Environmental Rules in Noblesville, IN (2026)
4 verified environmental rules for Noblesville, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
In the City of Noblesville, Chapter 52 of the Code of Ordinances bans dumping anything but stormwater into the municipal storm drainage system, watercourses, or regulated drains, and the Noblesville Wastewater Utility enforces it with notices of violation, remediation orders, and Class B infraction fines up to $1,000 per day.
Noblesville Stormwater Discharge Rules
Some RestrictionsNoblesville Code of Ordinances § 52.01, § 52.07, § 52.99
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Noblesville ("the city") through the regulation of non-stormwater discharges to the storm drainage system to the maximum extent practicable as required by federal and state law. ... No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the municipal storm drainage system or...
Erosion Control
Any development in the City of Noblesville that needs an Improvement Location Permit must first have an Erosion Control Plan reviewed by the Technical Advisory Committee. The plan addresses soil types, grading limits and drainage before ground is disturbed, and no improvement location permit or building permit follows until the Planning Department confirms compliance, including a certified elevation certificate.
Noblesville Erosion & Sediment Control Plan
Some RestrictionsNoblesville Code of Ordinances § 159.084
All proposed development that requires an Improvement Location Permit shall meet the applicable criteria set forth herein concerning types of soils involved and the conditions which are requisite to assure proper execution of erosion and sediment control and proper drainage. (A) General Requirements. (1) No changes shall be made in the contour of the land; nor shall grading, excavating, rem...
Flood Zones
The Flood Hazard (FH) District under § 159.109(A) governs all development in Noblesville's Special Flood Hazard Areas. New or substantially improved residential structures in Zone A or Zone AE must have their lowest floor, including the basement, elevated at or above the flood protection grade, and any violation is treated as a common nuisance under the Unified Development Ordinance's penalty section.
Noblesville Flood Hazard District Rules
Some RestrictionsNoblesville Code of Ordinances § 159.109(A)
(1) Purpose. ... The purpose of the Flood Hazard (FH) District is to guide development in flood hazard areas. ... The Indiana Legislature has in I.C. 36-1-4-11 granted the power to local government units to control land use within their jurisdictions. Therefore, the Common Council, in order to minimize the threat of such damages and to achieve the purposes hereinafter set forth, does hereby a...
Flood Elevation Requirements
The City of Noblesville requires two feet of freeboard above the base flood elevation. Under § 159.016, the Flood Protection Grade (FPG) is defined as the BFE plus two feet, and § 159.109(A)(14)(b) requires new or substantially improved residential structures in Zone A and Zone AE to have their lowest floor, including any basement, built at or above that FPG.
Noblesville Base Flood Elevation Freeboard Rule
Some RestrictionsNoblesville Code of Ordinances §§ 159.016, 159.109(A)(14)(b)
“FLOOD PROTECTION GRADE (FPG).” The base flood elevation (BFE) plus two feet at any given location in the SFHA. See “FREEBOARD”. ... (b) In Zone A and Zone AE, new construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, at or above the FPG.
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