HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 2398 - 12/13/1994 - GROVE MALL/CONDEMNATION/BLIGHTEDORDINANCE NO. 2398
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY THROUGH
CONDEMNATION OR OTHERWISE IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE
BLIGHTED CONDITIONS EXISTENT THEREON
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village is a Home Rule Unit
of local government pursuant to the provisions of Article VII,
Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Village pursuant to Ordinance No. 2374 has de-
clared the Grove Mall Shopping Center to be a blight area as de-
fined in Section 8-13-1 et seq. of the Village Code; and
WHEREAS, in order to abate the existing blight it is deemed
advisable and necessary to acquire the Grove Mall Shopping Center,
which property is legally described on Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook
and DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That under the authority vested in the Corporate
Authorities of the Village of Elk Grove Village through Section
8-13-1 et. seq. of the Village Code and the Home Rule powers and
other ordinances of the Village of Elk Grove Village, it is hereby
necessary and desirable that the Village acquire title to and pos-
session of the real property legally described on Exhibit A for
the purpose of eliminating the blight which presently exists on
that property and redeveloping same in the best interest of the
Village.
Section 2: That the Village Attorney and such consulting
attorney as designated by the Village Attorney, be and are hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to negotiate personally or through
its representatives for and on behalf of the Village with the owner
or owners of the subject property for the purchase thereof by the
Village.
Section 3: That in the event the Village Attorney is unable
to agree with the owners of the subject property as to the compen-
sation to be paid therefor, then fee simple title to and possession
of the subject property shall be acquired by the Village of Elk
Grove Village through condemnation and the Village Attorney is au-
thorized to appoint the law offices of Burke & Ryan as additional
attorneys for the Village, which firm is further authorized, em-
powered and directed to institute proceedings in any court of com-
petent jurisdiction to acquire fee simple title to and possession
of said subject property for the Village of Elk Grove Village in
accordance with the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois
and the ordinances of the Village of Elk Grove Village.
Section 4: That the Village Clerk is authorized to publish
this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
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Section 5: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
PASSED this 13th day of
December
1994.
APPROVED this 13th day of D@cember , 1994.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
APPROVED:
Dennis J. Gallitano
VILLAGE PRESIDEN
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
VILLAGE CLERK
PUBLISHED this 19th day of December
form.
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1994, in pamphlet
EXHIBIT A
Parcel A: The East 610.0 feet, as measured along the
North line of the North 850.0 feet, as measured along
the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the North-
east Quarter of Section 32, Township 41 North, Range
11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, (excepting
from said parcel that part lying South of a line drawn
from a point in the East line of said parcel 620.18
feet South of the Northeast corner of said parcel to
a point in the West line of said parcel 635.14 feet
South of the Northwest corner of said parcel) in Cook
County, Illinois
Parcel B: The East 810.0 feet, as measured along the
North line of the North 8.50.0 feet, as measured along
the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the North-
east Quarter of Section 32, Township 41 North, Range
11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, (excepting
from said parcel that -part lying North of a line drawn
from a point in the East line of said parcel 620.18
'feet South of the Northeast corner of said parcel to
a point in the West line of said parcel 635.14 feet
South of the Northwest corner of said parcel) in Cook
County, Illinois
Parcel C: The East 810.0 feet as measured along the
North line of the North 1170.0 feet, as measured along
the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the North-
east Quarter of Section 32, Township 41 North, Range
11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, (excepting
from said parcel the North 850.0 feet as measured along
the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the North-
east Quarter.of said Section 32) in Cook County, Illi-
nois
Parcel D: The East 419.0 feet (except the West 12 feet
of the East 45 feet) as measured along the North line
of the North 1250.0 feet, as measured along the East
line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
of Section 32, Township 41 North, Range 11, East of
the Third Principal Meridian, (excepting from said par-
cel the North 1170.0 feet as measured along the East
line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
of said Section 32) in Cook County, Illinois