Noblesville, IN Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)

Section 120.03 makes it unlawful to conduct, maintain, or operate any sexually oriented business inside the City of Noblesville without first being licensed under Chapter 120. The City Clerk/Treasurer grants, denies, suspends, revokes, and renews the permits, and separately confirms the site complies with the Unified Development Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan; the Police Department checks for disqualifying criminal convictions, and Code Enforcement inspects the premises. Applicants file a sworn application that discloses every partner's or officer's identity, any prior sexually oriented business permit denied, suspended, or revoked anywhere, and, under § 120.03(F)(14), a current certified survey, prepared by an Indiana registered land surveyor within 30 days of filing, plotting every other sexually oriented business, religious institution or synagogue, school, and public park or recreation area within 1,000 feet of the proposed site, along with every residentially zoned or residential property within that same 1,000-foot radius.

Before any permit issues, § 120.03(K) also requires a Sexually Oriented Business Improvement Location Permit from the Department of Planning and Development confirming zoning compliance, and a $100 nonrefundable application fee is due when the application is filed. Section 120.06 sets the annual permit fee at $200. Section 120.07 requires the operator to let city and Hamilton County representatives inspect the premises any time it is open, and refusing inspection is itself a violation. Section 120.15 bars any sexually oriented business, licensed or not, from remaining open, or letting an employee perform, sell, or solicit a sale, between 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Section 120.16 prohibits public nudity on the premises entirely, triggering suspension under § 120.09, and § 120.17 confines live entertainment to a stage at least 18 inches above floor level. Section 120.99 fines any violation up to $2,500 per day and allows the City Attorney to seek an injunction.