Peoria, IL Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway clearance
- No parking within 5 feet of driveway/alley
- Driveway standing
- Banned except momentary passenger drop-off
- Wrong-way parking
- Must park headed with traffic (Sec. 28-265)
- Curb distance
- Wheels within 12 inches of curb
- Roadway clearance
- 10 feet of roadway must stay open
- Settlement fine
- $20 within 7 days, $25 within 30 days
Summary
Peoria's traffic code bars parking within five feet of any driveway or alley and prohibits standing in front of a driveway except to drop off passengers, under City Code Sec. 28-246. Sec. 28-265 requires vehicles to park headed in the direction of traffic, curbside wheels within 12 inches of the curb. Violations draw citations under Sec. 28-82.
(a)Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:(1)Stop, stand or park a vehicle:...i.Within five feet of either side of any driveway or alley as measured from the side of the driveway or alley at the front property line;...(2)Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:a.In front of a public or private driveway.b.Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.c.Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection...(c)It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 119).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 28-246(a), no person may stop, stand or park a vehicle on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, on railroad tracks, in a designated fire lane, or within five feet of either side of a driveway or alley as measured from the front property line. Subsection (a)(2) separately bars standing or parking, even briefly, in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, or within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers.
Subsection (c) requires that at least ten feet of roadway width remain open for traffic at all times, and the city traffic engineer may post signs extending these distances at hazardous locations. A related rule in Sec. 28-265 governs direction: vehicles must be parked parallel to the curb, headed in the direction of traffic, with curbside wheels within 12 inches of the curb or roadway edge, so parking against the flow of traffic is itself a citable offense. A vehicle left in violation of Sec.
28-246 is declared a nuisance under Sec. 28-272 and may be impounded by any police officer, with towing and storage costs charged to the owner before release. Sec. 28-273 makes the registered owner responsible for the violation unless the vehicle was being used without the owner's consent at the time.
Violations & Fines
Violations of Sec. 28-246 settle for $20.00 if paid within seven days or $25.00 within 30 days per Sec. 28-83; unsettled citations proceed to prosecution with fines of $50.00 to the section 1-5 maximum plus circuit clerk and service costs under Sec. 28-82. Vehicles blocking driveways or parked illegally may be towed and impounded as a nuisance under Sec. 28-272, with the owner responsible for towing and storage charges.
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