Peoria, IL Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Peoria's Zoning Ordinance (Appendix B), Article 15 establishes off-street parking standards for residential properties: a typical single-family lot requires at least 2 off-street parking spaces, each at least 9 feet wide by 18 feet long, on a hard-surfaced area. The Heart of Peoria Land Development Code (Appendix A, Unified Development Code) governs the downtown form-based code area and applies similar surface-improvement standards. Approved surface materials are concrete, asphalt, brick pavers, or other engineered impervious or semi-pervious surfaces; grass, dirt, mulch, and bare gravel typically do not qualify unless the lot is specifically zoned to allow gravel (some R-A or fringe districts). Driveway width in single-family residential districts is typically limited to a maximum at the street curb cut (often 22-28 feet at the apron), with wider drives requiring a variance. Parking is prohibited in the public right-of-way (between the sidewalk and the curb) and on any unimproved surface in the front yard. The Peoria Department of Public Works (309-494-8800) issues the driveway approach permit under Peoria Code Chapter 27 for any new or modified curb cut; the contractor must install the approach to the City's published standard detail with ADA-compliant sidewalk transitions. Existing legal-nonconforming driveways may remain but must be brought into compliance during any major expansion or alteration.