Record #: O2022-3597   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 10/26/2022 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
Final action: 11/16/2022
Title: Release of restrictive use covenant regarding vacation of public alley within area bounded by W School St, N Lakewood Ave, W Melrose St and N Racine Ave
Sponsors: Tunney, Thomas
Topic: ALLEY - Vacation
Attachments: 1. O2022-3597.pdf, 2. O2022-3597 (V1).pdf
HOWARD Et. BROOKINS, JR. ALDERMAN, 21ST WARD
9011 SOUTH ASHLAND AVE SUITE B CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60620 PHONE: 773-881-9300 FAX: 773-881-2152
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AVIATION
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CITY OF CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL
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COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY HALL ROOM 305
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PHONE: 312-744-4810 FAX: 312-744-7738

November 16, 2022

To the 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 ordinance transmitted herewith for a VACATIONS to SCHOOL STREET RESIDENCES, LLC - 02022-3597 A proposed release of past restrictive covenant affecting the previously vacated alley in the area bounded by West School Street, West Melrose Street, North Lakewood Avenue and North Racine Avenue. This property is located in the 44th Ward. This ordinance was referred to Committee on October 26, 2022.

This recommendation was concurred unanimously by viva voce vote of the members of the Committee with no dissenting vote.

(Ward 44)
Howard Brookins, Jr., Chairman


Respectfully submitted,


ORDINANCE FOR RELEASE OF USE RESTRICTION COVENANT

WHEREAS, on February 5, 1998,. the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") passed a certain ordinance (C.J.P; pp. 62183 and 62185 through 62189 (the "Vacation Ordinance"), which provided for an industrial program ("Industrial Program") alley vacation ("Vacation") of the triangular alley remnant in the block.bounded by W. School Street, W. Melrose Street, N. Lakewood Avenue and N. Racine Avenue ("Subject Property"), known previously as CDOT Fife Number 20-44-97-2161 for Craftsman Plating and Tinning Corporation; and


WHEREAS, the Vacation Ordinance provided that the Vacation of the Subject Property was conditioned upon a restrictive use covenant running with the land (¦Restrictive U...

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