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HomeMy WebLinkAbout071-O-23 Selling a Vacated Portion of Public Land East of 2137 Crawford Avenue, to an Abutting Owner at 2137 Crawford Avenue7/24/2023 71-O-23 AN ORDINANCE Selling a Vacated Portion of Public Land East of 2137 Crawford Avenue, to an Abutting Owner at 2137 Crawford Avenue WHEREAS, Sara J. McMurray, owner of real property located at 2137 Crawford Avenue, has 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 2137 Crawford Avenue, in the City of Evanston (“Subject Property”), which is adjacent to part of Property Index Number (“PIN”) 10-11-316-021-0000; and WHEREAS, this portion of public land east of 2137 Crawford Avenue, serves no public purpose; and WHEREAS, Sara McMurray is the owner of the property located at 2137 Crawford Avenue a portion of which lies west of and adjacent to the Subject Property; and WHEREAS, Sara McMurray desires to acquire the vacated property and incorporate it into 2137 Crawford Avenue; and WHEREAS, Sara McMurray will add the Subject Property into her property and does 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 2137 Crawford Avenue, legally described as: ~1~ Page 1 of 6 Doc ID: 3194be2e018f71971e1a929a7ab8af66dfcece31 71-O-23 ~2~ THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE 16 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING EAST AND ADJOINING, EXCEPT THE SOUTH 3 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: LOT 7 (EXCEPT THE WEST 10 FEET THEREOF AND THE NORTH 15 FEET THEREOF) AND THE NORTH 20 FEET (EXCEPT THE WEST 10 FEET THEREOF) OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 3 IN HIGHLANDS EVANSTON LINCOLNWOOD FIRST OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 3 IN HIGHLANDS EVANSTON LINCOLNWOOD FIRST ADDITION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 (EXCEPT THE EAST 20 ACRES) IN SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. And depicted in the Plat of Vacation, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, 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. 2. Said vacated property shall be conveyed to Sara McMurray upon her payment to the City of Evanston the sum of five thousand two hundred dollars ($5,200.00). 3. In the event of litigation, Sara McMurray 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. Page 2 of 6 Doc ID: 3194be2e018f71971e1a929a7ab8af66dfcece31 71-O-23 ~3~ SECTION 3: If any provision of Ordinance 71-O-23 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 71-O-23 shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law. Introduced: _________________, 2023 Adopted: ___________________, 2023 Approved: __________________________, 2023 _______________________________ Daniel Biss, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Approved as to form: ______________________________ Alexandra B. Ruggie, Interim Corporation Counsel August 28 July 24 Page 3 of 6 Doc ID: 3194be2e018f71971e1a929a7ab8af66dfcece31 August 30 71-O-23 ~4~ EXHIBIT 1 PLAT OF VACATION Page 4 of 6 Doc ID: 3194be2e018f71971e1a929a7ab8af66dfcece31 LOT 7 LOT 6 LOT 8 50'(R)50'(R)52'16' PUBLIC ALLEY16' PUBLIC ALLEY LOT 5 B L O C K 3HEREBY VACATEDW. HALF OF VACATED ALLEY 3.00'COPYRIGHT NOTICE THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF PI SURVEYING PLLC AND IS NOT TO BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIC PROJECT AND SITE NAMED HEREIN AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM PI SURVEYING PLLC ADDRESS:2137 CRAWFORD AVE., EVANSTON, IL, 60201 FIELD BY:-DRAWN BY:CJD CHECKED BY:CJD FILE NUMBER:L23-12806 ORDERED BY:SARA MCMURRAY CATEGORY:PLAT OF VACATION REVISIONSNO. DATE DESCRIPTION - -- - - - - - - 10'0'20' SCALE: 1" = 10' PLAT OF VACATION - EXHIBIT A STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DUPAGE WE, PI SURVEYING PLLC, AN ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL DESIGN FIRM DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE SURVEY WAS MADE UNDER ITS SUPERVISION ON THE GROUND AND THE PLAT HEREON DRAWN IS A REPRESENTATION OF SAME. THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONFORMS TO THE CURRENT ILLINOIS MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BOUNDARY SURVEY. DATED AT OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS THIS 12th DAY OF JULY, 2023. BY:____________________________________________________ ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR NO. 035.003501 LICENSE EXPIRES 11/30/2024 ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL DESIGN FIRM NO. 184.008811-0008 903 COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE 210, OAK BROOK, IL 60523 Pi Surveying PLLC PHONE: (773) 444-0445 www.pisurveying.com 416.00 SQ. FT. = 0.0096 ACRES SUBJECT SITE AREA: © 2023 PI SURVEYING PLCC - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE 16 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING EAST AND ADJOINING, EXCEPT THE SOUTH 3 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: LOT 7 (EXCEPT THE WEST 10 FEET THEREOF AND THE NORTH 15 FEET THEREOF) AND THE NORTH 20 FEET (EXCEPT THE WEST 10 FEET THEREOF) OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 3 IN HIGHLANDS EVANSTON LINCOLNWOOD FIRST OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 3 IN HIGHLANDS EVANSTON LINCOLNWOOD FIRST ADDITION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 (EXCEPT THE EAST 20 ACRES) IN SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. - - - OAK BROOK ILLINOIS NO. 035-003501 WILLIAM A. WORKMAN SURVEY NOTES: 1. FOR BUILDING LINES, EASEMENTS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS NOT SHOWN HEREON; REFER TO YOUR DEED, TITLE POLICY AND LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCE ETC. 2. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET AND DECIMAL PARTS THEREOF. 3. REVIEW LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND RECORD MEASUREMENT ON THIS PLAT AND REPORT ANY DISCREPANCIES TO SURVEYOR AT ONCE, BEFORE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. 4. COMPARE ALL POINTS BEFORE BUILDING BY SAME. 5. WE DO NOT CERTIFY UTILITIES, THEREFORE, CONTACT UTILITIES COMPANIES BEFORE BUILDING. 6. BASIS OF BEARING IF SHOWN IS ASSUMED UNLESS NOTED. 7. DATE OF FIELD WORK IS DATE SHOWN IN CERTIFICATION. 8. NO MEASUREMENTS ARE TO BE ASSUMED BY SCALING. 9. ANY COMMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, ALTERATIONS AND REVISIONS MUST BE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION WITHIN 90 DAYS OF DATE OF COMPLETION OF THIS SURVEY. 10. TREES AND UTILITIES ARE NOT SHOWN HEREON. 11. CATEGORY OF THIS SURVEY IS BASED UPON CLIENT'S REQUEST. 12. TO ENSURE LEGITIMACY OF THIS PLAT, IT MUST CARRY THE SEAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSEE WHO PREPARED THIS PLAT. 13. ALL BUILDING DIMENSIONS AND TIES ARE TO CURRENT SIDING MATERIAL AND NOT TO FOUNDATION. 14. ARCHITECT, OWNER OR ENGINEER SHOULD VERIFY AND REMEASURE BUILDING FOR BUILDING ADDITION PURPOSES. FOUND IRON ROD (FIR) SET IRON ROD (SIR) FOUND IRON PIPE (FIP) SET IRON PIPE (SIP) CUT CROSS CUT NOTCH FOUND MAG NAIL (FMAG) SET MAG NAIL (SMAG) DEED DIMENSION RECORD DIMENSION MEASURED DIMENSION (D) (R) (M) BUILDING SETBACK LINE (BSL) EASEMENT LINE CHAIN LINK FENCE (CLF) WOOD FENCE (WF) IRON/METAL FENCE (MF) PLASTIC/VINYL FENCE (PF) WIRE FENCE SUBJECT PROPERTY LINE LEGEND BUILDING CONCRETE ASPHALT WOOD BRICK GRAVEL STONE OVERHANG/ADDITION SOUTH NORTH S N WEST EAST W E SOUTHEAST CORNER NORTHEAST CORNER SEX NEX NORTHWEST CORNER SOUTHWEST CORNER NWX SWX PUBLIC UTILITY & DRAINAGE EASEMENT PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT P.U.&D.E. P.U.E. ARC LENGTH BUILDING SETBACK LINE L BSL ON LINE RADIUS ONL R POINT OF COMMENCEMENT POINT OF BEGINNING POC POB CENTERLINE SECTION LINE RECORD = MEASURED DIMENSION(R=M) OVERHANGO.H. TYPICALTYP. CHORD DIMENSIONCH Page 5 of 6 Doc ID: 3194be2e018f71971e1a929a7ab8af66dfcece31 Andrew J. Richter, MAI, CIAO President Second City Appraisal, LLC 420 Lake Cook Rd., Suite 116 Deerfield, IL 60015 www.secondcityappraisal.com (224) 804-0300 info@secondcityappraisal.com Ms. Sara McMurray May 4, 2023 2137 Crawford Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201 Dear Ms. McMurray: As you recently requested, we have prepared an appraisal valuing the fee simple interest in a PUBLIC ALLEY behind 2137 CRAWFORD AVENUE in EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201. The property consists of We hereby certify that we have no past, present or contemplated future interest in the property, nor have we prepared a recent prior appraisal; that neither this appraisal, nor the compensation therefore, are contingent upon the value reported; that we inspected the property on April 25, 2023; and that this appraisal report has been made in conformity with Standard 2-2(a) of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); and the Appraisal Institute, which has the right of review. We herewith deliver our appraisal report, which describes the property and the methods used to arrive at a final opinion of value for the described interest in the property. As supported in this report, it is our considered opinion that the market value of the fee simple interest in the subject real estate, as of the date of our inspection on April 25, 2023, subject to the terms and conditions of this report, but with no property-specific hypothetical conditions or extraordinary assumptions, was $12.50 per square foot of land area, or: ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($11,000) Respectfully submitted, Andrew Richter, MAI, CIAO President Page 6 of 6 Doc ID: 3194be2e018f71971e1a929a7ab8af66dfcece31