SUBDIVISION 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, two plats of subdivision that include the areas identified in the plat attached to this ordinance as Exhibit A were recorded with the Office of the Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, Recordings Division (the "Clerk's Office"), on April 13, 2011, as document number 1110318013, and again on October 21, 2011, as document number 1129429043; and
WHEREAS, the previously recorded documents were not submitted to the City of Chicago for review and approval, in accordance with the Illinois Plat Act 765 ILCS 205/2, and City of Chicago municipal requirements; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned recordings are invalid for purposes of establishing a subdivision, as they were not approved by the City Council of the City of Chicago and do not comply with the Illinois Plat Act; and
WHEREAS, Glazier 95 Ashland LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ("Developer"), as the owner of the area shown on the attached plat, now wishes to subdivide its property in accordance with the Illinois Plat Act and City ordinance; now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago;
SECTION 1. The Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, or her designee, is hereby authorized and directed to approve a proposed David Heldner Subdivision, being a subdivision of certain lots owned by Developer in the block bounded by W. 95lh Street, W. 93rd Street, S. Ashland Avenue, S. Beverly Avenue, and legally described in the attached plat (Exhibit A, CDOT File: 06-21-21-3967) which, for greater certainty, is hereby made a part of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. The subdivision herein provided for is made under the express condition that the Developer, and his successors and ...
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