O-689-91 05/28/91ORDINANCE NO. �:9
AN ORDINANCE of the Village of Lemont, Cook County,
Illinois, designating the Downtown Redevelopment Project
Area of said Village a Redevelopment Project Area
pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment
Project Area.
WHEREAS, it is desirable and for the best interest of the
citizens of the Village of Lemont, Cook County, Illinois (the
"Municipality "), for the Municipality to implement tax increment
allocation financing pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation
Redevelopment Act, Division 74.4 of Article 11 of the Illinois
Municipal Code, as amended (the "Act "), for a proposed
redevelopment plan and redevelopment project (the "Plan" and
"Project ") within the municipal boundaries of the Municipality and
within a proposed redevelopment project area (the "Area ") described
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have heretofore by
ordinance adopted and approved the Plan and Project, which Plan and
Project were identified in such ordinance and were the subject,
along with the Area designation hereinafter made, of a public
hearing held on May 13, 1991, and it is now necessary and
desireable to designate the Area as a redevelopment project area
pursuant to the Act:
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Ordained by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Cook County, Illinois, as
follows:
Section 1. Area Designated. The Area, as described in
Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set out in
full by this reference, is hereby designated as a redevelopment
project area pursuant to Section 11- 74.4 -4 of the Act. The street
location (as near as practicable) for the Area is described in
Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set out in
full by this reference. The map of the Area is depicted on Exhibit
C attached hereto and incorporated hereto and incorporated herein
as if set out in full by this reference.
Section 2. Invalidity of Any Section. If any section,
paragraph or provision of this ordinance shall be held to be
invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such section, paragraph or provision shall not
affect any of the remaining provisions of this ordinance.
Section 3. Superseder and Effective Date. All ordinances,
resolutions, motions or orders in conflict herewith be, and the
same hereby are, repealed to the extent of such conflict, and this
ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
passage by the Corporation Authorities and approval as provided by
law.
Passed this day of 74/Ley
Approved: 72 .- a4faC
AYES: 5-
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 7
Attest:
, 1991.
, 1991.
Recorded in Municipal Records: , � /9 , 1991.
Municipal Clerk
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LEMONT T.I.T. LEGAT. tIESCRIPTION:
1XRIBIT "A-
That part of the South half of Section 20. Township 27 North. Range 11
hest of the Third Principal Meridian. described as follows:
beginning at the Northeast corner of said South half of Section 20;
thence Meat along the North line of said South half (also being the
North line of Lot 1 in County Clerk's Division of Section 20) a distance
lof 1460 feet more or less to a bend In said Lot 1; thence Southwesterly
960 feet along the Northwesterly line of Lots 1 and 2 In said County
Clerk's Division to a North -South alley in Singer end Telcotts Stone
Company Subdivision; thence Northwesterly 180 feet more or less to
the South line of Lot 209 in Sanitary District Trustee's Subdivision
in said Section 20; thence Southwest 140 feet along lest said South
line to the Southeasterly line of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad sight -of -way; thence Southwesterly 560 feet along last said
right -of -way line to the East line of the additional !Railroad right -of -way
taken by said Railroad under Document No. 22695261; thence Southeast
400 feet along last said East line to the South line of last said Document;
thence Southwesterly 194 feet along last •bid South line to 'limiest
line of the West 400.50 feet of Lot 9 in County Clerk's Division;
thence South 110 feet along last said line to a line 60 feet North of
and parallel to the North line of the North Reserve of the Illinois and
Michigan Canal; thence Westerly 400 feet along last described line to
the East right -of -way line of State Street; thence Northerly 80 fret
along last said East right-of-way line to the South line of the original -.
Atchison. Topeka end Santa Fe Railroad right -of -way; thence southeasterly
700 feet more or loss along lest said original right -of -way to the
Nest line of the East half of the Southwest quarter of said Section 20:
thence South along lest said West line to the North line of the Gulf,
Mobile end Ohio Railroad right -of -way; thence East 60 feet more or less
along lest said North right -of -way line to the West line of Block 9 in
the Village of Lemont; thence Southeasterly 160 feet more or less
along last said West line to the South right -of -way line of New Avenue;
thence Easterly along last said right -of -way line to a point 30 feet
West of Lockport Street; thence Southeast to • point in the West line
of Lockport Street 20 feet South of the South line of New Avenue;
thence Southeasterly along the West line of Lockport-Street to the South
line of the East -Went alley in Blocks 7 end 8 of the Village of Lemont
as recorded August 8. 1874 as Document No. 184242; thence Northeasterly
902 feet along last said South line to the West line of Lemont Street;
thence Southeasterly 198 feet along last said West line to the South
line of Coss Street; thence Northeasterly 526 feet *long Jest said
South line to the East line of Stephen Street; thence Northwesterly
30U feet more or less to the South line of Illinois Street: thence
Northeasterly 1990 feet more or less along lest said South line to the
East line of Pruyne Street in the Town of Athens; thence Northeasterly'
along the Southeast line of the Illinois Street cutoff to Berge with
Main Street to the East line of said Section 20; thence North 660 feet
more or less along last said East line to the North line of the South
ball of said Section 20 and being the place of beginning. all in the
Village of Lemont. Cook County. Illinois.
, EXHIBIT 8 — STREET LOCATION
Generally bounded on the South by Illinois Street, on
the North by the Village Limits, on the East by
Brady Street, on the West by Joliet Street.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
SS.
COUNTY OF COOK
CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE AND MINUTES
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am the duly
qualified and acting Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont, Cook
County, Illinois (the "Village "), and that as such official I am
the keeping of the records and files of the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village (the "Board ").
I do further certify that the foregoing is a full, true and
complete transcript of that portion of the minutes of the meeting
of the Board held on the day of 1991,
insofar as same related to t the adoption of an rdinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE of the Village of Lemont, Cook County,
Illinois, designating the Downtown Redevelopment Project
Area of said Village a Redevelopment Project Area
pursuant to the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment
Project Area.
a true, correct and complete copy of which said ordinance as
adopted at said meeting appears in the foregoing transcript of the
minutes of said meeting.
I do further certify that the deliberations of the Board on
the adoption of said ordinance were conducted openly, that the vote
on the adoption of said ordinance was taken openly, that said
meeting was held at a specified time and place convenient to the
public, that notice of said meeting was duly given to all of the
news media requesting such notice, that said meeting was called and
held in strict compliance with the provisions of the Open Meetings
Act of the State of Illinois, as amended, and the Illinois
Municipal Code, as amended, and that the Board has complied with
all of the provisions of said Act and said code and with all of the
procedural rules of the Board.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my official signature and
the seal of the Village, this .ftday of i , 1991.
(SEAL)
A5.612—
Village Clerk
EXTRACT OF MINUTES of a __ _____ public
meeting of the President an Board of
Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Cook
County, Illinois, held at
Lemont,
Illinois, at 7 :3 o'clock .M., on the
day of 1991.
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The President called the meeting to order and directed
the Municipal Clerk to call the roll.
Upon roll call, the following answered present:
, President and Trustees
The following were absent:
Trustee
presented and the Municipal Clerk
read in full the following ordinance: