Peoria, IL Parking Rules: Commercial Vehicle Restrictions (2026)

Peoria Code Chapter 28 (Traffic and Motor Vehicles), Article VII, Section 28-251 (Truck, tractor, semitrailer, trailer or bus parking on residential streets) is the controlling rule for commercial vehicle restrictions on residential streets in Peoria. The ordinance prohibits 'standing or parking' any truck, tractor, semitrailer, trailer, or bus on a residential street except for time reasonably necessary for expeditious loading or unloading. The exception in the same section preserves the right to park ordinary pickup trucks and vans up to 235 inches (about 19.6 feet) overall length and 80 inches body width — covering most consumer pickups (F-150, Silverado 1500, Ram 1500) but excluding heavy-duty work vehicles, dually trucks with utility bodies, and most box trucks. Buses, semi-tractors with or without trailers, and large commercial step vans are clearly outside the exception. On private residential property, the Peoria Zoning Ordinance (Appendix B) home-occupation provisions in Article 4 and the residential district use-tables in Article 6 limit storage of commercial vehicles as accessory uses; typically only one commercial vehicle (small van or pickup) used by a resident is allowed, and any larger or additional commercial vehicles require the property to be zoned for commercial use. School buses, transit buses, snow plows, and tow trucks generally cannot be stored at single-family homes. Loading and unloading is broadly permitted, including delivery trucks, moving vans, and service vehicles during the course of work.