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File #: ORD 17-173    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 2/21/2017 Final action: 2/21/2017
Title: Concur with the Plan Commission's Recommendation and Adopt an Ordinance Authorizing the Vacation of a Certain Portion of an Alley Abutting Harrison Street Between 211 and 213 Harrison Street in the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Plat of Vacation - Harrison Alley, 3. Findings of Fact, 4. Plan Commission Minutes, 5. Ebsen Memo, 6. Grimes Appraisal, 7. PVS Appraisal
Submitted By
David Mann, Plan Commission Chair through Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
Title
Concur with the Plan Commission's Recommendation and Adopt an Ordinance Authorizing the Vacation of a Certain Portion of an Alley Abutting Harrison Street Between 211 and 213 Harrison Street in the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois

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Overview
Overview
The Applicant is requesting to vacate a small portion (16 feet x 47 Feet) of a public alley between their buildings along Harrison Street for the purposes of providing outdoor dining space.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
Accept the Plan Commission's recommendation and adopt the Vacation Ordinance with the stated conditions.

Body
Staff Recommendation
Staff Supports the Plan Commission.

Fiscal Impact
The Village may receive compensation for the vacation of a public right of way. It has been the Village's policy to request two land appraisals for consideration. Attached to this item are two appraisals conducted independently by Grimes Real Estate Services selected by the Village of Oak Park and Property Valuation Services selected by the Applicant. The two appraisals are in the amounts of $26,000 and $19,500, respectively. The Village Board has the right to set the price they believe to be appropriate by selecting either appraised value or as in the past averaging the two values. In this case the average would be $22,750. This average equates to approximately $30 per square foot of land.

Background
The Plan Commission held a public hearing on November 3, 2016 regarding the alley Vacation. The applicant has requested the vacation of a portion of the alley 16 feet wide by 47 feet long (752 square feet) between 211 and 213 Harrison Street for the use of outdoor seating. The Plan Commission recommends approval but with three conditions:
1. That the Applicant grant back to the Village of Oak Park an unrestricted easement for pub...

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