Peoria County board removes permit time-limit from zoning code, plans administrative renewals in building code

Dec 12, 2025

The board approved a text amendment to delete a two-permit time-limit from the Peoria County zoning code after a court challenge; planning staff said the provision will be reintroduced in the building code as an administrative renewal process to avoid zoning-board-of-appeals variances.

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The Peoria County Board voted Thursday to remove a provision from the county zoning code that limited building permits for the same construction project, a change county planning staff said follows a recent circuit court ruling and will be handled administratively in the building code.

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