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City presents updated billboard inventory; most existing signs are legal nonconforming under current ordinances
Summary
City staff delivered an updated inventory of off-premise advertising structures and said most existing billboards no longer conform with current ordinances. Staff will return with proposed inspection rules, permit fees and a regulatory scheme for annual oversight.
City staff presented an updated inventory of off-premise advertising (billboards) to the Peoria City Council on Tuesday and said most existing signs are legal nonconforming under current municipal rules.
Corporation Counsel summarized the inventory work and pointed out that many signs are redlined in the inventory because they no longer meet current code standards. "Most of our signs are legal nonconforming," the counsel said, explaining that the council’s past zoning and comprehensive-plan changes reduced locations where billboards are allowed while many legacy signs remained in place.
Staff told the council the inventory includes photographs, property-owner information and code-conformity notes for each sign. The city does not currently perform annual inspections of off-premise advertising structures; staff said they will prepare proposed inspection requirements, a permit-fee schedule to cover inspection costs and staffing recommendations and return to council in the coming weeks with a draft regulatory approach.
Councilmembers asked for a concise summary of current ordinance provisions (monopoles, landscaping, separation, and double-stacked structures) when staff returns. A council vote to receive and file the inventory passed unanimously.
