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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2001-054-O-0105/14/2001 54-0-01 AN ORDINANCE Vacating a Portion of the Public Street (LeMar Avenue) From the Alley North of Church Street to South of Lyons Street WHEREAS, Evanston Township High School District # 202 ("School District"), has sought vacation of a portion of LeMar Avenue to provide for a nature area for use by school faculty to conduct biological, ecological, and environmental education classes for students; and WHEREAS, this portion of LeMar Avenue is currently undeveloped; and WHEREAS, the School District currently owns lots 24 through 36 on the west • side of the LeMar Avenue right-of-way, and the entire parcel on the east side of LeMar Avenue between Church Street on the south and Lyons Street to the north; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That the certain portion of the public street (LeMar Avenue) from the alley north of Church Street to south of Lyon Street legally described as: THAT PART OF ARTHUR T. MCINTOSH'S CHURCH STREET ADDITION TO EVANSTON, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 26, 1915 AS DOCUMENT NO. 5678947 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THAT PART OF 30 FOOT LEMAR AVENUE ADJACENT TO LOTS 24 THROUGH 36 INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 7 OF ARTHUR T. MCINTOSH'S • CHURCH STREET ADDITION, LYING NORTH OF THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 24 AND LYING 54-0-01 • SOUTH OF THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 36, ALL IN THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; As indicated by the words "hereby vacated" on the Plat of Vacation attached to and incorporated into this ordinance, be and the same is hereby vacated and closed, inasmuch as the corporate authorities of the City of Evanston have determined that the public interest will be served by the aforesaid vacation, provided that said vacation shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: That said vacation shall be subject to the usual easements for public utilities, including, but not limited to, such rights -of way, license and easement rights to such equipment as is presently installed and located on those portions of the public right-of-way hereby closed and the rights of • ingress and egress for the maintenance, renewal and reconstruction thereof. SECTION 2: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. Introduced �; �2 e.-'G .k ( , 2001 Adopted: Z, 5 , 2001 Approved: \/J J 2001 1 Mayor • -2- • ATTEST: �th.4o i lerk f Appr©v��sl�for Coro tion Counsel -3- 54-0-01