In order to carry out the purpose and intent of these regulations, the unincorporated areas of the County and incorporated areas not zoned by municipal authorities under the provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1 et seq., as amended, is hereby divided into the following districts:

Agricultural Districts

A-1 Agricultural Preservation
A-2 Agricultural

Residential Districts

R-R Rural Residential
R-1 Low Density Residential
R-2 Medium Density Residential
R-3 High Density, Multifamily Residential

Commercial Districts

C-1 Neighborhood Commercial
C-2 General Commercial
C-3 Regional Commercial

Industrial Districts

I-1 Light Industrial
I-2 Heavy Industrial

Overlay District

RCC Rural Community Conservation

(Res. of 7-12-12)

4.2.1

Purpose. The purpose of the Zoning District Map is to set forth the boundaries of the zoning districts established in Section 4.1 ("Zoning Districts Established").

4.2.2

Zoning Maps. The location and boundaries of the districts established by these regulations are described on the Zoning District Map of each township of the County, which together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations as if they were fully described herein.

4.2.3

Maintenance of Map. The Zoning District Map, as amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.6 ("Text and Map Amendments"), shall be kept on file and made available for public reference in the office of the Zoning Administrator.

4.2.4

Interpretation of Boundaries. Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various zoning districts shown on the Zoning District Map, as amended, the Zoning Administrator shall determine the boundaries in accordance with the following rules:

1.

District boundary lines are the center lines of highways, streets, alleys, easements, railroad rights-of-way, rivers and other bodies of water, or section, division of sections, tract and lot lines, or such lines extended, unless otherwise indicated.

2.

Where a district boundary line divides a lot or tract in single ownership, the district regulations for either portion of the lot may extend to the entire lot, but not more than twenty-five (25) feet beyond the boundary line of the district.

3.

Distances not specifically indicated on the Zoning District Map shall be determined by the scale of the Map.

4.2.5

Territory Added to Unincorporated Area of County.

1.

All territory which may hereafter be added to the County by disconnection from a municipal corporation zoned under the provisions of these regulations shall retain the zoning district classification provided for by these regulations until otherwise reclassified by amendment.

2.

All territory which may hereafter be added to the County by annexation or disconnection from a municipal corporation which has adopted zoning regulations under the provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1 et seq., as amended, shall be classified as R-1 until otherwise reclassified by amendment.

4.3.1

Purpose. The A-1 Agricultural District is established to conserve farmland and to encourage continued agricultural activities, thereby helping to ensure that sustainable agriculture will continue as a long term land use and a viable economic activity within the County. The A-1 District is also established to preserve natural features and the rural landscape, while allowing low density residential development that minimizes its impact on agricultural land, farming operations and sensitive environmental features. The preferred land use in the A-1 District is agriculture. The District is intended to permit a range of uses related to agriculture, to encourage the preservation of large blocks of farmland, and to permanently protect from development the tracts of land which remain after permitted residential development has occurred. More specifically, the District is established to severely restrict non-farm development in predominantly agricultural areas in order to:

1.

Preserve productive agricultural land for continued food and fiber production;

2.

Protect productive farms from encroachment by incompatible non-farm uses;

3.

Maintain the County's existing agricultural base to support agricultural processing and related service industries; and

4.

Preserve the maximum freedom of operation for those legitimate agricultural purposes permitted in this District.

4.3.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the A-1 District in accordance with Section 5.1 ("A-1 Agricultural Preservation District").

4.3.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the A-1 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.4.1

Purpose. The A-2 Agricultural District is established to protect and maintain the agricultural economy and the open space and natural features of rural areas of the County in order to:

1.

Protect lands for continued farming;

2.

Allow non-farm residential development on a limited basis; and

3.

Minimize conflicts between agricultural and non-agricultural areas.

The A-2 District is also established to protect those agricultural lands which, due to their location, soils, and use for agricultural activities, warrant protection from indiscriminate development. However, their proximity to existing development, combined with pressures for new development, makes these lands unsuitable for preservation according to the more restrictive regulations of the A-1 Agricultural Preservation District. The A-2 District is also intended to protect those agricultural lands that would otherwise be subject to residential subdivision activity which could render these important farmlands useless for farming.

4.4.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the A-2 District in accordance with Section 5.2 ("A-2 Agricultural District").

4.4.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the A-2 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.5.1

Purpose. The R-R Rural Residential District is established to provide an opportunity for rural residential development in the County, to maintain areas that are developed with single family detached housing on larger parcels, and to preserve open space and natural features. Parcels zoned R-R should be low density development with larger lots to accommodate the need for individual wells and septic systems. The R-R Rural Residential District is intended to be consistent with the concepts of the rural designation established during the County's land use planning process, adopted in the Peoria County Comprehensive Land Use Plan and shown on the County's Land Use Form map.

4.5.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the R-R District in accordance with Section 5.3 ("R-R Rural Residential District").

4.5.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the R-R District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.6.1

Purpose. The R-1 Low Density Residential District is established to provide for single-family detached housing opportunities in an urban setting at a low density and to preserve open space and natural features. Parcels zoned R-1 could be served by either individual septic systems or public sewer based on requirements established by the Peoria City/County Health Department. This district is intended to be consistent with the concepts of the urban designation established during the County's land use planning process, adopted in the Peoria County Comprehensive Land Use Plan and shown on the County's Land Use Form map.

4.6.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the R-1 District in accordance with Section 5.4 ("R-1 Low Density Residential District").

4.6.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the R-1 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.7.1

Purpose. The R-2 Medium Density Residential District is established to provide a limited selection of residential opportunities at a medium density, including both single-family detached and two-family housing, and to preserve open space and natural features. Parcels in the R-2 District may be served by either individual septic systems or public sewer. It is intended that new development in this district will be at a density capable of being served by urban services such as public water and sewer based on requirements established by the Peoria City and County Health Department. This district is intended to be consistent with the concepts of the urban designation established during the County's land use planning process, adopted in the Peoria County Comprehensive Land Use Plan and shown on the County's Land Use Form map.

4.7.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the R-2 District in accordance with Section 5.5 ("R-2 Medium Density Residential District").

4.7.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the R-2 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.8.1

Purpose. The R-3 High Density, Multifamily Residential District is established to provide a variety of residential opportunities at a high density, including single-family detached, single-family attached, two-family, and multifamily housing. Parcels zoned R-3 should have direct access to both public water and sewer service so as to accommodate the denser population, and access to an arterial street to accommodate the increase in traffic generation. As with the R-2 District, parcels in the R-3 District are intended to be consistent with the concepts of the urban designation established during the County's land use planning process, adopted in the Peoria County Comprehensive Land Use Plan and shown on the County's Land Use Form map.

4.8.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the R-3 District in accordance with Section 5.6 ("R-3 High Density, Multifamily Residential District").

4.8.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the R-3 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.9.1

Purpose. The C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District is established to provide for limited residential and nonresidential uses meeting the day-to-day convenience shopping and service needs of persons residing in the district and adjacent residential areas. The desired character of the district will be attained by providing substantial buffering, restricting the maximum size of all buildings, encouraging innovative design techniques, and by preserving open spaces and natural features, all of which are intended to minimize the impacts to adjacent residential districts. This District is intended to provide uses that are on a more intimate, pedestrian-oriented scale than those uses located in the more intensive commercial districts. In addition, this District is meant to contain uses that are developed on public water and sewer.

4.9.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the C-1 District in accordance with Section 5.7 ("C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District").

4.9.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the C-1 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.10.1

Purpose. The C-2 General Commercial District is established to provide a location for higher-volume and higher intensity commercial uses than the C-1 District, including establishment involving heavy equipment, and the processing and distribution of goods which provide employment and revenues for the County. Due to the higher volume of these uses, and the automobile and truck traffic they typically generate, it is intended that the C-2 District be located only along major and minor collectors and arterials in order to ensure that the traffic generated by such uses does not adversely impact nearby residential neighborhoods. Recognizing the impacts such uses may have on adjacent residential areas, the development standards for the C-2 District are designed to preserve open space and natural resources, as well as buffer the C-2 District from nearby residential properties and maintain the general appearance of major thoroughfares through the County.

4.10.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the C-2 District in accordance with Section 5.8 ("C-2 General Commercial District").

4.10.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the C-2 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.11.1

Purpose. The C-3 Regional Commercial District is established to provide locations for sizable commercial, office, institutional, research, and light industries, as well as the smaller commercial and service uses on which they rely (i.e., those designated as special uses). The uses in this district must be located on large (ten (10) acres or more) land parcels in coordinated commercial, office and industrial structures in a "park-like" atmosphere. To encourage accessibility, this district is generally located on primary thoroughfares. In addition, through the encouragement of planned developments which are the preferred use in this District, the C-3 District is intended to accommodate a variety of uses, whereby the developer can establish different combinations of uses on a site over time, as the market dictates, as long as all uses and development conform to the standards established by the County to protect adjacent land uses and preserve open spaces and the natural environment.

4.11.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the C-3 District in accordance with Section 5.9 ("C-3 Regional Commercial District").

4.11.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the C-3 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.12.1

Purpose. The I-1 Light Industrial District is intended to allow industrial and office uses that have minimal adverse impacts. Development in this district is therefore limited to those manufacturing, wholesaling, and office activities which can be operated in a clean and quiet manner, as well as certain commercial and recreational activities which are needed to serve the occupants of the district and the residents of adjoining residential districts. Whenever possible, this district should be separated from residential districts by natural or structural boundaries such as drainage channels, sharp breaks in topography, strips of vegetation, traffic arteries, and similar features.

4.12.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the I-1 District in accordance with Section 5.10 ("I-1 Light Industrial District").

4.12.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the I-1 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.13.1

Purpose. The purpose of the I-2 Heavy Industrial District is to create and protect areas for heavy industrial uses, manufacturing, assembling, processing, servicing and storing of parts and products, and distribution of products at wholesale. To further protect adjacent residential districts, the I-2 District should be surrounded by natural or structural boundaries such as drainage channels, sharp breaks in topography, and strips of vegetation, traffic arteries, and similar features.

4.13.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the I-2 District in accordance with Section 5.11 ("I-2 Heavy Industrial District").

4.13.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the I-2 District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.14.1

Purpose. The purpose of the RCC Rural Community Conservation District is to provide a "safety net" for people developing property on existing parcels in established communities; however, if new development can conform to the requirements of the underlying district, then those shall govern. The RCC District is established as an overlay district to maintain conformity and promote a mix of residential, commercial and institutional uses in the incorporated and unincorporated rural communities of Peoria County. The RCC designation is meant for parcels in established "village centers" and surrounding neighborhoods where existing residential development is predominantly high density single-family detached housing. The RCC District allows the reasonable, continued use of property in these established centers, but is not intended to be an area into which people can rezone. These center or "nodal" areas are intended to provide goods and services for the rural community residents as well as a pedestrian-friendly shopping area for surrounding neighborhoods. The RCC District, however, is not intended to be a commercial area for the entire region (the C-3 District is designed to serve this purpose) or a location for large freestanding apartment buildings (as per the R-3 District). In addition, parking decks and parking lots are encouraged in the RCC District as long as their placement will not interfere with the pedestrian-oriented nature of this district.

4.14.2

Uses. Uses are allowed in the RCC District in accordance with Section 5.12 ("RCC Rural Community Conservation District").

4.14.3

Dimensional Standards. All development in the RCC District is subject to the density and dimensional standards of Article 6, Bulk Regulations, Density, and Dimensional Standards.

4.14.4

RCC Communities. The following areas are covered under the RCC District:

1.

Alta

2.

Dunlap

3.

Edwards

4.

Edelstein

5.

Elmwood

6.

Hanna City

7.

Kickapoo

8.

Laura

9.

Monica

10.

Mossville

11.

Norwood

12.

Trivoli