DEDICATION ORDINANCE
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, or any of her designees, is each hereby authorized and directed to approve a dedication of land for the creation of the northern portion of W. 77th Street laying between S. Homan Avenue and S. St. Louis Avenue, said land being owned by the Chicago Park District ("Developer"), an Illinois body politic and corporate. This land was to be used for public way in accordance with the terms of Planned Development 716 approved by the City Council of the City of Chicago on June 9, 1999 and published in the Journal of Proceedings of the City Council for such date at pages 5826 through 5837, and more specifically as shown on page 5834. While already built as public way, the area was not officially dedicated, and is now legally described below and in the attached plat (Exhibit A, CDOT File: 26-18-23-4040) which, for greater certainty, is hereby made a part of this ordinance.
Dedication of:
THE SOUTH 33 FEET OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 297 FEET OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 297 FEET WITH THE WEST LINE OF S. HOMAN AVENUE, AS OCCUPIED; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, 599.86 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF S. ST. LOUIS AVENUE; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 44 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 33.00 FEET TO A LINE 33.00 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH 297 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, 599.86 FEET TO SAID WEST LINE OF S. HOMAN AVENUE, AS OCCUPIED; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 44 MINUTES 01 SECOND EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, 33.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL ...
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