Hendricks County, IN Ordinances (2026)

Hendricks County treats unreasonably loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise as a public nuisance, but only during the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Outside that window the…

In unincorporated Hendricks County, any device or activity producing unreasonably loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise is a declared public nuisance between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m…

Hendricks County levies an 8% innkeeper's tax on every hotel, motel, or inn stay of less than 30 days, on top of the state's gross retail tax. Operators report and pay the tax monthly…

Hendricks County hotels and motels must close and remediate any guest room where bed bugs are found, and every contiguous room, until a licensed pest control professional inspects and…

Hendricks County lodging establishments must stay free of harborage conditions and rodent infestations, keep a written pest-complaint policy, and retain pest control logs for a year…

Hendricks County bans putting non-recyclable material into any container or facility set up to collect recyclables, and bans scavenging from those containers. The rule sits in the…

Hendricks County bans discarding solid waste along roadways or dumping it anywhere except an approved, properly permitted landfill. The Health Officer enforces the ban, and a court can…

Hendricks County does not require owners to spay or neuter pets outright, but an owner whose non-neutered dog or cat runs at large can be summoned to court, with the case dismissible…

Hendricks County requires every dog owner to keep their dog under restraint at all times and bars letting a dog run at large off the owner's property. County Animal Control and the…

Hendricks County has no cat leash law: Animal Control will not pick up cats simply for running at large. Strays reported and contained can still be picked up, and owners of nuisance…

Hendricks County does not require microchips for every pet, but it mandates them for animals declared dangerous or potentially dangerous, and for most dogs, cats, and equines adopted…

Hendricks County has no breed-specific ban; instead it declares individual animals dangerous or potentially dangerous based on behavior, such as an unprovoked bite or menacing…

Hendricks County bars keeping any wild animal within the county unless the County Planning and Zoning Department and the state authorize conditions for it, effectively banning exotic…

Hendricks County's Chapter 73 parking schedule bans parking at all times on specific named streets and road segments across the unincorporated county, including subdivisions like Eagle…

Hendricks County treats discarding a scrap-value, inoperable, unlicensed, or abandoned vehicle as illegal dumping. There's no separate junk-vehicle ordinance; the county's illegal…

Any driveway or approach connecting to a county road in unincorporated Hendricks County needs a right-of-way permit from the County Engineer before construction begins. The permit sets…

Hendricks County's Chapter 151 Flood Hazard ordinance establishes Primary and Secondary Floodplain Districts based on FEMA flood insurance maps and county soil surveys, restricting new…

Hendricks County's Stormwater Management Ordinance regulates development, illicit discharges, and drainage design countywide, requiring a stormwater permit before land disturbance and…

Hendricks County requires a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) with erosion and sediment control measures before any building permit issues for land-disturbing activity of…

Hendricks County enforces its County Unsafe Building Law under I.C. 36-7-9, declaring any structure meeting the code's unsafe-building criteria a public nuisance. The Building…

Hendricks County's Weed Control Board, created under I.C. 15-16-7, can order any landowner, including owners of vacant or unimproved parcels, to control noxious weeds such as Canada…

Hendricks County adopted a county-modified version of building code section R315.3, requiring carbon monoxide alarms outside sleeping areas and on every level of a dwelling that has a…

Hendricks County folds electrical work into its general building permit under Code § 150.40, requiring plans that show the electrical system layout before the Building Commissioner…

Hendricks County requires a Building Commissioner permit before starting construction, alteration, repair, or placement of any building or structure, as directed by the county Zoning…

Plumbing work in Hendricks County runs through the same building permit process as electrical work, with the Planning and Building Department charging a flat $60 review fee under Code…

After the county issues a building permit, the Building Commissioner inspects work at designated construction stages to confirm compliance with the Building Code and the permit's…

Hendricks County requires an application review and inspection permit before installing ground mounted or roof mounted solar panels, priced on the Planning and Building Department's…

Building anything in a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Hendricks County, including sidewalks, pathways, mailbox approaches, or utility lines, requires a right-of-way permit…

Hendricks County requires a building permit to construct a residential swimming pool, priced under the Planning and Building Department's fee schedule at Code § 37.25(D): a $75…

Hendricks County's Building Code subchapter explicitly excludes fences from its permit scope. Section 150.38 applies the county's building, alteration, and construction permit rules to…

Hendricks County requires every peddler, solicitor, or transient merchant to register with the Sheriff's Department at least three days before doing business, post a $250 bond, and pay…

Hendricks County bars registered direct sellers from calling at any home posted with a "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors" sign, and limits door-to-door calls to between 9:00 a.m. and…

Tattoo, piercing, and body modification shops in unincorporated Hendricks County need an annual Health Officer permit, must run in an enclosed building with 40 footcandles of light at…

Hendricks County exempts normal farm and farming-related noise from its nuisance ordinance, so tractors, grain dryers, livestock, and other routine agricultural sounds cannot be…

Hendricks County requires owners of trees, shrubs, and other plant life along streets, alleys, sidewalks, and highways to keep limbs and branches trimmed to at least 14 feet above…

Operating a mobile food establishment in unincorporated Hendricks County requires an annual permit from the County Health Officer, expiring December 31, with applications due at least…