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Peoria council adopts downtown sign-code and zoning tweaks, approves city-led projects to kick-start revitalization
Summary
Council approved amendments to downtown zoning and sign rules and voted to move forward with city investments in two anchor projects — a barbecue venue and a mixed-use 'Jefferson House' concept — intended to seed downtown redevelopment.
The Peoria City Council on Jan. 14 approved zoning and sign-code updates aimed at supporting downtown revitalization and voted to authorize two city-led redevelopment projects intended to catalyze private investment.
Planning Director Chris Hawkes and Engineering Services Director Jeff Current presented a package of targeted changes to Old Town zoning and a downtown-focused sign code, and staff described two city investments: a roughly 4,800-square-foot barbecue venue and a 1.5-acre Jefferson House mixed-use incubator. Council ultimately approved the package by a 7–0 roll-call vote.
Staff described the amendments as surgical and tailored for downtown: clarifying definitions, simplifying district names into Downtown Commercial Mixed Use (DCM) and Downtown Residential Mixed Use (DRM), and adjusting signage rules to encourage pedestrian-oriented,…
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