Joint meet.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 10-21-065
in effect10-21-065 Joint meet.
(a) A joint meet notification shall include the following information:
(1) the name, address, phone number of the person undertaking the excavation or demolition (for purposes of this section, the “digger”) at which the digger can be reached, and, if available, a fax number and email address;
(2) the place or places where the work will be performed;
(3) street names involved in the project or the north, south, east, and west boundaries of the project or the section number or numbers involved in the project;
(4) the date, time, and location where the joint meet will take place, which shall be near the project site; and
(5) a minimum advance notice of the joint meet of two days, but no more than 60 days prior to the planned start of excavation or demolition.
(b) Upon the receipt of a joint meet notification, an underground facility owner or operator shall attend the joint meet, either in person or remotely, at the specified time and location or inform the digger that it has no underground facilities at the location. If there is a conflict between joint meet notifications, a digger that provided a joint meet notification may receive a communication from an underground facility owner or operator requesting an alternate meeting time or date.
(c) The scope of the project shall be defined at the joint meet and specific project details, including, but not limited to, the number of phases, and the number of excavation crews working for the contractor or subcontractors, to the extent that the information can be determined.
(d) A failure to participate in a joint meet is a violation of this Section 10-21-065.
(e) Joint meet requestors are still required a dig ticket in accordance with Section 10-21-050 prior to excavation.
(Added Coun. J. 12-20-25, p. 39283, Art. I, § 4)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2703356Fetched: 10/24/2026