Noise Ordinances in Noblesville, IN (2026)
9 verified noise ordinances for Noblesville, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Noblesville's general noise/quiet-hours rule lives in Title IX (General Regulations), Chapter 93 (Nuisances), §93.25 'Other Noise Regulations' of the Noblesville Code of Ordinances. It is unlawful to play, use, or operate any radio, television, digital media player, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, musical instrument, or other sound-producing or amplifying machine or device between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Indiana state law (IC 35-45-1-3) also makes 'unreasonable noise' that continues after being asked to stop a Class B misdemeanor.
Noblesville Quiet Hours and General Noise Standard
Some RestrictionsConstruction Hours
Noblesville restricts construction equipment, lawn mowers, garden tractors, leaf blowers, weed trimmers, and power tools to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week, under Title IX (General Regulations), Chapter 93 (Nuisances), §93.25 of the Noblesville Code of Ordinances. Operation outside that window is enforceable as a noise violation.
Noblesville Construction and Power Equipment Hours
Some RestrictionsBarking Dogs
Noblesville Code §90.31 'Noisy Dogs' (Title IX, Ch. 90, Animals) makes it unlawful to allow the continuous barking, yelping, whining, or howling of a dog. The Noblesville Police Department may issue a citation or impound the animal if no owner can be found at the time of the disturbance. Animal field response is coordinated with Hamilton County animal control.
Noblesville Barking Dogs and Animal Noise
Some RestrictionsLeaf Blower Rules
Leaf blowers, weed trimmers, lawn mowers, and similar power lawn equipment are expressly addressed in Noblesville Code §93.25 (Title IX, Ch. 93). They may be operated only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., seven days a week, and only when 'properly muffled.' There is no codified gas-blower ban and no separate decibel cap, but operation outside the 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. window is enforceable as a noise violation.
Noblesville Leaf Blower Rules
Some RestrictionsAmplified Music & Events
Amplified music in Noblesville is regulated by two parallel ordinance frameworks. The city-wide rule is §93.25 (Title IX, Ch. 93) - operation of any radio, TV, loudspeaker, amplifier, or musical instrument is prohibited between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. A second, more detailed framework (§§93.20-93.24, adopted by Ordinance 40-5-03) applies only inside the legal-description property area that covers the Ruoff Music Center (formerly Klipsch/Verizon Wireless) amphitheater. Show curfew at Ruoff is 11:00 p.m. by ordinance.
Noblesville Amplified Music and Ruoff Music Center Rules
Heavy RestrictionsAircraft Noise
Aircraft-in-flight noise is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The City of Noblesville does not operate an airport and does not regulate aircraft noise. The closest general-aviation facility is Indianapolis Executive Airport (KTYQ) in Zionsville (Hamilton/Boone County line), operated by the Hamilton County Airport Authority. Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) is approximately 35 miles southwest.
Noblesville Aircraft Noise (Indianapolis Executive Airport KTYQ)
Few RestrictionsIndustrial Noise
Industrial and commercial noise from Noblesville's manufacturing and commercial zoning districts is regulated by Noblesville Unified Development Ordinance §159.203 (Title XV, Ch. 159, Environmental Performance Standards). The UDO sets dB(A) caps by zoning district and time of day, measured at the receiving property line, and applies the more restrictive district's limit when noise crosses a district boundary. The general §93.25 noise rule operates as a secondary backstop.
Noblesville Industrial Noise (UDO §159.203 Performance Standards)
Some RestrictionsDecibel Limits
Noblesville publishes numeric dB(A) caps at the property line through Unified Development Ordinance §159.203 (Title XV, Ch. 159): roughly 65 dB(A) day / 60 dB(A) night for Industrial, 60 / 50 for Commercial, and 55 / 45 for Residential and all other districts. A single 10 dB brief excursion of up to 15 minutes per day is allowed. The Ruoff Music Center area has its own §§93.22-93.24 thresholds (75 dB/A measured at one-half mile from the boundary, etc.).
Noblesville Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsOutdoor Music
Outdoor music in Noblesville is regulated by a two-track framework. City-wide, §93.25 (Title IX, Ch. 93) prohibits operation of any sound-producing or amplifying device audible across a property line between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Inside the Ruoff Music Center property area, §§93.20-93.24 (Ord. 40-5-03) impose detailed dB(A) thresholds. Ruoff's show curfew is 11:00 p.m. by ordinance. The Noblesville Common Council unanimously amended the noise ordinance in March 2021 to restructure fines.
Noblesville Outdoor Music and Ruoff Music Center Events
Heavy RestrictionsLooking for Hamilton County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Noblesville city rules.
Noise Ordinances in Hamilton County →