Peoria City Zoning Code

Sec. 21-500

Non-Residential Districts

Sec. 21-501. Intent.

The non-residential districts are intended to collectively facilitate the development and operation of all types of employment-generating uses, including, but not limited to, retail and service establishments, neighborhood convenience stores, business parks and professional offices, research and development centers, storage warehouses and other light-industrial uses in a manner consistent with the Peoria General Plan.

(Ord. No. 2017-33, § 89, 6-13-17)

Sec. 21-502. Zoning Districts.

A. Office Commercial District (O-1). The O-1 District is intended to provide an environment conducive to the establishment of professional offices, medical and legal services, and ancillary retail uses. Certain other types of uses are permitted under conditions and standards that ensure their compatibility with surrounding uses as well as nearby residential districts. The O-1 Districts provide for land use transition between more intensive commercial developments and the less intensive residential neighborhoods.

B. Convenience Commercial District (C-1). The C-1 District is intended to accommodate neighborhood-scale retail and service establishments that provide the incidental daily necessities for the local residential areas. This district constitutes the secondary level of neighborhood commercial development. In order to prevent the undesirable "strip" commercial development, it is intended that each development be contiguous and limited in scale. The C-1 Districts should generally be restricted to the intersection of major arterial streets while providing one-mile separation from other non-adjacent commercial districts. The regulations and development standards are designed to preserve adjacent residential amenities and to prohibit encroachment by more intensive commercial uses.

C. Planned Neighborhood Commercial District (PC-1). The PC-1 District is intended to accommodate small-scale retail and service establishments that provide the incidental daily necessities for the local residential areas. This district allows for planned neighborhood shopping centers typically having a principal tenant (i.e. supermarket) and an accompanying trade area generally limited to adjacent neighborhoods. It is further intended that PC-1 Districts be restricted to the intersection of selected arterial streets while generally providing one-mile separation from other non-adjacent commercial districts. The regulations and development standards are designed to preserve adjacent residential amenities and to prohibit encroachment by more intensive commercial uses.

D. Planned Community Commercial District (PC-2). The PC-2 District is intended to accommodate large-scale planned commercial complexes providing comparison shopping goods and services to a community wide and regional trade area. It is further intended that such commercial centers shall be planned, developed and managed as integrated complexes under unified or condominium ownership.

E. Intermediate Commercial District (C-2). The C-2 District is intended to provide a shopping center for the sale of convenience goods and personal services. In order to prevent the establishment of undesirable "strip" commercial development, it is intended that each development be contiguous and limited in scale. The C-2 districts should generally be restricted to the intersection of major arterial streets while providing one-mile separation from other non- adjacent commercial districts. The regulations and development standards are designed to preserve adjacent residential amenities and to prohibit encroachment by more intensive commercial uses.

F. Central Commercial District (C-3). The C-3 District is intended to accommodate retail and service establishments in the original plat of Peoria, what is now called the 'Old Town' area. While the C-3 District is intended for buildings to be grouped together in compact arrangements in order to provide maximum shopping convenience and efficient use of off-street parking, the development standards contained herein recognize the existing characteristics of individually owned, small-lot business establishments. The regulations and development standards are designed to preserve adjacent residential amenities and to prohibit encroachment by more intensive commercial uses.

G. General Commercial District (C-4). The C-4 District is intended to facilitate a wide range of retail, office, service establishments, and other uses not suitable to be located adjacent to residential zones but necessary to accommodate the larger community. This district is particularly suitable along Grand Avenue and Bell Road where uses are primarily related to auto-borne clientele and by nature, create a high degree of turning movement.

H. Regional Commercial District (C-5). The C-5 District is intended to accommodate large- scale commercial establishments or developments that provide goods and services to a community-wide and regional trade area. These districts are typically located along major arterials (typically 110' of right-of-way) or other regional transportation corridors.

I. Business Park Industrial District (BPI). The BPI District is intended to accommodate the development of office parks, support retail services, warehousing and certain light industrial uses in a comprehensively planned and attractive setting. The regulations and development standards contained within this district include generous screening, landscape buffering and performance standards to ensure compatibility with neighboring districts, particularly when located near residential districts.

J. Planned Light Industrial District (PI-1). The PI-1 District is intended to accommodate certain industrial structures and uses having physical and operational characteristics that might have potential adverse impacts on adjacent properties. The regulations and development standards are designed to permit those industrial uses which can be operated in a relatively clean, quiet and safe manner, and are compatible with adjoining industrial uses without causing adverse impacts, danger or hazard to nearby non-industrial uses.

K. Light Industrial District (I-1). The I-1 District is intended to accommodate certain light industrial developments such as manufacturing uses which can be operated in a relatively clean, quiet and safe manner without causing adverse psychological influence or nuisance effects on surrounding property or similar reasons. The regulations and development standards are designed to accommodate, control and limit such special uses for their own protection as well as for protection of the character of surrounding districts.

L. Heavy Industrial District (I-2). The I-2 District is intended to accommodate certain industrial structures and uses, including large-scale or very specialized industrial operations, having potential adverse environmental impacts on adjoining residential and commercial developments, and, to some extent, the nearby light industrial districts. The regulations and development standards are structured to permit uses involve processing of raw materials and the manufacturing, processing and compounding of semi-finished or finished products.

(Ord. No. 94-27, 6-7-94; Ord. No. 2017-33, § 90, 6-13-17)

Sec. 21-503. Land Use Matrix.

Table 21-503 indicates land uses allowed within the base commercial and employment zoning districts. Specific uses are further defined in Section 21-200 ("Definitions").

A. Explanation of Table Abbreviations.

1. Permitted Uses.

a. "P" in a cell indicates that the use is allowed by right. Permitted uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Zoning Ordinance, including the use-specific standards in Section 21-505, along with compliance with the Peoria Community Design Guidelines.

b. "PΔ" in a cell indicates that the use is allowed by right, unless it is located within two hundred (200) feet of a residential use or lot, unless otherwise identified in Section 21-505, than it shall be deemed as a "Conditional Use" which shall be permitted upon receiving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) as defined below.

2. Conditional Uses.

a. "C" in a cell indicates that in the respective zoning district the use is allowed only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedures of Section 21-155, Conditional Use Permits. Conditional uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Zoning Ordinance, including the use-specific standards in Section 21-505, along with compliance with the Peoria Community Design Guidelines.

b. The "C" designation in Table 21-503 does not constitute an authorization or an assurance that such use will be permitted. Rather, each conditional use permit application shall be evaluated as to its probable effect on adjacent properties and surrounding areas, among other factors, and may be approved or denied pursuant to the procedures in Section 21-155, Conditional Use Permits.

3. Special Uses. “SU” in a cell indicates that use would normally be prohibited in the respective zoning district except if it is reviewed and approved with the procedures of Section 21-157, Special Use Permit. Special Uses are subject to all other applicable regulations of this Ordinance, including use-specific standards in Sections 21-505, and 21-681.

4. Prohibited Uses."-" in a cell indicates that the use is prohibited in the respective zoning district.

5. Use-Specific Standards. Regardless of whether a use is allowed by right or as a conditional use, there may be additional standards that are applicable to the use. Use-specific standards are noted through a cross-reference in the last column of the table. Cross-references refer to Section 21-505 Use-Specific Standards and apply to all districts unless otherwise specified.

B. Table Organization. In Table 21-503, land uses and activities are classified into general "use categories" and specific "use types" based on common functional, product, or physical characteristics such as the type and amount of activity, the type of customers or residents, how goods or services are sold or delivered, and site conditions. This classification provides a systematic basis for assigning present and future land uses into appropriate zoning districts. This classification does not list every use or activity that may appropriately exist within the categories. Certain uses may be listed in one category when they may reasonably have been listed in one or more other categories. The use categories are intended merely as an indexing tool and are not regulatory.

C. Use for Other Purposes Prohibited. Approval of a use listed in Table 21-503, and compliance with the applicable use-specific standards for that use, authorizes that use only. Development or use of a property for any other use not specifically allowed in Table 21-503 is prohibited.

D. Classification of New and Unlisted Uses. When application is made for a use category or use type that is not specifically listed io Table 21-503, the following procedure shall be followed:

1. The Zoning Administrator shall provide an interpretation of the Ordinance in accordance with Section 21-112 as to the use category and/or use type into which such use should be placed, to making such interpretation, the Zoning Administrator shall consider its potential impacts, including but not limited to: the nature of the use; sales; processing; type of product, storage and amount, and nature thereof; enclosed or open storage; anticipated employment; transportation requirements; the amount of noise, odor, fumes, dust, toxic material, and vibration likely to be generated; and the general requirements for public utilities such as water and sanitary sewer.

2. Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision may be made to the Board of Adjustment following procedures under Section 21-162 of this Zoning Ordinance.

Table 21-503 Land Use Matrix

Land Use	Commercial Districts								Employment Districts				Use-Specific Standards	Notes
Land Use	O-1	C-1	PC-1	PC-2	C-2	C-3	C-4	C-5	BPI	PI-1	I-1	I-2	Use-Specific Standards	Notes
A. Adaptive Reuse and Lodging Uses														Main Category renamed and land uses moved
Bed and Breakfast Inn	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	21-505.A.1	Existing land use, moved due to renaming of category
Caretaker Unit	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	21-505.A.2	Renamed and definition added
Hotel or Motel	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	21-505.A.3	Existing land use, moved due to renaming of category
Mobile Home Sales	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	P	P	P		Moved from Intense Retail
Multi-Family Residential Development Adaptive Reuse	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-450	Existing land use, moved due to renaming of category
Resorts	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-		Moved from Entertainment & Recreation
B. Animal Related Uses														New Main Category and Consolidation of Uses
Animal Shelter, Kennels, Small Animal Day Care	-	-	-	-	P	-	C	-	-	C	C	C	21-505.B.1	Moved from Personal Services
Pet Shop	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-505.B.2	Moved from Personal Services, New definition
Veterinary Services	-	-	-	-	C	C	C	C	P	P	P	P	21-505.B.3	Consolidation of veterinary hospital and clinic
C. Automotive and Vehicle Related Uses														Main Category renamed
Automobile Rental Facility	-	-	C	C	C	C	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-505.C.1	New Definition
Automobile/Vehicle Auction	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	P	P	P	21-505.C.2	Renaming of use category
Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	-	P	P	21-505.C.3	New Def, Consolidation of Similar LU Categories
Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Minor	-	-	-	-	PΔ	C	PΔ	PΔ	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ	21-505.C.3	New Def, Consolidation of Similar LU Categories
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Leasing	-	-	-	-	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	21-505.C.1	New Def, Consolidation of Similar LU Categories Auto Parts
Automobile/Vehicle Washing	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	-	P	P	21-505.C.4	New definition and renaming of category
Emissions Testing Facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P		No change
Large Vehicle and Equipment Sales, Service and Rentals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	PΔ	-	-	PΔ	PΔ		New definition and renaming of category
Parking														New sub-category and consolidation of uses
Commercial Parking Lot and Garages	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-505.C.5	Renaming of use category
Parking with Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		Relocation of use
Public Parking, Surface or Garage	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	21-900	New Category
Service Station	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.C.6	Refined Definition
Towing and Impound Facilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ		Renaming of use category
D. Eating and Drinking Establishments														No Change
Catering Service	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		Renamed to match definition
Microbrewery, Microwinery, or Distillery	-	-	C	C	C	C	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.D.1	New Category, matches Tavern, Bar, Lounge
Mobile Food Unit	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	21-505.D.2	No Change
Outdoor Dining and Seating Areas	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	21-505.D.3	No Change
Restaurant, including Full Service/Limited Service/Walk Up	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A	A	A	A		Renamed to match definition
Restaurant, Fast Food with Drive Through/Drive-In or Drive-Up	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ	-	PΔ	PΔ	-	-	-	-	21-505.D.4	Renamed to match definition
Tavern, Bar, Lounge	-	-	C	C	C	C	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.D.1	No Change
E. Entertainment and Recreation														No Change
Banquet and Conference Centers	C	C	-	C	C	C	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.E.1	Renamed to match definition
Commercial Entertainment	-	-	P	P	P/SU	P	P/SU	P/SU	-	-	-	-	21-681	Renamed to match definition
Commercial Recreation, Large-Scale	-	-	-	-	C/SU	-	P/SU	P/SU	-	-	-	-	21-505.E.3, 21-681	Renamed to match definition and uses consolidated
Commercial Recreation, Small-Scale	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	21-505.E.2	Renamed to match definition and uses consolidated
Convention, Exhibition Centers and similar uses	-	-	-	-	C	C	C	C	C	-	-	-		No Change
Sightseeing Tour Companies	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	-		Moved from Personal Services
Zoo, Private/Public	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
F. Financial Institutions and Services														Main Category renamed
ATM/Window Teller	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		New Definition
Banks and Financial Institution, With Drive-Through	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	21-505.F.1	Add definition/land use classification
Banks and Financial Institution, Without Drive-Through	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-		Add definition/land use classification
Bonding Companies & Non-Chartered Financial Institutions	-	-	-	-	C	C	C	C	-	C	C	-	21-505.L.1	Revised to match definition
G. General Commercial & Employment														Main Category renamed
Boat, Recreational Vehicle (RV) & Trailer Storage	-	-	-	-	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	-	PΔ	PΔ	-	21-505.G.1	No Change
Call Center	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	P	P	P	P	P		No Change
Data Center	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P		No Change
Donation Center	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	P	P	P	P	21-505.G.2	No Change
Day Labor Hiring Centers	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	C	C	C		Moved from Personal Services
Donation/Recycling Drop-Off Boxes	-	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	-	-	-	-	21-350	No Change
Maintenance and Repair Services	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P	21-505.G.3	Moved from Personal Services
Marijuana Manufacturing or Cultivation Facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	C	C	21-505.G.6	No Change
Marijuana Testing Facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	C	C	21-505.G.6	No Change
Monument Sales and Engraving Shop	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		Moved from Intense Retail, added definition
Moving Company Storage and Transfer Facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	PΔ	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ		No Change
Moving Truck, Trailer and Equipment Rental	-	-	-	A	A	-	PΔ	PΔ	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ	21-505.G.4	No Change
Outdoor Storage	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ	21-505.G.5	No Change
Pest Control Service	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P		Moved from Personal Services
Qualifying Marijuana Dispensary	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.G.6	Moved from Intense Retail
Self Storage, Indoor and Drive-Up	-	-	-	-	C	-	PΔ	PΔ	-	P	P	-	21-505.G.1	No Change
Upholstery Shop	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	-	-	-	P	P		Moved from Intense Retail
H. Heavy Industrial														New Category
Bulk Fuel Sales and Storage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	PΔ	21-505.H	No Change
Cement and Asphaltic Concrete Batch Plants	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	21-505.H	No Change
Chemical Production and Allied Products	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	C	21-505.H	New definition/land use classification
Commercial Laundry and Dyeing Plant	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	21-505.H	Fixed typo and added definition
Commercial Livestock Feeding, Sales, and Auctions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	21-505.H	Reduced name
Commercial Slaughtering, Lard & Tallow Rendering, Meat Packing, Poultry & Game Dressing and Packing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	21-505.H	New definition and reduce name
Cotton Ginning and Baling, Wood Preserving by pressure impregnation, Rubber or Oil Reclaiming	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	21-505.H	No Change
Drilling, Production, Refining of Petroleum, Gas or Hydrocarbons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	21-505.H	No Change
Environmental Remediation Facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	C		No Change
Extraction and Refining Processes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C		New Definition
Incineration or Reduction of offal, garbage or refuse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C		Add to Specific Use Restrictions
Fabrication, Assembly and Processing of Wood and Metal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P		New Definition
Railroad Shops and similar heavy service facilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P		No Change
Recycling Collection Facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	21-505.H.1	New Definition and alignment with adopted practice
Salvage and Wrecking	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P		New Definition
Sand and Gravel, Rock Quarrying, and Similar Mining Uses	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
Sanitary Landfill	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
I. Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Distribution														New Category
Artisan/Makerspace	-	-	-	C	C	C	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-505.I	Moved from Intense Retail, New Definition
Light Design/Production/Assembly	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P	21-505.I	Moved from Intense Retail, New Definition
Machine Shops	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	21-505.I
Manufacturing, Fabrication and Processing of Goods	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	21-505.I
Wholesaling, Warehousing, and Distribution	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	21-505.I
J. Medical and Health Uses														Main Category Renamed
Ambulance Service Facility	-	-	-	-	C	C	P	P	-	P	P	P		No Change
Emergency Medical Care Facility	-	-	-	-	C	C	P	P/SU	-	P	P/SU	P/SU	21-505.J.1	No Change
Hospitals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P/SU	-	-	-	-	21-505.J.1	No Change
Medical, Dental, Optician or Health, Clinics and Laboratories	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		No Change
Plasma Center	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	C	-	-	21-505.L.1	Moved from Personal Services
Substance Abuse Detoxification and Treatment Centers	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	P	P	P		Moved from Institutional
K. Offices and Business Services														New Category
Business Services	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		Copy Center, Blueprint shop, UPS Satellite
Employment Agencies	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		Moved from Personal Services
Message Delivery Service	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-		Moved from Personal Services
Professional, Administrative or Business Offices	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		No Change
Research Laboratories	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	21-505.K.1
L. Personal Services
Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-
Massage Establishment	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-		No Change
Palm Readers, Phrenologists, Fortune Tellers and Astrologers	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-		No Change
Shoe and Clothing Alteration	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-		No Change
Tanning Salon, Nail Salon, Barber Shop, Beauty Parlor and similar uses	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		No Change
Tattoo & Body Piercing Studio	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	C	-	-	21-505.L.1	Plasma Center moved to Medical and Health Uses
M. Public, Civic, and Institutional Uses
Cemetery, Crematorium, Mausoleum, Funeral Homes, Columbarium	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
Clubs and Lodges	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	21-505.M.1	Renamed to match definition
Community Center	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-		Added definition
Correction, Detention, Holding and Release Facility	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
Cultural Institutions	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	21-505.M	Add definition and consolidated like uses
Day Care Centers or Pre-school Centers	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	-	21-505.M.2
Education
Colleges or Universities, Public or Private	-	-	-	-	SU	-	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-505.M.3	New definitions, consolidated like uses
Commercial Trade School, Public or Private	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	21-505.M.3
Industrial Trade School, Public or Private	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	21-505.M.3
Schools, Public or Private	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	21-505.M.3
Group Care Facility or Community Residential Facility	-	-	-	-	C	-	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-505.M.4	No Change
Homeless Shelter and similar uses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P		No Change
Non-profit Social services	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	21-505.M.5	No Change
Nursing or Convalescent Home, Long term Care Facility	P	P	-	-	C	-	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-505.M.6	No Change
Places of Worship	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	21-505.M.7	Renamed to match definition
Public Buildings	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		Gov Buildings vs MOU, vs Public Safety, vs Wells
N. Retail														Main Category Renamed
Accessory Outdoor Garden Centers	-	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	-	-	-	-		Moved from Intense Retail
Auction Houses and Estate Sales	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P		Moved from Personal Services
Carpet and Floor Covering Store	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-		No Change
Equipment Sales, Rental and Storage Yard	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P		Moved from Intense Retail
General Retail Sales	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-		New definition added
Hardware and Home Improvement Store		P	P	P	P	P	P	P						Moved from Intense Retail
Hardware and Home Improvement Store with outdoor storage and/or garden center	-	-	C	C	C	C	C	C	-	-	-	-		Moved from Intense Retail
Large-Scale Retail	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.N.1	Moved from Intense Retail
Locksmith	-	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		Moved from Personal Services
Mobile Merchandise Unit	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	21-505.D.2	No Change
Newsstand	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A	A	A		No Change
Open-Air Markets	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P		Renamed to match definition
Outdoor Sales and Display Area	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	P	P	P	21-505.N.2	Moved from Intense Retail
Pawn Shop	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.L.1	No Change
Permissible Consumer Fireworks Sales	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-	21-505.N.3	No Change
Plant Nursery, Retail	-	-	-	-	C	-	P	-	-	P	P	P		Moved from Intense Retail
Plant Nursery, Wholesale	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-conditioning Sales and Service	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P
Retail Decorative Rock Sales	-	-	-	-	C	-	P	-	-	P	P	P
Retail Liquor Store	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	C	-	-	-	-	21-505.L.1
Retail Sales of lumber and Building Materials	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	-	P	P	P	21-505.N.4
Sales and Storage of grain, feed, seed, fertilizer, farm and garden supplies	-	-	-	-	C	C	PΔ	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ		No Change
Swap Meet, Indoor	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	-	-	-		No Change
Swap Meet, Outdoor	-	-	-	-	-	-	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
Swimming Pool and Spa Sales	-	-	-	-	C	-	P	-	P	P	P	P		No Change
Water and Ice Store	-	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	-	-	-	-		No Change
Wholesale Produce Storage or Market	-	-	-	-	-	-	C	-	C	P	P	P		No Change
O. Sexually Oriented Uses	-	-	-	C	C	-	C	C	-	C	C	C	21-505.O	Renamed
P. Transportation, Marine and Aviation Facilities														Revised Category Name
Airport, Heliport, or Helistop, Public/Private	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
Aviation uses such as Aircraft Repair, Aircraft Sales and Air Charter Services	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ		No Change
Bus Terminals	-	-	-	-	C	C	C	-	-	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ		No Change
Marine and Boat Charter	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
Marine Fuel Facility	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	PΔ		No Change
Rail and Motor Freight Terminals and Facilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-	P	P	P		No Change
School Bus Parking and Maintenance Facilities	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	PΔ	PΔ	PΔ	21-505.P.1	No Change
Q. Utilities and Communication														New Category and Consolidation of Uses
Commercial Radio and Television Transmission Tower	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	SU	21-681	Existing, Added to Table
Essential Public Service or Utility Installation	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		Moved from General Industrial and Manufacturing
Electric Power Generating Plants, Transformer Stations, Gas Pumping Plants	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P		Moved from General Industrial and Manufacturing
Public Utility Buildings, Structures, Uses, Facilities and Equipment	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	21-505.Q.1	Moved from Institutional

(Ord. No. 02-21, 4-2-02; Ord. No. 03-171, 9-17-03; Ord. No. 05-16, 3-1-05; Ord. No. 05-36, 7-6-05; Ord. No. 05-51, 9-7-05; Ord. No. 05-58A, 12-13-05; Ord. No. 06-07, 3-21-06; Ord. No. 07-22, 7-10-07; Ord. No. 07-36, 11-6-07; Ord. No. 2010-23, 8-17-10; Ord. No. 2011-03, 1-18-11; Ord. No. 2011-05A, 2-15-11; Ord. No. 2015-12, 6-16-15; Ord. No. 2015-21, 10-6-15; Ord. No. 2017-33, § 91, 6-13-17; Ord. No. 2018-35, § 1(Exh. A), 11-13-18; Ord. No. 2021-06, § 1(Exh. A), 3-2-21; Ord. No. 2021-17, § 1(Exh. A), 6-1-21; Ord. No. 2023-01, § 2, 1-24-23; Ord. No. 2024-05, § 2(Exh. A), 4-16-24; Ord. No. 2024-19, § 2(Exh. A), 12-17-24; Ord. No. 2024-21, § 2(Exh. A), 12-17-24; Ord. No. 2026-05, § 2(Exh. A), 3-3-26; Ord. No. 2026-06, § 3(Exh. A), 3-3-26)

Sec. 21-504. General Regulations for Non-Residential Districts.

The following general regulations shall apply:

A. All activities, except as otherwise permitted herein, shall be conducted entirely within enclosed buildings.

B. Warehousing or indoor storage of goods or material beyond that normally incidental to permitted uses shall be prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2017-33, § 92, 6-13-17; Ord. No. 2026-06, § 3(Exh. A), 3-3-26)

Sec. 21-505. Use-Specific Standards.

A. Adaptive Reuse, Lodging and Residential Uses.

1. Bed and Breakfast Inns as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Maximum building height shall be thirty (30) feet or two (2) stories, whichever is greater.

b. Paved areas shall be reduced to the smallest area commensurate with efficient operation and function of the site. All unpaved areas shall be maintained in lawns or landscaping.

c. Short-term lodging for the purposes of a Bed and Breakfast Inn shall be for a period not exceeding fourteen (14) consecutive days.

d. Meals shall be restricted to registered guests.

2. Caretaker as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. A Caretaker Unit is only allowed if the primary use is non-residential;

b. The primary non-residential use reasonably requires an on-site resident for security, maintenance or other similar purposes; and

c. Only one (1) Caretaker Unit shall be allowed per principal use, and shall be ancillary in size to the primary non-residential use.

3. Hotels and Motels shall be subject to all of the following additional requirements:

a. All direct vehicular access shall be from an abutting arterial or collector street.

b. Paved areas shall be reduced to the smallest area commensurate with the efficient operation and function of the site.

B. Animal Related Uses.

1. Animal Shelters, Kennels, and Small Animal Day Care, each as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Boarding shall be limited to household pets.

b. The commercial breeding of animals shall be prohibited.

c. Operation of any outdoor play areas for the animals shall not occur between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

d. All necessary improvements shall be made to the building(s) to ensure that it achieves a Sound Transmission Control Value of 50 or greater.

e. Any solid waste containers utilized shall have lids that remain closed at all times except to dispose of items within the dumpster.

f. Solid waste resulting from the animals shall be picked up, double bagged, and disposed of immediately.

g. All outdoor play areas shall be sprayed down twice a day (both midday and at the end of the day) with a solution designed to neutralize the odor resulting from animal waste.

h. The walls of any exterior animal play areas shall be constructed of masonry block to a minimum height of six (6) feet.

i. Kenneling animals in exterior play areas shall be prohibited.

j. No animals shall be permitted in the exterior play areas without staff supervision.

2. Pet Shops, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Veterinarian and grooming services shall be restricted to the care and treatment of small animals, and occur only during regular business hours.

b. The commercial breeding of animals shall be prohibited.

c. All activities shall be completely contained within enclosed buildings; the building shall be designed and constructed to achieve a Sound Transmission Control Value of 50 or greater.

d. All refuse shall be stored within a completely enclosed building.

e. Outdoor runs or exercise pens shall be prohibited.

f. Overnight boarding services for household pets may be operated as an accessory use, provided no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total square footage of the establishment may be used as sleeping quarters for the boarded pets; and the area shall be constructed, maintained or operated so that the smell of the boarded animals does not create a nuisance off-site.

3. Veterinary Services, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Activities shall be restricted to the medical care and treatment of small animals during regular office hours. The confinement of such animals on the premises shall be limited to essential and occasional overnight care.

b. Facilities shall have no outdoor runs, pens or enclosures. Veterinary service facilities shall not be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any street, residential district or existing restaurant, hotel or motel.

c. The boarding and breeding of animals shall be prohibited.

d. Activities shall be completely contained within enclosed buildings; the building or suite containing the clinic shall be designed and constructed to achieve a Sound Transmission Control Value of 50 or greater.

e. All refuse shall be stored within a completely enclosed building.

f. Outdoor runs or exercise pens shall be prohibited.

C. Automotive and Vehicle Related Uses.

1. Automobile Rental, Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Leasing, each as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. The facility shall be located within a developed commercial center or building.

b. Automobile storage shall be limited to hard surfaced areas.

c. The automobile storage area shall not occupy required parking spaces or access lanes.

d. In C-2, Automobile Rentals are limited to no more than six (6) vehicles shall be stored on site in association with the office location.

2. Automobile/Vehicle Auction as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. New Automobile/Vehicle Auction facilities shall be located five hundred (500) feet or more from the nearest residential use existing at the time of application.

b. Except in I-1 and I-2, the use shall be operated within an enclosed area with no outdoor displays.

c. Outdoor public address or loudspeaker systems are prohibited.

3. Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major and Minor, each as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. No outdoor displays or storage shall be permitted, except for merchandise normally sold from the premises that is displayed during normal business hours.

b. No temporary parking of vehicles waiting for repair shall be permitted except within a service bay or garage. For Major Automobile/Vehicle Repair Establishments located within the C-4, C-5, I-1, and I-2 zoning Districts, permanent parking/storage area for vehicles awaiting service may be permitted outside of the facility if said area is secured and fully screened from public view.

c. All activities shall be performed entirely within an enclosed building. All body and fender work, or similar noise-generating activity, shall be enclosed in masonry or similar building with sound attenuating measures incorporated into the building design and construction to absorb noise to comply with the Peoria City Code. Compressors, and similar equipment shall be located within separately enclosed, sound attenuated rooms.

d. Paved areas shall be reduced to the smallest area commensurate with efficient operation and function of the site. All unpaved areas shall be maintained in landscaping.

4. Automotive/Vehicle Washing, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Allowed on sites, either as a standalone pad or within a commercial center, with at least one frontage along a street classified as Arterial or Limited Access Parkway in the Peoria General Plan.

b. Minimum separation distance from another Automotive/Vehicle Washing facility is one (1) mile measured from the property line.

c. All buildings and associated appurtenances shall be setback a minimum two hundred (200) feet from residentially zoned district.

d. Sound attenuating measures shall be incorporated into the building design and construction to absorb noise to where the sound levels at the street and at interior property lines are no more than 55 decibels.

e. Mechanical equipment for centralized vacuum equipment shall be housed in an enclosed room.

f. Hours of operation are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

5. Parking, Commercial Parking Lots and Garages as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Commercial Parking Lots and Garages shall be located outside of the landscape buffer for that Zoning District, as identified in Section 21-800 .

b. No overnight parking is permitted.

c. All parking areas must consist of a “dust free” surface as required by the Peoria Engineering Standards Manual. Alternative dust-free surfaces may be approved by the Zoning Administrator and City Engineer.

d. Parking areas shall be stripped or marked to indicate parking spaces.

e. Parking spaces shall be sized in conformance with Section 21-900 of the Zoning Ordinance.

f. An effective three (3) feet visual screen is required in front of all parking areas that are visible from the public.

6. Service Station, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. The maximum number of service stations allowed at Arterial/Arterial and Arterial/Limited Parkway intersections is two (2). For Arterial/Collector intersections, the maximum number of service stations permitted shall be one (1).

b. Minimum frontage of one hundred-eighty (180) feet on one arterial street is required.

c. No part of any canopy, fuel dispenser, or fuel storage tank shall be within 200 feet of any residentially zoned parcel or lot, not including common area tracts.

d. A minimum of 500 feet of separation is required between service stations located on the same side of the street.

e. All fuel pump mechanism and any accessory equipment dispensing fuel shall be covered by canopies.

f. Under canopy mounted lights shall be flush with the underside of the canopy and not allow the light source to be visible from the property line.

g. Fuel tanks larger than 1,000 gallons must be located underground. Above ground tanks shall be screened from street view, shall not exceed 6-feet in height, and shall be setback at least 25-feet from any public street.

D. Eating & Drinking Establishments.

1. Microbrewery, Microwinery, or Distillery, and Tavern, Bar, and Lounge, each as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. The exterior building walls, and any associated patio, shall be located at least two-hundred (200) feet from a residentially zoned property, not including common areas tracts and rights-of-way.

b. If a patio is provided and not directly attached to the main building, it must be within 30 feet and separated only by a walkway or driveway.

c. The outdoor patio must be ancillary to the establishment, and comply with the use-specific standards for Outdoor Dining and Seating Area within this Section.

2. Mobile Food/Merchandise Unit and all accessary equipment ("use") as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Location.

1) The vendor shall obtain written permission from the property owner or an authorized agent.

2) The use shall not be located within 250 feet of a single-family residentially zoned lot, not including common area tracts.

3) The use shall not cause the site to fall below minimum required parking for the site.

4) The use shall be located on a dustproof surface.

5) The use shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicle circulation, or be located within drive aisles, fire lanes, loading zones, or any location that may cause hazardous conditions, or constitute a threat to the public health, safety and welfare.

6) The site shall be restored to its previous condition after each use. Permanent alterations to the site are prohibited.

b. Operation.

1) The use shall not be present at the site or center for a period exceeding eight (8) consecutive hours within a 24-hour period. This period includes for set-up, operation and takedown.

2) Unless a Temporary Use Permit has been issued pursuant to Section 21-155, the operation shall not occur between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., unless the mobile food unit is acting as an auxiliary kitchen for an existing bar, tavern, or restaurant, in which case the use shall be limited to the hours of operation for that primary business.

3) Mobile restrooms are prohibited.

4) The site shall be properly lit, provided that any temporary lighting be directed downward and shielded in a manner that the illumination source is not be visible from any adjacent property.

3. Outdoor Dining and Seating Areas as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. No Conditional Use Permit is required when the exterior wall or area of the patio or seating area is located at least two-hundred (200) feet from the nearest residentially-zoned lot, not including common area tracts and rights-of-way.

b. Such areas shall be located adjacent to the restaurant or establishment to which it is an accessory use.

c. The use shall not interfere with pedestrian access, fire lanes, driveways, or traffic visibility at driveways or street intersections.

4. Restaurants with Drive-Through as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. All drive-through lanes, menu boards, speaker box, and other related elements shall be located at least 50 feet from any residentially zoned property or use.

b. Speakers at a drive-through shall not be audible from residentially zoned property. Sound shall be mitigated through the use of sound attenuation walls, landscaping, or other measures.

c. The drive-through lane shall be separated from parking areas and driving lanes by a minimum 5-foot wide landscaping island or other alternative as approved by the Zoning Administrator.

d. Drive-through canopies and other appurtenances shall be architecturally compatible with the principal building.

e. Drive-through lane(s) shall not exit directly onto a public right-of-way.

f. Drive-through queuing length shall be in accordance with Section 21-900.

g. Clearly marked pedestrian crosswalks shall be provided for each walk-in customer access point to the facility that is located adjacent to a drive-through lane(s).

E. Entertainment & Recreation.

1. Banquet and Conference Centers as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. All event parking shall occur on-site unless a permanent Off-Site Parking agreement that meets the requirements of Section 21-900 is approved by the Zoning Administrator. Temporary overflow parking for a specific event may be approved through the Temporary Use Permit process, as outlined in Section 21-160.

b. Unless otherwise approved as part of the Conditional Use Permit process, outdoor activities are prohibited between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

2. Small Scale Commercial Recreation as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. The total building floor area shall not exceed 5,000 square feet in the O-1, C-1, PC-1, and PC-2 Districts.

b. Hours of operation in the O-1, C-1, PC-1, and PC-2 shall be limited to 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

3. Large Scale Commercial Recreation as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards, unless otherwise approved through a Conditional or Special Use Permit:

a. Within two hundred (200) feet of residential zoned districts, excluding common tracts and right-of-way:

i. Sound attenuating measures shall be incorporated into the construction of the outdoor activity area to absorb noise to where the sound levels at the property line are no more than 55 decibels.

ii. Operations within outdoor areas shall not occur between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

F. Financial Institutions and Services.

1. Banks and Financial Institutions with Drive-Through shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations in Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. The drive-through lane shall be screened from adjacent view of public streets, pedestrian activity areas or adjoining residential properties by a minimum three (3) foot solid wall.

b. A shade canopy shall be provided over any stand-alone ATM, or Window Teller area.

c. Drive-through lane(s) shall not exit directly onto a public right-of-way.

G. General Commercial & Employment.

1. All Boat & RV Storage, as well as Self-Storage, Indoor and Drive-Up uses, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Applicability: These use-specific standards herein shall be applicable to facilities in all zoning districts including in Planned Area Development (PAD) and Planned Community Development (PCD) districts where the approved land use table refers to a City underlying Non-Residential Zoning District.

b. Maximum Acreage: Self Storage, Indoor and Drive-Up facilities are limited to a maximum five (5) gross acres in size.

c. Location Siting Requirements:

1) Vehicular access shall only be from a street classified on the City’s General Plan Circulation Map as an Arterial or Collector. No access is permitted onto streets classified as local, or Limited Access Parkway and above.

2) Minimum separation distance from another Boat and RV Storage or Self-Storage facility is one (1) mile as measured from the site property line.

3) Minimum distance from an Arterial/Arterial intersection is six hundred sixty (660) feet as measured from the center of the radius of the intersection curb return.

d. Development Standards and Design Requirements.

The following development standards and requirements are in addition to the underlying zoning district requirements only for those standards noted below.

1) When the facility is abutting a residentially-zoned lot, windows fronting onto the residential area shall be clerestory (or faux windows).

2) Doors of the storage areas shall not front on, or be visible from, any public street.

e. Operational Requirements:

1) All Self-Storage uses must be conducted entirely within the facility, with no outside storage or display allowed regardless of screening.

2) Conducting sales or operating a business from the storage area or unit is prohibited.

3) Residing within an RV or Self-Storage unit is prohibited; however, a single caretaker residence for the facility is allowed as an accessory use.

4) Vehicle maintenance is prohibited on site.

5) A detailed operations plan shall be provided which outlines:

i. Operational Hours;

ii. Security;

iii. Lighting;

iv. Odor mitigation from any dumping stations;

v. General clean-up of the site; and

vi. Procedures on addressing improper behavior, dumping of trash, and other nuisance concerns.

2. Donation Centers as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Donation drop off shall be limited to business hours only.

b. Drop off location shall be at the rear of the building and shall be fully screened from view.

c. No drop off items shall be stored outside the screened area.

3. Maintenance and Repair Services as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. No outside display or storage is allowed.

b. Any Maintenance and Repair Services establishment over one-hundred thousand (100,000) square feet gross floor area shall be considered Large Scale Retail.

4. Moving Truck, Trailer, and Equipment Rental as described in Section 21-200, shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. In the C-2 and PC-2 Zoning Districts, Moving Truck, Trailer, and Equipment Rental shall be allowed as an Accessory Use to Self-Storage and Boat, and Recreational Vehicle & Trailer Storage indoor, and/or screened only, Hardware and Home Improvement Store, and Hardware and Home Improvement Store with outdoor storage and/or garden center.

1) No more than six (6) vehicles shall be stored on site in association with the Moving Truck, Trailer, and Equipment Use.

2) Outdoor storage of vehicles and equipment associated with the Moving Truck, Trailer, and Equipment rental shall be fully screened from public view or located a minimum of 200 feet from the right of way.

3) Outdoor storage of vehicles and equipment associated with the Moving Truck, Trailer, and Equipment rental shall not occupy required parking spaces or access lanes.

4) Moving Truck, Trailer, and Equipment shall be stored in a designated area of the site. For multi-tenant sites, or sites with multiple uses, the designated area shall be proximate to the associated principal use.

5) No fueling shall occur on-site in conjunction with this use.

6) Moving trucks and trailers which require a Commercial Drivers License for their operation shall be prohibited.

7) A Site Plan application (or Site Plan Amendment application for sites with a previously approved Site Plan) shall be required.

5. Outdoor Storage as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. All outdoor storage for items such as building materials, racking, equipment, or other similar items shall be screened from public view, public uses, and public open spaces. Such screening shall consist of a solid wall with a minimum height of eight feet, or a height that will adequately screen the stored items as determined by the Zoning Administrator.

b. Storage shall occur outside of applicable front, side, rear, corner and interior setbacks for that Zoning District.

c. Landscaping outside of the outdoor storage area shall be provided in accordance with Section 21-700. No landscaping shall be required interior to the storage area.

d. A ‘dust proof’ surface shall be provided in accordance with the Peoria Engineering Standards Manual.

6. Qualifying Marijuana Dispensaries, Marijuana Manufacturing or Cultivation, and Testing Facilities as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. General Requirements.

1) For the purposes of measuring separation distances, the measurements will be taken in a straight line from the exterior wall of the building, suite, or premises housing the use without regard to intervening buildings or political boundaries.

2) Marijuana remnants or by-products shall be disposed of according to an approved plan and not placed within the facility's exterior refuse containers.

3) There shall be no inordinate emission of dust, fumes, vapors or odors into the environment from the premises.

4) Signage for Qualifying Marijuana Dispensaries and/or Marijuana Manufacturing, Cultivation, and Testing facilities shall be limited to the name of the business only, and no advertising of the goods and/or services shall be permitted.

5) Qualifying Marijuana Dispensaries and/or Manufacturing, Cultivation, and Testing Facilities shall be located in a permanent building on an established foundation adhering to Peoria building codes and shall not include any temporary, portable, or self-powered mobile facilities.

6) An active Security Management Plan shall be approved by the Police Department. The Plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

i. Security cameras shall be installed and maintained in good condition, and used in an on-going manner. Recordings shall be retained for a minimum of 60 days and comply with any additional standards defined by the Security Management Plan.

ii. The business space shall be alarmed with an alarm system that is operated and maintained by a recognized security company.

iii. A security guard shall be provided at the main entrance during all hours of operation. For the purposes of this Section, "security guard" shall mean licensed and duly bonded security personnel registered pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-601.

iv. Before commencing marijuana delivery operations, a qualifying marijuana dispensary shall obtain approval of a new or updated security management plan from the Police Department addressing its marijuana delivery procedures.

7) For the purposes of this section, qualifying zoning districts for Qualifying Marijuana Dispensaries, Manufacturing, Cultivation, and Testing Facilities does not include Planned Area Development (PAD) or Planned Community District (PCD) that points to or references such standard zoning districts identified herein.

8) The operation of a licensed Marijuana Establishment for retail sales is prohibited in the City except as a Dual Licensee, pursuant to Section 11-75 of the City Code (1992).

b. Qualifying Marijuana Dispensaries.

1) Operations for the dispensing of Medical Marijuana, and related supplies, to qualified patients and the sale of non-medicinal Marijuana and Marijuana Products shall be conducted cooperatively in a shared location.

2) Vehicular access into the center or site containing the dispensary shall be from an arterial roadway as identified on the Peoria General Plan.

3) The use shall not be located within 2,640 feet of another Qualifying Marijuana Dispensary or Marijuana Manufacturing, Cultivation, and Testing Facility.

4) The use shall not be located within 1,000 feet of the property line of Day-Care Facilities, Pre-Schools, Public/Charter or Private Schools.

5) The use shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a Retail Liquor Store; Tavern, Bar or Lounge; Adult Use; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; or State Local Alcohol Reception Center.

6) The use shall not be located within 500 feet of the property line of a residentially-zoned property.

7) The product offered for retail sales shall be inaccessible to the public entering the Qualifying Marijuana Dispensary. All product provided for retail sales shall be located behind a counter staffed by a Marijuana Dispensary or Facility Agent registered by the State of Arizona.

8) The Dispensary shall have operating hours not earlier than 7:00 a.m. and not later than 10:00 p.m.

9) The manufacturing, cultivation, and testing of Marijuana is prohibited.

10) Drive-through services and sales are prohibited.

11) Alcoholic beverages shall not be sold, stored, distributed or consumed on the premises.

12) The Dispensary shall not have outdoor seating areas, but shall have adequate indoor seating to prevent outside loitering.

13) The business entrance and all window areas shall be illuminated during evening hours and shall comply with the City's lighting standards regarding fixture type, wattage, illumination levels, shielding, etc.

14) The windows and/or entrances shall not be obstructed and must maintain a clear view into the premises during business hours.

15) No consumption of Marijuana or any product containing Marijuana shall occur on the premises of a Qualifying Marijuana Dispensary.

16) The Tenant Improvement Plan shall ensure that ventilation, air filtration, building and design standards are compatible with adjacent uses and the requirements of adopted building codes.

c. Marijuana Manufacturing, Cultivation, or Testing Facility.

1) Other than for delivery to an authorized Qualifying Marijuana Dispensary, distributing, transmitting, dispensing, giving, selling, or providing Marijuana is prohibited.

2) All cultivation, manufacturing, testing and storage of Marijuana and Marijuana plants shall occur within secured, enclosed buildings and structures.

3) The use shall not be located within 2,640-feet of another Marijuana Manufacturing, Cultivation, or Testing Facility.

4) The use shall not be located within 1,000-feet of the property line of Day-Care Facilities, Pre-Schools, Public/Charter or Private Schools.

5) The use shall not be located within 500-feet of the property line of a residentially-zoned property.

6) There shall be no signage advertising the location of Qualifying Marijuana Dispensaries or retail sales of Marijuana on the premises.

7) The Zoning Administrator may require additional ventilation and air filtration necessary to ensure compatibility with adjacent uses.

H. Heavy Industrial.

1. Recycling Collection Facility and similar establishments, as described in Section 21-200, shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Shall not be engaged in any processing or compounding to reform materials into a useable state.

I. Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Distribution. All uses within this general category shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

1. Retail sale of merchandise exterior to the building is prohibited.

2. Outdoor activity and storage shall be screened from public rights-of-way by a solid wall, no less than eight (8) feet in height, unless otherwise approved by the Zoning Administrator.

3. Outdoor storage shall occur on a ‘dust proof’ surface in accordance with the Peoria Engineering Standards Manual.

J. Medical and Health Uses.

1. Emergency Medical Care Facilities and Hospitals, as described in Section 21-200, shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. All facilities shall have direct vehicular access from an abutting arterial street.

b. Emergency Medical Care Facilities shall contain a net land area totaling at least four (4) acres for the first one hundred beds or less, plus one additional acre for each additional twenty-five beds.

c. Heliports are permitted in conjunction with an Emergency Medical Care Facility or Hospital within the C-5, I-1 and I-2 Zoning Districts, subject to obtaining a Special Use Permit. Heliports shall be situated to minimize noise impacts on abutting residential uses to the greatest extent possible.

K. Offices and Business Services.

1. Research Laboratories whose principal function is basic research, design and pilot or experimental product development shall have all activities conducted within a completely enclosed building.

L. Personal Services.

1. Body Piercing Studios, Tattoo Studios, Retail Liquor Stores, Plasma Center, Non Chartered Financial Institutions, and Pawnshops, each one as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. All vehicular access shall be from arterial streets.

b. The uses shall not be located on a lot with a property line within one thousand (1,000) feet measured in a straight line in any direction of the lot line of a Body Piercing Studio, Non Chartered Financial Institution, Pawnshop, Retail Liquor Store, Plasma Center and Tattoo Studio, Adult Use, Correctional Facility or State Local Alcohol Reception Center.

c. For purposes of calculating the locational requirements of this Subsection, the distance shall include those areas of Maricopa County surrounded by the City of Peoria and some other city on three or more sides. The locational requirements shall also apply to the uses regardless of whether their distance from such other use includes area within Maricopa County or some other incorporated city and regardless of whether the other use is located in Maricopa County of some other incorporated city.

M. Public, Civic, and Institutional Uses.

1. Clubs and Lodges shall have vehicular access to the site only from arterial or collector streets.

2. Day Care Centers or Pre-school Centers shall be permitted in accordance with State Department of Health Care Services regulations.

3. Education.

a. Public/charter schools, private schools, colleges, universities or instructional, business, technical or vocational schools shall have direct vehicular access to an arterial or collector street.

4. Group Care Facility or Community Residential Setting Facility shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-330 .

5. Non-profit Social Services shall be permitted provided that their primary activities are administrative and clerical rather than residential in nature.

6. Nursing or Convalescent Home, Long Term Care Facility and Hospices shall have all vehicular access from an abutting arterial or non-residential collector street. The site shall contain a net land area of at least one thousand (1,000) square feet per dwelling unit.

7. Places of Worship and related facilities, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Vehicular access shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer.

N. Retail.

1. Large-Scale Retail (LSR), as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards. In the event of conflicting requirements, the more restrictive shall govern.

a. Applicability of Provisions.

1) Provisions of this ordinance shall apply to 1) any single LSR establishment, and 2) the entire site on which any LSR meeting the criteria set forth in the LSR definition.

2) Except as provided above, in Subsection 1.a., provisions herein do not apply to the following buildings, so long as said buildings are not accessory to a Single Establishment LSR, as defined above: individual pad buildings, shop buildings, or similar commercial establishments.

b. Location. Large-Scale Retail development is permitted only with a Conditional Use Permit in only those areas with a Land Use designation of Commercial, Mixed Use Neighborhood Village, or Mixed Use Community District in the General Plan.

c. Vacancy. During any period of vacancy, the property owner must maintain the property in a safe, sanitary, and aesthetically pleasing condition. Vacancy means ceasing of the type and/or of use as established in the Conditional Use Permit. Said vacancy shall apply to the principal LSR establishment, and/or any portion thereof, and/or accessory facilities or operations.

1) All landscaping must be maintained professionally.

2) The site must remain externally lit in the same manner as when the facility was fully operational, to maintain the premises in a safe condition and to avoid the appearance of neglect.

3) All architectural elements, including but not limited to building exteriors, roofs, signs, walkways, accessory structures, monuments, etc., must be maintained in good repair and functional condition as when the facility was fully operational.

4) Within thirty (30) days of vacating a facility, all signage for said facility must be removed from the building(s) and premises. Any walls or areas behind signs must be repainted; or, in the case of internally lit monument signs, a blank panel must be used as a temporary sign replacement.

2. Outdoor Display and Sales Area shall be subject to all the following requirements:

a. No merchandise shall be located beyond eight (8) feet from the principal building of the business.

b. A four (4) foot unobstructed walkway containing at least seven (7) feet of vertical clearance shall be maintained at all times.

c. Outdoor Display shall not be located in or interfere with any landscaped area, setback area, required yard, required parking space, parking aisle, easement or drainage facility.

d. Outdoor Display shall be limited to products and services sold or provided inside the principal building.

e. Outdoor Display shall be limited to an area equal to 10% of the gross floor area of the principal building.

f. The setback of an outdoor display area from any residentially-zoned property shall be twenty five (25) feet. Such setback shall include a six (6) feet block wall at the property line separating the commercial and residential use districts.

g. All merchandise and equipment used in an outdoor display shall be removed and stored inside the principal building at the close of business.

h. Outdoor Display in the Old Town Mixed Use Districts (OTMU) shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

1) Outdoor Display may be conducted on a public sidewalk where the principal building of the use is located immediately adjacent to the public sidewalk, subject to the liability and insurance requirements of the City Engineer.

2) Evidence of insurance shall be submitted and approved by the City Engineer prior to placement of any merchandise or materials in the public right-of-way.

i. No merchandise shall be located beyond three (3) feet from the principal building of the business.

j. Swimming Pool and Spa Sales with outdoor swimming pool display shall be subject to the following conditions:

1) All outdoor swimming pool and spa models shall be displayed on a horizontal position.

2) No models displayed outdoor shall be located in the required setback or landscaped areas.

3) All sales services shall be conducted in the principal building.

4) Outdoor storage and display of equipment and pool supplies are prohibited.

3. Permissible Consumer Fireworks Sales, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. Signage shall be displayed at the point-of-sale in accordance with Peoria City Code Section 9-49.

b. Sales may only occur in buildings classified with a mercantile building occupancy code.

4. Retail Sales of Lumber and Building Materials shall have no outdoor storage, repair, processing or manufacturing activities.

O. Sexually Oriented Uses.

1. Adult Uses, as described in Section 21-200 , shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the land use regulations within Section 21-500 and the following standards:

a. In the development and execution of this Section, the City recognizes that there are some uses which, because of their very nature, have serious objectionable operational characteristics, particularly when several of them are concentrated under certain circumstances thereby having a deleterious effect upon the adjacent areas. Special regulation of these uses is necessary to ensure that these adverse effects will not contribute to the blighting or downgrading of the surrounding neighborhood. The primary control or regulation is for the purpose of preventing a concentration of these uses in any one area. Adult Uses subject to these regulations and development standards are as follows:

1) Adult Arcade.

2) Adult Bookstore, Adult Retail Store or Adult Video Store.

3) Adult Cabaret.

4) Adult Motel.

5) Adult Motion Picture Theater.

6) Adult Theater.

7) Nude Model Studio.

8) Sexual Encounter Center.

9) Any combination of classifications listed above.

b. Any person who intends to establish any of the Adult Uses shall submit an application in the same manner as all other Conditional Uses.

c. For purposes of this Section, the maintenance of two or more Adult Uses in a single building that are not at least 51% owned by the same entity shall be treated as two separate Adult Uses for purposes of applying the locational provisions of this Section.

d. An Adult Use shall meet the locational criteria prescribed in this Section. The Board of Adjustment shall not have the jurisdiction to grant variances from these locational criteria. For the purpose of measuring separation distances required in this Section, the measurements shall be taken in a straight line from the closest exterior building walls of an Adult Use to the affected structures, property line or district boundary line, as the context indicates, without regard to intervening structures, objects, or jurisdictional boundaries.

e. The exterior building wall of Adult Use shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the exterior property lines of any one or more of the following uses:

1) Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school.

2) Public library, service club, neighborhood or community public park, or publicly owned and operated swimming or aquatics facility.

3) A state designated Local Alcohol Reception Center.

4) A community residential facility or release facility.

5) Tavern, bar, lounge or an establishment that sells beer or intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises.

6) Vacant land acquired and owned by the state or a political subdivision for one of the purposes identified in (1) to (5) of this Subsection.

f. The exterior building wall of an Adult Use shall not be located within five hundred (500) feet of an existing residential district boundary line. A residential district for the purposes of this Section shall include the following zoning districts: AG, SR-43, SR-35, R1-43, R1-35, R1-18, R1-12, R1-10, R1-8, R1-7, R1-6, RM-1, RMH-1, RMH-2, or residentially designated property within a P.A.D., P.U.D. or P.C. zoning district.

g. An Adult Use shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other Adult Use, measured from exterior building wall to exterior building wall.

h. An Adult Use lawfully operating is not rendered in violation of these provisions by the subsequent location of a preschool, kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school, public library, service club, neighborhood or community public park publicly owned and operated swimming or aquatics facility; community residential facility or release facility. An Adult Use lawfully operating is not rendered in violation of these provisions by the subsequent rezoning of land to a residential zoning district.

i. For the purposes of calculating the locational requirements in this Section, the distance shall be measured from the exterior surface of the walls of the buildings or portions thereof in which the businesses are conducted or proposed to be conducted to a point which is the required distance apart, in a straight line, not taking into account any buildings, natural or artificial obstructions or structures including the rights-of-way of any public or private roadway or easements.

j. For the purposes of calculating the locational requirements in this Section, the distance measured shall include those areas of unincorporated Maricopa County that are entirely surrounded by the City of Peoria or the City of Peoria and some other incorporated City. The locational requirements in this Section shall also apply to the itemized list of sensitive uses regardless of whether their distance from a proposed Adult Use places them within a county island of unincorporated Maricopa County, unincorporated Maricopa County or an adjacent incorporated City.

k. Prior to the granting of a Special Conditional Use permit for any Adult Use, the Planning and Zoning Commission may impose only those conditions or limitation upon the establishment, location, construction, maintenance or operation of the Adult Use specifically authorized under Section 21-321 and this Section.

l. No person may resubmit an application for an Adult Use which City has been denied in whole or in part for a period of one (1) year from the date of the denial.

m. An applicant may appeal a denial of a Special Conditional Use permit by the City Council in accordance with A.R.S. § 12-7.6.

P. Transportation Facilities.

1. School Bus Parking and Maintenance Facilities shall provide primary access from an arterial or collector street. Parking areas for school buses shall be screened from adjacent streets or property lines by an eight-foot high solid wall.

Q. Utilities.

1. Public Utility Buildings, such as water pumping plants, storage tanks, and electric substations wherein service to district residents requires location within the district shall have no repair or storage facilities.

(Ord. No. 83-16, 3-22-83; Ord. No. 97-41, 8-4-97; Ord. No. 98-34, 5-19-98; Ord. No. 99-89, 7-20-99; Ord. No. 99-101, 10-5-99; Ord. No. 00-28, 6-20-00; Ord. No. 02-85, 10-3-02; Ord. No. 03-171, 9-17-03; Ord. No. 04-188, 8-24-04; Ord. No. 05-16, 3-1-05; Ord. No. 05-36, 7-6-05; Ord. No. 05-51, 9-7-05; Ord. No. 06-07, 3-21-06; Ord. No. 06-16, 6-20-06; Ord. No. 07-22, 7-10-07; Ord. No. 2010-23, 8-17-10; Ord. No. 2011-03, 1-18-11; Ord. No. 2011-05A, 2-15-11; Ord. No. 2016-01, 1-5-16; Ord. No. 2017-33, § 93, 6-13-17; Ord. No. 2018-35, § 1(Exh. A), 11-13-18; Ord. No. 2021-06, § 1(Exh. A), 3-2-21; Ord. No. 2021-17, § 1(Exh. A), 6-1-21; Ord. No. 2023-01, § 3, 1-24-23; Ord. 2023-13, § 2(Exh. A, § 1), 8-15-23; Ord. No. 2024-05, § 2(Exh. A), 4-16-24; Ord. No. 2024-19, § 2(Exh. A), 12-17-24; Ord. No. 2026-05, § 2(Exh. A), 3-3-26; Ord. No. 2026-06, § 3(Exh. A), 3-3-26)

Sec. 21-506. Property Development Standards.

A. The following property development standards shall apply in zoning districts O-1, C-1, PC-1, PC-2, C-2, C-3, C-4 and C-5:

Property Development Standards

O-1

C-1

PC-1

PC-2

C-2

C-3

C-4

C-5

Property Development Standards	O-1	C-1	PC-1	PC-2	C-2	C-3	C-4	C-5
Minimum Lot/site Area (acreage)	N/R	N/R	3	20	N/R	N/R	N/R	10
Minimum Lot Width (FT)	50	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
Minimum Lot/Site Depth (FT)	N/R	120	250	660	N/R	N/R	N/R	660
Minimum Frontage on One Arterial (FT)	N/R	N/R	450	660	N/R	N/R	N/R	660
Maximum Lot Coverage (percentage)	N/R	N/R	30%	N/R	N/R	100%	N/R	N/R
Maximum Building Height (FT)	30	30	30	60	48a	48	48a	60
Front Setback (FT)	15	15	60	120	15	N/R	15	40
Corner Setback (FT) (Δ)	15	15	60	120	15	N/R	15	40
Rear Setback (FT)	20	20	20	60	20	N/R	20	30
Interior Rear/Side Setback (FT)	N/R	N/R	60	60	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
Setback from Residential Zones (FT)	30	30	30	120	30	N/R	30	120
Accessory Building Height and Setbacks (FT)	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙	∙

N/R No minimum requirements

a Building Height: Maximum thirty 30 feet high within thirty 30 feet of any residential district. The height may be increased by one 1 foot per each three 3 feet of additional setback to a maximum of forty-eight 48 feet.

Δ If a tract of land is present between the right-of-way and the side property line for landscaping or other purposes. the tract shall not be considered a corner yard for setback purposes.

∙ All regulations and development standards applicable to the principal building shall apply, except for covered parking canopies which shall comply with the standards established in Section 21-903 of the Zoning Ordinance.

B. The following property development standards shall apply in zoning districts BPI, Pl-1, l- 1, and l-2:

Property Development Standards	BPI	PI-1	I-1	I-2
Minimum Size of Lot by Use
Area (acreage)	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
Width (FT)	80	80	80	80
Minimum Setbacks for Principal Buildings
Front Setback (FT)	30	40	20	60
Least Side (FT)	20	0	0	0
Total Sides (FT)	40	20	20	30
Interior Setback (FT)	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
Rear Setback (FT)	25	25	25	40
Corner Side (FT) (Δ)	20	20	20	30
Setback from Residential Zoning Districts (FT)a	30	50	50	50
Maximum Lot Coverage
Percentage - by all Buildings	N/R	40%	N/R	N/R
Maximum Building Height
Principal Building Height (FT)	48b	48b	48b	60b
Accessory Building Height and Setbacks (FT)	∙	∙	∙	∙

N/R No minimum requirements.

a The setback shall be applied to sides which abut or are adjacent to a residential zoning district, as established in Section 21-415.A. or as designated residential on a PAD or PCD. Where a side is adjacent to a residential zoning district, said setback shall be applied when the abutting right- of-way is a collector or lower classification as identified on the Peoria General Plan and Street Classification Map.

b Building Height: Where a setback from residential zoning district applies, the building shall be limited to a maximum height of thirty 30 feet at the setback line. The building height may be increased by one (1) foot per each three 3 feet of additional setback to the maximum height as prescribed by the applicable district.

(Δ) If a tract of land is present between the right-of-way and the side property line for landscaping or other purposes, the tract shall not be considered a corner yard for setback purposes.

(Ord. No. 02-21, 4-2-02; Ord. No. 04-23, 5-20-04; Ord. No. 04-188, 8-24-04; Ord. No. 05-58A, 12-13-05; Ord. No. 2017-33, § 94, 6-13-17; Ord. No. 2024-19, § 2(Exh. A), 12-17-24)