HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-O-24 Vacating the City-Owned Property East of South Boulevard and Hinman Avenue1 /8/2024
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AN ORDINANCE
Vacating the City -Owned Property East of South Boulevard and
Hinman Avenue
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns real property located along
the intersection of South Boulevard and Hinman Avenue, east of Hinman Avenue
in Evanston, Illinois (the "Subject Property") that currently has no use; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City have determined
that the Subject Property does not have any public benefit; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City have determined
that the vacation of the Subject Property in the City of Evanston would assist in
the construction and development of the sixty -unit mixed -income housing
development at 504-514 South Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, a plat of the Subject Property has been created as set
forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated within; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes the relief to the public from
further burden and responsibility of maintaining the Subject Property, in addition
to assisting with the development of the mixed -income housing development at
504-514 South Boulevard, constitutes a public interest of the City to vacate the
Subject Property; and
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: That the real property located east of Hinman Avenue
legally described as:
THE EAST 10 FEET OF THAT PART OF HINMAN AVENUE LYING WEST OF
AND ADJOINING LOT 7 IN BLOCK 11 IN KEENEY AND RINN'S ADDITION TO
EVANSTON I NSECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
and depicted in the attached Plat, incorporated into this Ordinance as Exhibit 1,
is hereby vacated, 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.
SECTION 3: That a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with
a true and correct plat of said dedication, be recorded at the Office of the
Recorder of Deeds in Cook County, Illinois.
SECTION 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner
provided by law.
Ayes: 6
Nays: 0
Introduced: January 08 , 2024 Approved:
Adopted: January 08 , 2024 January 08
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Stephanie Mendoza Alexandra Ruggie,
City Clerk Interim Corporation Counsel
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EXHIBIT 1
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