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 1162 N. Milwaukee Avenue and 1500-1510 W. Haddon Avenue are owned by WPA 13, LLC an Illinois limited liability company ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the street to be vacated herein for construction of a four-story mixed-used, residential apartment building; 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 street, described in this ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1.
VACATION OF THAT PART OF W. HADDON AVENUE 66 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, BEING A 2 FOOT STRIP OF LAND LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING THE MOST SOUTHERN LINE AND LYING SOUTHEASTERLY AND ADJOINING THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 18 IN BLOCK 1 IN PAGE BROTHERS SUBDIVISION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 2,1871; SAID 2 FOOT STRIP OF LAND NORTHEASTERN TERMINUS BEING THE SOUTHWESTERN LINE OF N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE AND THE SOUTHWESTERN TERMINUS BEING THE NORTHEASTERN LINE OF A16 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY EXTENDED SOUTHEASTERLY; ALL IN THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SAID ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL CONTAINING 263 SQUARE FEET OR 0.006 ACRES MORE OR LESS
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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 vacation herein provided for is made upon the express condition that within 180 days after the passage of this ordinance, the Developer shall deposit in the City Treasury of the City of Chicago, a sum sufficient to defray the costs of installing paving, and constructing sidewalks in accordance with the most current version of the Chicago Department of Transportation's Regulations for Opening. Repair and Construction in the Public Way and its appendices.
SECTION 3. The vacation herein provided for is made upon the express condition that within 180 days after the passage of this ordinance, the Developer shall pay or cause to be paid to the City of Chicago as compensation for the benefits which will accrue to the owner of the property abuttina said Dart of ouhiir. street hereby vacated the sum
Fifty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($52,600.00 ),
which sum in the judgment of this body will be equal to such benefits.
SECTION 4. The vacation herein provided for are made upon the express condition that within one hundred eighty (180) days after the passage ofthis ordinance, the Developer shall file or cause to be filed for recordation with the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois a certified copy ofthis ordinance, together with the associated full sized plats as approved by the Acting Superintendent of Maps and Plats.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. The vacation shall take effect and be in force from and after recording of the approved ordinance and plat.
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Vacation Approved:
Thomas Carney Acting Commissioner Department of Transportation
Approved as to Form and Legality
Arthur Dolinsky Senior Counsel Department of Law
Introduced By:
Honorable Brian Hopkins Alderman, 2nd Ward
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EXHIBIT, "A"
PLAT OF VACATION
THAT PART OF W. HADDON AVENUE 66 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY , BEING A 2 FOOT STRIP OF LAND LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING THE MOST SOUTHERN LINE AND LYING SOUTHEASTERLY AND ADJOINING THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 18 IN BLOCK 1 IN PAGE BROTHERS SUBDIVISION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 2, 1871; SAID 2 FOOT STRIP OF LAND NORTHEASTERN TERMINUS BEING THE SOUTHWESTERN LINE OF N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE AND THE SOUTHWESTERN TERMINUS BEING THE NORTHEASTERN LINE OF A 16 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY EXTENDED SOUTHEASTERLY; ALL IN THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SAID ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL CONTAINING 263 SQUARE FEET OR 0.006 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
100.00 R.O.W.
OF FINANCE
WICKER PARK APARTMENTS. 1517 W. HADDON AVENUE CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 60642
COUNTY OF COOK) I. ROBERT J. URCHELL. ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR NUMBER 035-003438 DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE SURVEYED THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREON AND HAVE PREPARED THE HEREON DRAWN PLAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE VACATION OF THE PORTION OF A PUBLIC STREET. I ALSO CERTIFY THAT THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONFORMS TO THE CURRENT ILLINOIS STANDARDS FOR A BOUNDARY SURVEY
FIELD WORK COMPLETED: OB/12/19
BEARINGS SHOWN HEREON ARE BASED ON AN ASSUMED BASIS. THE NORTH UNE OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF HADDON IS ASSUMED AS DUE EAST.
ZONE SHOWN HEREON IS IN PROCESS PER ZONING AMENDMENT FILE #20075-Tl. ZONING IHFORMATION BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CLIENT. ZONE B2-3: RETAIL STOREFRONTS. APARTMENTS ALLOWED ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
TOTAL AREA: 263 SQ. FT. OR 0.006 ACRES MORE OR LESS - '
LEGEND
Urchcll and Associates, Inc.
Land Surveying Services
. DATED: 11/26/19
HEREBY VACATED
ROBERT J. URCHELL JCENSE RENEWAL DATE: PROJECT No. 19-
P.LS. No. 3+3B NOVEMBER 30, 2020 -05-095-VAC
10442 S. TALMAN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60655 PHONE 708.925.7155 FAX 773.298.9500
RECORD - DESIGN FIRM REGISTRATION #184-004894
5. PAGE BROS. SUBDIVISION HAS NO RECORDED ANGLES.
DESICN FIRM UCENSE EXPIRATION DATE: APRIL 30, 2021
CDOT# 05-02-19-3909
HOWARD B. BROOKINS, JR. ALDERMAN, 21ST WARD
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February 19, 2020
To Lhe President and Members of the City Council:
Your Committee on Transportation and Public Way begs leave to report and recommend that Your Honorable Body pass the proposed ord:nance transmitted herewith for a VACATIONS to WPA 13, LLC - 02019-9421 A proposed vacation of a strip of the area bounded by West Haddon Avenue between North Milwaukee Avenue and approximately North Ashland Avenue. This ordinance was referred to Committee on December 18, 2019.
This recommendation was concurred unanimously by viva voce vote of the members of the Committee with no dissenting vote.
(Ward 2)
Howard Brookins, Cr., Chairman
Respectfully submitted,