Noblesville, IN Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Noblesville's Unified Development Ordinance splits its fence rules by use, and the flat material ban sits in the non-residential branch. Section 159.121(D)(6), "Fences and Walls for Non-Residential Uses," subjects commercial, institutional, and other non-residential properties to a four-foot front-yard height cap, an eight-foot cap elsewhere, a required site plan and permit under (D)(6)(e), and, in division (D)(6)(h), an outright prohibition: "the use of uncoated chain link fencing, slats in chain link fencing, visible barbed wire, visible razor wire, and concertina coils is prohibited." The residential fence provisions in division (D)(5), which set the seven-foot side/rear and four-foot front-yard heights for houses, do not repeat that material ban anywhere in their text, so the code does not extend the chain-link, barbed-wire, or razor-wire prohibition to single-family and two-family residential fences.

Both branches share the same site-plan-and-permit requirement and the same Vision Corner Clearance restriction under § 159.120(H). A non-residential owner replacing a fence should specify coated chain link, if chain link is used at all, and avoid any barbed wire, razor wire, or concertina coil components, since the ordinance draws no distinction between new construction and fence replacement. The Planning and Development Department reviews the fence permit application and site plan under § 159.121(D)(6)(e) before installation on any non-residential lot.