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Are you a new business in the City of Peoria? Check out our Business Plays in Peoria! page for general information and helpful links to business related information on our website!
Note: The City of Peoria does not issue a standard business license, however the City does issue specific business licenses, occupational licenses, and property registrations.
Permits Issued by the City of Peoria
- Accessory Structure Permit (PDF)
- Administrative Deviation Application
- Alterations or Improvements to Historic Properties
- Block Party Permit
- Construction & Prescribed Burn Permit
- Deck Permit (PDF)
- Demolition Permit
- Designating New Historic Districts and Local Landmarks
- Dumpster/Portable Storage Container - Right-Of-Way Permit
- Electrical Permit
- Erosion & Stormwater Permit
- Excavations/Utilities in the Right-Of-Way Permit
- Fire Protection Systems Permit
- Fireworks Permit
- Floodplain Permit
- Hazardous Materials Permit
- HVAC Permit
- Lane/Alley/Sidewalk Closure Permit
- LPG/Satellite Permits
- Mothball Permit
- New Sidewalk/Drive Approach Permit (Commercial)
- New Sidewalk/Driveway Approach Permit (Residential)
- New Single-Family Permit
- Non-Residential & Multi-Family Permit
- Parking Permit (City Owned Lot/Garages)
- Place of Assembly Permit
- Plumbing Permit
- Pool Permit
- Public Event Permit
- Recreational Fire Permit
- Repair Permit (PDF)
- Residential Parking Permit
- Residential Building Permit
- Right-Of-Way - General Use Permit
- Riverfront Event Permit
- Sidewalk Café / Parklet Permit
- Sign Permit
- Single-Family Alteration Building Permit (PDF)
- Solar Permit
- Solar Voltaic Power Systems Permit
- Special Use Permit (Conditional Use Permit)
- Tent Permit
- Variance Application (Zoning Board of Appeals Commission)
Licenses For Businesses
- Bodyworks Establishment
- Cannabis Business
- Children's Hospital
- Dumpster/Portable Storage
- Retail Tobacco License
- Going Out of Business Sale
- Hotel/Motel
- Liquor License
- Mobile Food & Drink Vendor
- Mobile Home Court
- Parking Lot Paving Contractor
- Pushcart-Food Tent Vendor
- Recyclable Metal Dealer
- Retail Gasoline Dealer
- Secondhand Dealer
- Sewer Connector Contractor
- Sexually Oriented Adult Business
- Short-Term Rental Property
- Sidewalk/Driveway Contractor
- Street/Sidewalk Vendor
- Taxicab / Transportation Network Company Vehicles (Contact Accounts Receivable)
- Tire Business
- Transient Merchant
- Temporary Liquor License
- Video Gaming Terminal
Licenses For Professionals
- Boiler Tender
- Electrical Contractor
- Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor (HVAC)
- Peddler
- Stationary Engineer
LICENSES BY DEPARTMENT
Issued By Accounts Receivable Office:
Licenses issued to Businesses:
- Bodyworks Establishment
- Cannabis Business
- Carnival
- Cigarette/Tobacco
- Dance Hall
- Dumpster/Portable Storage
- Going Out of Business
- Hotel/Motel
- Mobile Food Vehicle
- Mobile Home Court
- Recyclable Metal Dealer
- Retail Gasoline Dealer
- Sexually Oriented Adult Business
- Street/Sidewalk Food Vendor
- Taxicab / Transportation Network Company Vehicles
- Transient Merchant
- Video Gaming Terminal
Licenses issued to Individuals:
- Boiler Tender
- Electrical Contractor
- Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor (HVAC)
- Parking Lot Paving Contractor
- Peddler
- Sewer Connector Contractor
- Sidewalk/Driveway Contractor
- Stationary Engineer
Issued by Clerk's Office:
- Liquor Licenses
- Temporary Liquor Licenses
PERMITS BY DEPARTMENT
Community Development:
- Residential Building Permit
- New Single-Family Permit
- Non-Residential & Multi-Family Permit
- Solar Permit
- Trade Permits - HVAC / Plumbing / Electrical
- Pool Permit
- Demolition Permit
- Sign Permit
- Mothball Permit
- Special Use Permits
Fire:
- Solar Voltaic Power Systems Permit
- Construction & Prescribed Burn Permit
- Fire Protection Systems Permit
- Fireworks Permit
- Recreational Fire Permit
- Tent Permit
- LPG/Satellite Permits
- Hazmat (Hazardous Materials) Permit – (Issued by Accounts Receivable)
- Place of Assembly – (Issued by Accounts Receivable)
Public Works:
- Excavations/Utilities in the Right-Of-Way Permits
- Block Party Permits
- Dumpster/Portable Storage Container in Right-Of-Way Permit
- Erosion & Stormwater Permit
- Lane/Alley/Sidewalk Closure Permit
- Right-Of-Way - General Use Permit
- Parking Permits (for parking in City Owned Lots/Garages)
- New Sidewalk/Drive Approach Permit (Residential)
- New Sidewalk/Drive Approach Permit (Commercial)
- Contractor in the Right-Of-Way Permit
Treasury:
- Residential Parking Permits
Accounts Receivable:
- Public Event Permit (Mulit-departmental approval required)
- Riverfront Event Right-Of-Way Permit (Mulit-departmental approval required)
Registrations
- Bicycle Registration - To register your bicycle contact the Peoria Police Department
- Electrical Contractor Registration
- Equal Opportunity Employer Registration
- Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor (HVAC) Registration
- Mobile Food Vehicle Registration - Fire Department
- Non-Owner Occupied Property Registration
- Sex Offender Registration
- Tire Business
Light Up the Bridge Program
Honorary Street Signs
Street Light Pole Banner Program
Paint A Plow Program
No Peddlers Allowed Request Form
(Only for Homeowners Associations & Subdivisions)
Other Licenses/Permits not issued by the City of Peoria:
Issued by Peoria County:
- Marriage/Civil Union Licenses
- Trade Permits
- Raffle/Poker Licenses
- Work Permits, etc
Issued by Peoria City/County Health Department:
- Food Service Establishment / Food License
Issued by State of Illinois Business Registrations/Licenses/Permits:
Licenses Issued by the City of Peoria
- Bodyworks Establishment
- Boiler Tender
- Cannabis Business
- Carnival
- Dance Hall
- Dumpster/Portable Storage
- Electrical Contractor
- Going Out of Business Sale
- Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor (HVAC)
- Hotel/Motel
- Liquor License
- Mobile Food Vehicle - Operating in Right-Of-Way
- Mobile Home Court
- Parking Lot Paving Contractor
- Peddler
- Recyclable Metal Dealer
- Retail Gasoline Dealer
- Retail Tobacco License
- Secondhand Dealer
- Sewer Connector Contractor
- Sexually Oriented Adult Business
- Short-Term Rental Property
- Sidewalk/Driveway Contractor
- Stationary Engineer
- Street/Sidewalk Food Vendor
- Taxicab / Transportation Network Company Vehicles
- Temporary Liquor License
- Tire Business
- Transient Merchant
- Video Gaming Terminal