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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Stephen Broadwell, AICP, Planner
DATE: June 5, 2025
SUBJECT:
Ordinance Vacating a City Easement on the Property at 400 Mercy Lane, in Kane County, Aurora, Illinois, 60506 (Gateway Foundation - 25-0401 / AU09/4-25.170-VAC/E - SB - WARD 6)
PURPOSE:
The Engineering Division is requesting approval of a Plat of Vacation for a, the details of which include the removal of a dedicated fifteen (15) foot wide City Easement. The City Easement is required to be vacated by the City's Engineering Department to allow for an existing watermain to be relocated.
The proposed Plat of Vacation is concurrently requested with a Final Plat Revision, which includes consolidating Lot 2 and Lot 3 of the INC Board Subdivision into Lot 1 of the Gateway Foundation Resubdivision.
cc: Building, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee:
Chairperson Mike Saville
Vice Chair Patty Smith
Alderman Javier Banuelos
Alderwoman Juany Garza
Alderman Will White
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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An Ordinance Vacating a City Easement on the Property at 400 Mercy Lane, in Kane County, Aurora, Illinois, 60506
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the territory legally described in Exhibit "A", both hereto attached and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth and hereinafter referred to as said Exhibit "A" was heretofore reserved and granted to the City of Aurora for purposes of installing utilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aurora has determined that said vacation describe...
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