Peoria County, IL Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Table 7-5, the Schedule of Loading Requirements, ties the number of required loading spaces directly to a building's floor area: one space for up to 10,000 square feet, two spaces from 10,001 to 25,000 square feet, three spaces from 25,001 to 40,000 square feet, four spaces from 40,001 to 100,000 square feet, and five spaces above 100,000 square feet, with one additional space required for every 50,000 square feet of floor area beyond 150,000. Each standard space must measure at least twelve feet by thirty-five feet up to the third tier and twelve by fifty feet above that, with a minimum fifteen-foot vertical clearance.

15 layers on siting standards: a loading space and its maneuvering area must sit entirely on the same lot as the use it serves, cannot be located in a public right-of-way, and must be oriented away from the street the lot fronts on. Loading spaces serving vehicles over two tons capacity cannot be closer than fifty feet to any residential district unless the loading area is fully enclosed by building walls or by a uniformly painted solid fence or wall at least six feet tall.

Recessed or sunken loading berths must include drainage so stormwater does not pond in the loading area for more than twenty-four hours after a storm ends, and telecommunications carrier facilities are exempt from providing loading spaces at all under item 8 of the same section.