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 2616-2618 N. Milwaukee Avenue are owned by Grace-Logan Square LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ("Developer"); and
WHEREAS, the properties at 2612 N. Kedzie Avenue are owned by Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church of Chicago which has consented to the vacation (EXHIBIT A); and
WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to use the portion of the alley to be vacated herein for construction of additional building access and building upgrades; 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 ofthe public alley, 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 THE PUBLIC ALLEY CARRIAGE TURNAROUND IN BLOCK 3 IN HITT, RUNYAN AND ARCHER SUBDIVISION, RECORDED MARCH 10, 1873 PER DOCUMENT NUMBER 8842, IN THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH MOST SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 3, IN HITT, RUNYAN AND ARCHER SUBDIVISION AFORESAID (ALSO BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 1 IN HIMES & FRANK'S RESUBDIVISION RECORDED JULY 3, 1894 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 2068363); THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SAID NORTH LINE OF LOT 1 ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF AN EAST-WEST 16 FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY, 43.59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST 53.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 38 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EA...
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