCHARD'S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 22 RODS OF THAT PART WEST OF N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 2,1870 AS DOCUMENT 47188 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING 1,370 SQUARE FEET OR 0.031 ACRES MORE OR LESS as shaded and legally described by the words "HEREBY VACATED" on the plat hereto attached as Exhibit A, which plat for greater clarity, is hereby made a part of this ordinance, be and the same is hereby vacated and closed, inasmuch as the same is no longer required for public use and the public interest will be subserved by such vacation.
SECTION 2. The City of Chicago hereby reserves for the benefit of Commonwealth Edison and AT&T/SBC, and their su...
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