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Peoria council adopts downtown zoning and signage amendments; city to build two anchor projects
Summary
Council approved code changes to support downtown revitalization — updating signage rules and downtown zoning — and staff outlined two city‑led redevelopment projects: the Caldwell County Barbecue building and the Jefferson House incubator.
The Peoria City Council on Jan. 14 voted 7–0 to adopt ordinance 16R (Ordinance 202501), a package of zoning and sign‑code amendments intended to accelerate downtown Peoria’s revitalization and make the area more pedestrian‑oriented.
Planning Director Chris Hawkes and Engineering Services Director Jeff Current presented the ordinance and a broader update on downtown projects. Staff described the amendments as “surgical” adjustments: simplifying downtown zoning district names; clarifying and augmenting the land‑use table for the downtown core; and creating sign‑code provisions tailored to a pedestrian downtown rather than applying the citywide sign rules uniformly.
The sign changes will, subject to permitting and right‑of‑way licensing, allow…
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