Peoria, IL Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Sec. 28-411 lets residents petition the city to create a Residential Parking Permit Program, or RPPP, for a specific area, and requires the petition to carry the signatures and addresses of at least 51 percent of the owners of parcels within the described area. Sec. 28-412 limits eligibility to streets that front property zoned residential. Sec. 28-415 sends the petition, or a request from the traffic engineer, to the traffic commission for a public hearing, followed by a recommendation to the city manager and then the city council; the city manager, with the traffic engineer's concurrence, may make administrative amendments affecting up to five percent of a program's total street frontage, but only with the written agreement of the abutting property owner.

Sec. 28-417 requires the city council to establish each program by ordinance specifying its geographic boundaries, effective days and hours, and required signage, and Sec. 28-416 lets the council repeal a program the same way. Once approved, Sec. 28-413 lets the designated area either impose time-limit parking based on turnover needs or prohibit on-street parking entirely for a set period, with only permit-holders or displayed visitor permits exempt from the restriction. Sec. 00 for a permit expiring in six months or less), issued by the city treasurer to registered, currently-licensed vehicles; visitor permits are free but valid only for the date shown, and permits are nonrefundable and non-transferable between vehicles.