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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE TO VACATE A PORTION OF LONGWOOD AVENUE
WHEREAS, under the authority granted pursuant to 70 ILCS 810/8, the Board of Commissioners for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, after due investigation and consideration, has determined that the nature and extent of the public use and the public interest to be subserved is such as to warrant the vacation of the street described in the following ordinance, which street is located within the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, and is not a part of any state of county highway.
THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, as follows:
1. That all that part of Longwood Avenue described as follows:
ALL THAT PART OF LONGWOOD AVENUE LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 87TH STREET AND NORTH OF A LINE BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 3 IN NEW BEVERLY HILLS SUBDIVISION AND RUNNING THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE CENTERLINE OF LONGWOOD AVENUE, TO THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF LONGWOOD AVENUE, ALL IN THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
As shown as shaded and indicated by the words "hereby vacated" on the plat hereto attached, which plat, for greater certainty, is hereby made a part of this ordinance, be and the same is hereby vacated and closed in as much as the same is no longer required for public use and the public interest will be subserved by such vacation.
2. In case a municipality or public service corporation has installed any public utility in or under the part of Longwood Avenue hereby vacated, an easement is hereby reserved for the continued use, repair and maintenance of such utility by the respective municipality or public service corporation, including but not limited to:
A. An easement of 33 feet on each side of the existing 18-inch sewer and the existing 8-inch watermain is hereby reserved for the City of Chicago Department of Water Management for ingress and egress for access to said sewer and watermain facilities and appurtenances for the purpose of maintenance, relocation, replacement and repair.
B. An Easement of 15 feet each side of the existing 18-inch sewer is hereby reserved for the City of Chicago Department of Water Management for the purpose of maintaining, relocating, replacing, and repairing said sewer facilities and appurtenances.
C. An easement of 15 feet each side of the existing 8-inch watermain is reserved for the City of Chicago Department of Water Management for the purpose of maintaining, relocating, replacing, and repairing said watermain facilities and appurtenances.
D. No additional permanent structures shall be erected over said easements with the exception of surface improvements such as trails, roads, and parking.
E. Existing surface sewer and water structures such as manhole lids and frames shall not be covered, paved over, or otherwise blocked from access for maintenance, relocation, repair, and investigation.
F. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County assumes any additional costs beyond normal restoration for any physical improvements within said easements that might be damaged as a result of sewer or water facilities maintenance, relocation, replacement and repair.
3. The Secretary of the Board, under corporate seal of the District, shall duly certify to a copy of this ordinance and cause the same to be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, within sixty days after its passage and approval.
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Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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