Peoria, IL Environmental Rules: Boat Dock Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Bank/seawall daily fee
- $1.00 per lineal foot
- Marina slip fee (up to 28 ft)
- $1.00 per hour
- Marina slip fee (over 28 ft)
- $2.00 per hour
- Commercial annual permit
- $200.00 per year
- Violation penalty
- $50.00 per citation
Summary
Anyone docking a boat along Peoria's Illinois River bank, seawall or marina slips needs a permit or docking ticket from the director of public works under City Code Section 14-7. Fees range from $1.00 per lineal foot per day at the bank to $200.00 a year for commercial watercraft.
Any person desiring to land or dock any craft, vessel, boat or other craft at a designated space along the bank or seawall shall first obtain a permit to do so from the director of public works or his designee. Any person desiring to land or dock any craft, vessel, boat, or other craft at a slip within the marinas shall obtain a docking ticket upon entry thereto. ... The fee for such landing or docking shall be as follows;(1)$1.00 per lineal riverfront foot occupied by any craft at designated spaces along the bank or seawall per day.(2)$1.00 per lineal dock foot occupied by any craft at designated spaces outside of any dock per day.(3)$1.00 per hour for any craft whose length is 28 feet or less at slips within the marinas.(4)$2.00 per hour for any craft in excess of 28 feet in length at slips within the marinas.(5)$200.00 annual permit fee for commercial watercraft docking at assigned spaces outside of the marinas.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 119).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-7 of the Peoria City Code governs docking in the city's harbor on the Illinois River. Anyone wanting to land or dock a craft, vessel or boat at a designated space along the bank or seawall must first obtain a permit from the director of public works or the director's designee. Anyone docking at a slip within the city marinas instead obtains a docking ticket upon entering the slip. As a condition of either the permit or the ticket, the boater agrees to repair any damage caused to the public landing or adjacent public property, and the director of public works must approve any such repairs before they begin.
00 annual permit fee for commercial watercraft docking at assigned spaces outside the marinas. The director of public works assigns a number to every marina slip and posts signs showing the fee charged for craft that dock or land there. 00 owed by the craft's owner.
Violations & Fines
Docking in violation of Section 14-7(b), including docking without the required permit or ticket, draws a citation under Section 14-38 describing the specific subsection violated, the date, location and approximate time, and the craft's registration number. Section 14-39 sets the penalty at a flat $50.00 owed by the craft's owner for each violation.
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