HomeMy WebLinkAbout132-O-22 Selling a Vacated Portion of Public Land East of Central Park Avenue, South of Grant Street, to an Abutting Owner at 2245 Central Park Avenue
12/12/2022
132-O-22
AN ORDINANCE
Selling a Vacated Portion of Public Land East of Central Park Avenue,
South of Grant Street, to an Abutting Owner at 2245 Central Park
Avenue
WHEREAS, Alec and Stephanie MacEachern, owners of real property
located at 2245 Central Park Avenue, have agreed to compensate the City in an
amount which, in the judgment of the corporate authorities, is the fair market value, for
a portion of vacated public land east of Central Park Avenue, south of Grant Street, in
the City of Evanston (“Subject Property”), which is adjacent to part of Property Index
Number (“PIN”) 10-11-410-001-0000; and
WHEREAS, this portion of public land south of Grant Street, east of
Central Park Avenue, serves no public purpose; and
WHEREAS, Alec and Stephanie MacEachern are the owners of the
property located at 2245 Central Park Avenue a portion of which lies west of and
adjacent to the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, Alec and Stephanie MacEachern desire to acquire the
vacated property and incorporate it into 2245 Central Park Avenue; and
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WHEREAS, Alec and Stephanie MacEachern will add the Subject Property into
their property and do hereby agree to provide a high level of maintenance of the property;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The certain portion of public land east of Central Park Avenue,
south of Grant Street, legally described as:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE WEST 6.50 FEET OF THE 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING
LOT 2 AND LYING NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2 EXTENDED EAST TO THE EAST LINE OF
SAID WEST 6.50 FEET OF ALLEY, IN BLOCK 1 OF DAVID F. CURTIN'S SECOND ADDITION TO LINCOLNWOOD
IN SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK
COUNTY. ILLINOIS. AREA OF DESCRIBED PARCEL = 531 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS COMMONLY
KNOWN AS: PUBLIC ALLEY LYING EAST OF 2245 CENTRAL PARK AVENUE, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.
And depicted in the Plat of Vacation, attached hereto as Exhibit I, is 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:
1. 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.
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2. The City of Evanston has received payment of three thousand fourteen dollars and
fifty cents ($3,014.50) from Alec and Stephanie MacEachern for conveyance of
said vacated property.
3. In the event of litigation, Alec and Stephanie MacEachern will hold the City of
Evanston harmless and defend it against any lawsuits resulting from the subject
vacation.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of Ordinance 132-O-22 or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect without
the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this Ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: Ordinance 132-O-22 shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
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Introduced: _________________, 2022
Adopted: ___________________, 2023
Approved:
__________________________, 2023
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation Counsel
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December 12
January 9
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January 11
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EXHIBIT I
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