Peoria, IL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Peoria Code Chapter 28, Article VII Divisions 2 (Parking Meters) and 3 (Stopping, Standing and Parking Prohibited in Specified Places) lay out the street-parking framework. Downtown metered zones (Main Street corridor, Warehouse District, Civic Center area) typically enforce 1- to 2-hour meter limits between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with Sundays and posted holidays free in most zones. Pay-by-app via the City's parking system is also available. The Bradley University neighborhood operates a residential permit-parking program administered by the Peoria Public Works Department: residents purchase an annual permit (typically $25-$50) that exempts them from posted 2-hour time limits during the enforcement window. Visitors and non-permitted vehicles are limited to the posted period. The Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303) — which Peoria adopts by reference in Chapter 28 — prohibits stopping, standing, or parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, within 30 feet of a stop sign or flashing signal, in front of a public or private driveway, on a sidewalk, in a marked bus stop, or in a marked taxi stand. Special event blackout zones (Cubs of the Cornfield rivalry games, Civic Center events, Riverfront festivals) may impose temporary no-parking restrictions with signage posted at least 24 hours in advance. Snow emergency routes have separate winter rules under Section 28-386 (see Overnight Parking).