Amendment of Municipal Code Section 10-21-040 requiring persons owning underground facilities to provide and maintain geographic information system map of said facility
- Record number: O2026-0026084
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: In Committee
- Sponsor: Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward)
- Committee: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
- Submitted Date: Jun 10, 2026
- Introduction Date: Jun 17, 2026
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Impact report
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Owners and operators of underground facilities in Chicago would have to provide and keep up a digital GIS map of those facilities in a format set by CDOT, and report changes to 811 Chicago within 30 days.
Who it affects
- Owners and operators of underground facilities: They would have to provide and maintain a geographic information system map of their underground facilities in the electronic format CDOT requires.
- 811 Chicago: It would receive reports of any changes to underground facility maps within 30 days after each change.
- Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT): The Commissioner of Transportation would have to write rules within 60 days to put the mapping requirement into action.
What changes
- Underground facility owners must give a digital GIS map of their facilities in a format set by CDOT.
- Owners must keep these maps up to date.
- Any changes to an underground facility must be reported to 811 Chicago within 30 days.
- The Commissioner of Transportation must create rules for the mapping requirement within 60 days, as part of the City's Cut the Red Tape initiative.
Where: 36th Ward
When: Section 2 (CDOT rulemaking) takes effect upon passage and publication; Section 1 (the mapping requirement) takes effect after the Commissioner of Transportation issues the rules.