SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TIME EXTENSION 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, pursuant to ordinance ("Original Ordinance") adopted by the City Council of the City, of Chicago ("City Council") on February 26, 2021, and published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the City'Council'ofthe City (the "City Council") for such date at pages 27989 through 28005, the City Council approved a subdivision for, and the dedication of certain portions of public streets by, Riverbend Real Estate Investments LLC ("Developer"), the Riverside Owners Association (representing townhome owners), and various single family home property owners (all three entities/groups, collectively, the "Owners"); and
WHEREAS, the Developer was unable tp record the Original Ordinance and the associated plat of subdivision prior to the pne hundred eighty (180) day deadline cited in Section 7 of said Original Ordinance, and the Developer's authority to record the plat of vacation has expired; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now seeks to extend the deadline for recording the Original Ordinance and plat of subdivision, in accordance with the terms of Section 7 of the Original Ordinance, so that the Developer may successfully complete the subdivision and associated dedication; and
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation ("Commissioner"), or her designee, is hereby authorized and directed to approve a proposed Riverside Subdivision, being a subdivision of certain lots owned by the Owners, as reflected on the attached plat, in the block bounded approximately by S. Lock Street, S. Hillock Avenue, the South Branch ofthe Chicago River (approximately S. Pitney Cour...
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