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Council adopts updates to stormwater code, including updated rainfall tables and clarified definitions

2585711 · March 12, 2025
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Peoria adopted changes to stormwater management rules that update rainfall tables (last revised in 1989), clarify technical definitions and expand fee/permit language; city staff said the changes reflect higher rainfall figures and will modestly affect development calculations.

The Peoria City Council unanimously adopted amendments to Chapter 9.5 (stormwater) and Chapter 31 of the city code on March 11 to update stormwater management policies, adjust technical definitions and adopt revised rainfall tables.

Director of Public Works Powers told the council the update is largely a code “cleanup” but includes a key technical change: rainfall tables used in stormwater…

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