Fishers, IN

Fishers does not ban non-primary-residence STRs, but it treats them differently: an owner-occupied (primary-residence) STR is a permitted use needing no permit, while a non-owner-occupied STR requires a Special Exception under UDO 5.4.6 — exactly the distinction Indiana Code 36-1-24 draws.

Fishers regulates short-term rentals through its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Section 5.4.6 (Overnight Lodging), not the Chapter 163 home-rental program. An owner-occupied STR is a permitted residential use with no permit, while a non-owner-occupied STR requires Special Exception approval from the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Fishers' Chapter 163 registration program is for long-term home rentals, not STRs. For short-term rentals, the City relies on UDO 5.4.6: owner-occupied STRs need no registration, while non-owner-occupied STRs must obtain a Special Exception. Hosts must also register for county lodging tax with the Indiana DOR.

Fishers itself imposes no local lodging tax on STRs. Hosts collect Indiana's 7% state sales tax plus Hamilton County's 8% innkeeper's (lodging) tax on stays under 30 days. Any Indiana STR permit fee is capped at $150 by state law (IC 36-1-24-13).

Fishers' UDO 5.4.6 does not publish a numeric per-guest occupancy cap specific to short-term rentals. Under Indiana Code 36-1-24-10, the City may set occupancy/health-and-safety limits only if it enforces them the same way it does for comparable non-STR homes.

Fishers' UDO 5.4.6 sets explicit parking ratios for bed-and-breakfasts (one space per guest room plus one per employee) but publishes no STR-specific parking minimum. Indiana Code 36-1-24-10 lets the City regulate parking/traffic only as it would for comparable non-STR homes.

Fishers enforces noise at short-term rentals through its general noise and nuisance provisions, not an STR-only quiet-hours rule. Indiana Code 36-1-24-10 expressly lets the City regulate STR noise, provided it enforces the same way it does for any comparable home.

Fishers does not mandate that a host be physically present during a stay, but it uses owner-occupancy as the threshold for easier approval: an owner-occupied STR is a permitted use, while a non-owner-occupied (unhosted-investor) STR needs a Special Exception under UDO 5.4.6.

Fishers' published UDO 5.4.6 does not set an annual night cap on short-term rentals. Indiana defines an STR as a rental for terms of less than 30 days, and IC 36-1-24 bars cities from interpreting zoning to prohibit or unreasonably restrict STRs — limiting any hard night cap.

Neither Fishers' UDO 5.4.6 nor Indiana Code 36-1-24 imposes a mandatory liability-insurance threshold for short-term rentals. State law limits the information a city may demand to owner/manager contacts and marketing details, so an insurance mandate is not part of the permit framework.

Fishers Code Chapter 98 (Noise) does not set blanket overnight 'quiet hours' for all noise. Instead it caps electronic sound 'devices' at 90 decibels at all times (measured at least 10 feet from the property line) and restricts power-equipment use to daytime hours. A separate 115-decibel general cap also applies.

Fishers Code section 98.02(E) limits use of construction and repair equipment, lawn mowers, weed blowers, garden tractors, go-carts, generators, and power tools to 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. from May 15 to September 15, and 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. from September 16 to May 14. City-approved construction or road work is exempt.

Fishers Code Chapter 98 (Noise) regulates sound-producing 'devices,' vehicles, and equipment but does not list barking dogs as a covered noise source. Persistent animal noise in Fishers is generally handled as a public nuisance / animal-control matter rather than under the decibel-based noise chapter.

Fishers Code section 98.02(B) caps sound-amplifying 'devices' at 90 decibels measured at least 10 feet from the property line, with the same figure applied on later-running Friday/Saturday-night and holiday windows. Sound from a device audible 40+ feet from the property line is also prohibited. A 2024-2025 amendment was introduced to lower 90 dB to 80 dB.

Fishers does not have a leaf-blower-specific ordinance, but section 98.02(E) of the Noise chapter limits weed blowers, lawn mowers, garden tractors, and similar power equipment to 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. (May 15-Sep 15) and 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. (Sep 16-May 14). No decibel cap or gas-blower ban is set for these tools.

Fishers Code section 98.02(D) makes it unlawful for any sound device in or attached to a motor vehicle to be 'plainly audible' more than 30 feet from the device anywhere within the city. Engine/exhaust noise from vehicles lawfully operating on streets is exempt under section 98.03(F).

Fishers Code section 98.02 sets numeric decibel limits: a general cap of 115 dB for more than two minutes per hour (measured 10+ feet from the property line), a 90 dB cap on amplifying devices, and an 80 dB cap on devices used from watercraft on Geist Reservoir, measured at the shoreline.

Outdoor and live amplified music in Fishers is regulated by the section 98.02(B) device limits: 90 decibels measured at least 10 feet from the property line, with later Friday/Saturday-night and holiday windows at the same figure. Government-sanctioned concerts and festivals are exempt under section 98.03(C). An amendment was introduced to lower 90 dB to 80 dB.

Fishers Code Chapter 98 applies citywide without separate industrial zones. The general 115-decibel cap (for more than two minutes per hour, measured 10+ feet from the property line) under section 98.02(A) is the main limit on industrial and commercial sound. Generators are tied to the same device limits, and emergency generator testing is partly exempt.

Fishers Code section 98.03(G) expressly exempts sounds associated with the operation of aircraft from the city noise ordinance. Aircraft noise is regulated by federal law (the FAA) and is outside the city's enforcement authority; Fishers Chapter 98 sets no decibel limit or curfew for aircraft.

The Fishers Department of Fire and Emergency Services permits recreational and cooking fires (such as camp fires), but burning must be in a vented noncombustible container, kept at least 50 feet from any structure or right-of-way, attended by an adult, and is prohibited at apartment complexes and mobile home parks.

Fishers Code Chapter 99 (Section 99.02) permits consumer fireworks only on specific dates and within set hours, mirroring the statewide protected windows in Indiana Code 22-11-14-10.5. Fireworks are otherwise restricted, and violations carry escalating fines through the Ordinance Violations Bureau.

The Fishers Department of Fire and Emergency Services restricts open burning to wood products only, within set hours and distances, and absolutely prohibits it at apartment complexes and mobile home parks. Indiana's IDEM rules (326 IAC 4-1) generally ban open burning of trash statewide, with limited exemptions.

Fishers does not impose a wildfire-style defensible-space requirement. Instead, the city's high grass and weeds rule (Ordinance 120511A) requires property owners to keep grass, weeds, and other rank vegetation below eight inches, with enforcement and abatement by the city's Permitting and Inspection Division.

Backyard recreational and cooking fires are allowed in Fishers under the fire department's permitted-burning guidance: a vented noncombustible container, an attending adult with a hose or extinguisher, set hours of 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and a 50-foot setback. Apartment complexes and mobile home parks are off-limits.

Fishers does not appear to have a separate municipal smoke-detector ordinance; requirements come from Indiana Code 22-11-18-3.5, which mandates working smoke detectors in one- and two-family dwellings, including outside each sleeping area and on every story.

Fishers does not appear to have a standalone propane-storage ordinance. Propane (LP-gas) storage and use are governed by the Indiana Fire Code adopted by the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission, based on the International Fire Code, and enforced locally by the Fishers fire marshal.

Fishers is a suburban city in Hamilton County, Indiana, and is not located in a designated wildfire hazard zone. Indiana has no wildland-urban-interface code or state-mapped fire severity zones, so there are no wildfire-zone building or defensible-space requirements in Fishers.

Fishers regulates recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers on the public right-of-way. Under Chapter 72, these vehicles may not be parked on a public right-of-way within the city continuously for 72 hours or longer, and once relocated may not return to the right-of-way for at least 30 days.

Fishers regulates on-street parking through Chapter 72 and the Chapter 75 parking schedules. Stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited on sidewalks, in front of driveways, within intersections, on crosswalks, and within set distances of hydrants and intersections. Indiana Code requires parking parallel within 12 inches of the curb.

Fishers § 72.34 makes it unlawful to park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, truck, trailer, or semitrailer weighing 10,000 pounds or more on any highway, street, road, alley, or private property within a residential district, except for loading or unloading or in designated industrial/loading areas.

Fishers does not impose a blanket citywide ban on overnight on-street parking. General on-street parking remains subject to the Chapter 72 location restrictions and the 72-hour limit on recreational vehicles and trailers. The city encourages residents to clear streets during snow events so plows can operate.

Fishers Chapter 90 (Abandoned and Inoperable Vehicles) governs abandoned vehicles. Under § 90.07, an officer who finds a vehicle believed to be abandoned attaches a notice tag, and the vehicle is removed after 72 hours, consistent with Indiana Code Title 9, Article 22 abandoned-vehicle procedures.

Fishers Chapter 72 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in front of or immediately opposite a public or private driveway, which keeps both your own and your neighbor's driveway access clear. Driveway construction and width on residential lots are governed by the city's Unified Development Ordinance.

Fishers limits large vehicles mainly through § 72.34, which bars commercial vehicles, trucks, trailers, and semitrailers of 10,000 pounds or more from residential districts (except loading/unloading or designated zones), and through the Chapter 72 rule capping recreational vehicles and trailers at 72 continuous hours on the right-of-way.

Fishers does not appear to have an ordinance reserving public parking spaces for EV charging or penalizing non-EVs that block chargers, and Indiana has no statewide statute on this. EV charging access is generally handled by individual lot owners and posted signage rather than city or state parking law.

Fishers regulates loading and standing through Chapter 72 and the Chapter 75 prohibited-parking schedules. The truck-parking rule in § 72.34 expressly excepts active loading or unloading and designated loading areas, while fire lanes under § 72.15 must be kept clear and signed.

Fishers controls curb-zone parking through official signs and the Chapter 75 parking schedules rather than resident-painted curbs. Indiana Code sets how vehicles must park against a curb (right wheels within 12 inches, parallel), and fire-lane curbs are marked and signed under § 72.15. Private painting of public curbs is not authorized.

Fishers regulates fence height by location under Unified Development Ordinance Sec. 6.18.2. A fence in a required primary front yard of a residential district maxes out at 4 feet and must be at least 50% open. Side and rear yards of a one- or two-family lot allow up to 6 feet. Fences enclosing an institutional/industrial use may reach 8 feet.

Fishers does NOT require a building permit to build a fence or wall. UDO Sec. 6.18.1 states plainly that walls and fences do not require a building permit, but they must comply with all standards in Article 6.18. So a fence is permit-free, yet still has to meet height, openness, material, vision-clearance, and waterway-setback rules.

Fishers' UDO sets no separate height table for retaining walls, but carves them out of the waterway rule: a retaining wall that does not obstruct access is exempt from the 15-foot top-of-bank setback that applies to walls and fences (Sec. 6.18.2(F)). Permitting of taller retaining walls is governed by the Indiana Residential Code.

Under Fishers UDO Sec. 6.18.2(C), a fence's non-structural side (posts and beams) must face outward toward the property line — UNLESS the two adjoining owners share the cost. Fences may sit on the line but cannot encroach into easements or the right-of-way. Boundary and cost-sharing disputes fall under Indiana law.

Beyond height, a Fishers fence must satisfy several installation rules in UDO Sec. 6.18.2: the finished (non-structural) side faces outward, the fence stays out of the right-of-way and prohibited easements, it cannot sit within 15 feet of a waterway's top of bank, and it must clear the intersection vision triangle. Fences must also be kept maintained and in good repair.

Fishers restricts dangerous fence materials. Under UDO Sec. 6.18.2(I), fences and walls may not incorporate barbed wire, security wire, sharpened top spikes, or electrified wires, except for agricultural use or City facilities. The UDO bans no list of decorative materials, but primary-front-yard fences must be 50% open, ruling out a solid privacy panel up front.

Fishers' UDO does not publish an approved-materials list for fences, so common materials — wood, vinyl, aluminum, ornamental steel, and (in commercial/industrial settings) open mesh — are generally acceptable provided the fence meets the height, openness, finished-side, and safety standards in Sec. 6.18.2. The clear limits are the ban on barbed/electrified wire and the 50%-open requirement in primary front yards.

Indiana enforces uniform pool barrier rules through the Indiana Residential Code R326 and 675 IAC 20 for public pools. Barriers, gates, and self-latching hardware are required statewide; local rules may supplement but not weaken these.

Fishers prohibits dogs and other animals from running at large anywhere in the city. On public property a dog must be leashed and under the direct control of a competent person. Off-leash is allowed only on the owner's own property or in designated dog parks, where the dog must obey commands.

Fishers' animal code (Chapter 91) classifies fowl as livestock and requires adequate food, water, space, and care, but sets no numeric flock limit. Whether chickens or livestock may be kept on a given lot is controlled by the city's zoning / Unified Development Ordinance, and any animal not kept in conformity with zoning is a public nuisance.

Fishers has no breed-specific ban. The city's 'dangerous animal' rules are based on an animal's behavior, not its breed. The code expressly states no dog may be declared vicious because of breed alone, and dangerous-animal status follows attacks, bites, or injuries rather than appearance.

Fishers' animal control code (Chapter 91) does not address beekeeping; honeybees are insects, not the vertebrate 'animals' the chapter regulates. Whether hives are allowed on a given lot is a zoning question under the city's Unified Development Ordinance, so residents should confirm with Fishers Planning and Zoning.

Fishers' animal code defines livestock to include horses, cows, goats, pigs, other four-legged animals, and fowl, and requires owners to provide adequate food, water, space, and humane care. The code sets no numeric limits; whether livestock may be kept on a parcel is controlled by city zoning, and animals kept contrary to zoning are public nuisances.

Fishers' animal code does not itself regulate exotic or wild animals; it expressly leaves wild and exotic animal regulation to the State of Indiana under 312 IAC Article 9 (Fish and Wildlife). The city code defines exotic animals as wild animals not native to Indiana and lists common domestic pets that are allowed.

Fishers' animal code sets no general numeric limit on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. A two-animal cap applies only as an added restriction to people who have already been found in violation of specified care, restraint, nuisance, dangerous-animal, bite, or cruelty sections.

Fishers requires cats three months and older to carry permanent identification (microchip or collar tag), be vaccinated against rabies, and - if over six months - be spayed or neutered unless a free breeder's permit applies. Feral cats are addressed through a registered trap-neuter-return colony program rather than ordinary ownership.

Fishers' animal code does not contain a general ban on feeding wild animals such as deer, geese, or raccoons; the code expressly leaves wild-animal regulation to the State of Indiana. The one feeding rule it does impose targets feral cats: feeding an unregistered feral cat colony is prohibited.

Fishers' animal code defines and prohibits animal hoarding - collecting animals without adequate shelter and care, hoarding dead animals, or keeping animals in filthy, insanitary conditions that endanger people or animals. Hoarding overlaps with neglect, and a court may order seizure of animals and a ban on future ownership.

Fishers Code § 95.21 requires property owners to cut and remove weeds and rank vegetation once it exceeds eight inches in height, measured from the ground, including the area abutting any sidewalk, alley or street. The Department of Permitting and Inspection enforces the rule.

Fishers requires a Tree Board permit to prune street trees (§ 95.33) and prohibits topping or improper pruning of trees in the right-of-way without approval (§ 95.35). Private property owners must keep their own trees from overhanging the public right-of-way and may trim private-yard trees without a city permit.

Fishers Code §§ 95.20-95.25 require owners to cut weeds and rank vegetation over eight inches tall, plus any noxious plants listed in IC 15-16-7-2. The Department of Permitting and Inspection issues a notice, then may mow and bill the owner with escalating fines after a seven-day cure period.

Removing a street tree in Fishers requires a Tree Board permit under § 95.33(B), except in an emergency. Trees on private property generally have no city removal permit, but owners must remove dead or unsafe trees that threaten the public right-of-way (§§ 95.02, 95.12). Development sites must protect designated trees under the UDO.

Fishers Code Chapter 52 lets the Mayor declare a water warning or water emergency for the Citizens Water / Indiana American system. Under § 52.05, restrictions then ban lawn sprinkling, car washing, surface washdown, pool filling, and new sod; a water emergency bans nearly all outdoor watering except hand-watered vegetable gardens every other day.

Fishers has no ordinance restricting residential rainwater harvesting, and Indiana places no statewide limit on collecting rainwater for non-potable use. Non-potable rainwater systems are addressed by the Indiana Residential Code; large-scale or significant withdrawals fall under Indiana DNR water-management rules.

Fishers has no ordinance banning artificial turf, but its UDO will not credit it toward required landscaping: § 6.7.3.G states 'dead, diseased or artificial plants shall not be recognized by the City as contributing to required landscaping,' and § 6.7.3.O requires turf grass or other vegetative ground cover in landscaped areas. Homeowner use outside required landscaping is not prohibited.

Fishers actively encourages native planting: its UDO landscaping standards (§ 6.7.1) aim to 'encourage native planting that protect biodiversity,' draw plant choices from the City's Approved List of Recommended Species, and require 'no mow' signs for native-grass and prairie areas around stormwater facilities. Invasive species must be avoided.

Fishers has no ordinance prohibiting backyard composting. Indiana exempts an individual composting vegetative matter on their own property from IDEM composting-facility registration, and bans most yard waste from landfills (IC 13-20-9). UDO maintenance standards still require landscaped areas to be kept free of refuse and debris.

Fishers regulates residential pools through its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO Sec. 6.2.2). In-ground and most permanent pools need a building/improvement location permit applied for through the city's OpenGov portal, while small above-ground and portable pools are exempt from a building permit under the UDO.

Fishers does not set pool-barrier heights in its own UDO; it defers to the Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14-4.4-38, Section R326), which requires a barrier at least 4 feet high with self-closing, self-latching gates around residential pools deeper than 42 inches. Fishers' UDO fence rules (Sec. 6.18.2) govern fence height and materials.

Pool safety for one- and two-family homes in Fishers is governed by the Indiana Residential Code, Section R326 (675 IAC 14-4.4-38), which the city's building official enforces. It mandates a barrier at least 4 feet high, self-closing and self-latching gates that lock, and applies to pools more than 42 inches deep and any indoor pool.

Fishers' UDO (Sec. 6.2.2.D) lists 'above ground pools' among structures that do not require a building permit, but the same article still requires the water perimeter to sit at least 5 feet from rear and side property lines. If the pool exceeds 42 inches deep, the Indiana Residential Code barrier rules (Section R326) still apply.

Fishers' UDO treats hot-tub enclosures and pool houses as residential accessory structures (Sec. 6.2.2) subject to floor-area, height, and setback limits. Safety barrier requirements for spas and hot tubs follow the Indiana Residential Code Section R326, enforced by the city's building official.

Fishers allows home occupations as an accessory use in residential zoning districts under UDO Sec. 5.7.2.C. The business must be conducted wholly inside the dwelling by residents only, must not change the residential character, and may not occupy more than 25% of the combined floor area of the house and garage.

Fishers prohibits signs for home occupations. UDO Sec. 5.7.2.C.2.b states there shall be no signs, displays, outdoor storage, or other exterior evidence of business activity, and the dwelling and lot may not be altered in appearance so they look like anything other than a residence.

Fishers' UDO regulates home occupations as a by-right accessory use governed by performance standards in Sec. 5.7.2.C rather than a standalone home-occupation permit. If a home business does not comply, the Director or a neighbor can bring it before the Board of Zoning Appeals, which may rule the use not permitted.

Cottage food sales in Fishers follow Indiana's Home Based Vendor law (IC 16-42-5.3, effective July 2022). Home producers may sell non-potentially hazardous foods directly to consumers, online, by mail, and at farmers markets with no state license or sales cap, provided products are properly labeled. Local governments may not add restrictions.

Fishers permits in-home child care as a 'Child Care Home' under UDO Sec. 5.4.1, which defers to Indiana law (IC 12-17.2) for capacity and licensing. A childcare home is also recognized as a home occupation under Sec. 5.7.2.C in accordance with I.C. 36-7-4-1108, while state licensing is handled by Indiana FSSA.

Fishers' Unified Development Ordinance does not list an accessory dwelling unit as a permitted accessory use in residential districts. The only accessory residence allowed (a caretaker's residence) is permitted in nonresidential districts only, so a second living unit in a residential yard typically requires a variance.

Under UDO Sec. 6.2.2, a detached shed in a residential district must meet the front setback for the zone and a side/rear setback equal to the primary-structure setback or 10 feet (whichever is less). Combined accessory floor area is capped at 1,000 sq ft on lots under one acre, and most R-district structures may not exceed 18 feet tall.

Converting a garage to living space is a Structural Alteration requiring a building permit and compliance with the Indiana One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code. Because the UDO permits no separate accessory dwelling unit in residential districts, a garage cannot become an independent rental by right, though conversion into the same household's living space is treated as remodeling.

Carports are expressly listed as residential accessory structures in UDO Sec. 6.2.2 and follow the same standards as detached garages: side/rear setback equal to the primary-structure setback or 10 feet (whichever is less), the combined accessory floor-area cap (1,000 sq ft under one acre), and an 18-foot height limit in most residential districts.

Fishers' UDO does not define or separately permit 'tiny homes.' A tiny house used as a residence must meet the UDO's Dwelling Unit definition and the Indiana One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, and it must occupy a lawfully zoned residential lot - the UDO does not allow a second small dwelling as an accessory use in residential districts.

Fishers treats propane and charcoal grilling as a permitted cooking activity. Cooking fires are allowed under the fire department's permitted-burning guidance, while propane grill cylinder use follows the Indiana Fire Code (International Fire Code) enforced by the Fishers fire marshal.

Backyard smokers are permitted in Fishers as a cooking activity. The Fishers Department of Fire and Emergency Services recognizes cooking fires among allowed burning, and smoke from cooking must not create a nuisance or hazard. No dedicated smoker ordinance exists.

Fishers measures front, side, and rear setbacks under UDO Sec. 6.16.2, but the minimum distances are set per zoning district in Chapter 3 and vary. Universal rules apply: setbacks run from the existing or proposed right-of-way (whichever is greater), structures stay at least 25 feet from the 100-year floodplain, and commercial uses abutting residential have heightened perimeter yards.

Fishers sets no single citywide building-height cap. Maximum structure height is established per zoning district in Chapter 3 of the UDO, so the limit depends on the parcel's district. Article 6.6 (Height Encroachments) governs which features may project above that limit, and the vision-clearance triangle restricts what rises 3 to 8 feet at intersections.

Fishers does not publish one citywide lot-coverage cap. Maximum lot coverage and related dimensional standards (lot area, width, and impervious limits) are set per zoning district in Chapter 3 of the UDO, alongside the Lot Standards in Article 6.8. The applicable percentage therefore depends on the parcel's zoning district; check Chapter 3 or contact Planning & Zoning.

Fishers requires a Tree Board permit to remove a street tree under § 95.33(B), except in emergencies, and a permit to plant or remove material in the public right-of-way, landscape easements, or municipal property under § 95.34. On development sites, the UDO requires surveying and protecting designated trees. No permit is required to remove a healthy private-yard tree.

Fishers' Property Maintenance Code (Chapter 157) requires owners and occupants to keep structures and exterior premises from debasing the neighborhood's appearance or reducing property values. Code Enforcement now reviews neighborhoods proactively rather than only on complaint.

Under Fishers' citywide Republic Services program, households use city-issued 96-gallon carts. Carts must be set out for collection day and otherwise stored out of sight; outdoor storage of containers should be kept behind the front setback and screened from neighboring properties.

Vacant and undeveloped lots in Fishers must be kept mowed under the high weeds and grass ordinance (8-inch limit), and exterior premises must not debase the neighborhood. Truly undeveloped natural areas, woods, wetlands, and preserves are exempt from the mowing rule.

Fishers prohibits grass, weeds, or rank vegetation taller than eight inches under Ordinance 120511A. After a first notice and a continuous abatement notice, repeat overgrowth leads the city to hire a contractor to mow and bill the owner for mowing, administrative costs, and a fine.

Fishers does not require a permit to hold a garage or yard sale. The Fishers Health Department has confirmed no permit is needed. Residents should still follow sign rules and HOA restrictions, and keep the sale from creating traffic, parking, or property-maintenance problems.

Indiana law does not impose statewide snow removal duties on adjacent property owners but authorizes municipalities under IC 36-9-2 to enact snow clearance ordinances. State sidewalk law is largely permissive of local rules.

Fishers households set city-issued 96-gallon Republic carts at the curb on their assigned collection day, then return them to a screened storage spot. Carts should be spaced for the automated truck, and residents unable to move carts can request driveway-assist from Fishers Utilities.

Fishers switched to a single citywide hauler, Republic Services, in January 2025. Service includes weekly trash and biweekly recycling using city-issued 96-gallon carts, billed monthly on the city utility bill (about $16.39 in 2025, rising to $17.33 in 2026 under Section 50.08).

Bulk and heavy items in Fishers are collected by Republic Services by appointment for a fee (about $25 per pickup), arranged through the Republic customer portal or by phone. The city also offers seasonal leaf and yard-waste pickup in April and November.

Fishers provides biweekly single-stream curbside recycling to every household through Republic Services, included in the citywide trash fee. Accepted items include cardboard, paper, metal and aluminum cans, plastic bottles and jugs, and glass bottles. A 65-gallon cart option is available on request.

Dumping trash or debris on public or private property in Fishers is prohibited. Under Indiana Code 35-45-3-2, littering is a Class B infraction, escalating to a Class A infraction (up to $1,000) when refuse is left within 100 feet of state-jurisdiction waters. The city also abates blight under Chapter 157.

Fishers regulates signs by type, not message - the UDO is expressly viewpoint-neutral (Sec. 6.17.2.D). A political sign is a temporary residential yard sign: up to 6 sq ft and 3 feet tall, one per frontage, displayed up to 30 days, no permit, placed on private property outside the right-of-way and at least 10 feet from pavement.

Garage-sale signs are temporary yard signs under UDO Sec. 6.17.8: on a residential lot, one per frontage, maximum 6 sq ft, 3 feet tall, displayed up to 30 days, no permit required. Signs must stay on private property, at least 10 feet from road pavement, out of the right-of-way and medians, and off trees and utility poles.

UDO Article 6.5 is written to minimize light pollution and trespass. Fixtures in parking and vehicular areas must be full cutoff, most fixtures over 2,000 lumens must be full cutoff, pole heights are capped (30 ft parking, 15 ft near residential), and uplighting is limited to shielded accent lighting that avoids spill into the night sky.

UDO Sec. 6.5.3 caps light at property lines: 0.0 foot-candles at the line of any residential district, 1.5 foot-candles at a nonresidential property line, and 2.0 foot-candles at a parking-lot property line. Lighting also may not be oriented to direct glare or excessive illumination onto adjacent properties, streets, or sidewalks.

Fishers does not set park closing hours in its codified ordinances; park hours are posted administratively by Fishers Parks (generally about 7 a.m. to dusk/10 p.m.). The enforceable late-night limit on minors comes from the city's juvenile curfew (Chapter 131) and Indiana's curfew statute (IC 31-37-3): no public place after 11 p.m. for those under 18.

Indiana Code 31-37-3 establishes statewide juvenile curfew hours that apply in all jurisdictions. Children under 15 may not be in public places after 11 PM, while 15-17 year olds face curfew from 1 AM Saturday-Sunday and 11 PM Sunday-Thursday.

Indiana prohibits marijuana dispensaries entirely under IC 35-48-4. Because no licensed retail framework exists, cities cannot zone for or permit dispensaries. The statewide prohibition preempts any local authorization scheme.

Indiana prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and use under IC 35-48-4. No medical or recreational program exists, and home cultivation is a felony statewide. Local governments cannot authorize marijuana growing.

Commercial drone operations in Indiana are governed by FAA Part 107 with state-law overlays under IC 35-33-5-9, IC 35-46-8.5, and IC 35-45-4-5. Local governments cannot regulate flight, only ground-based logistics.

Indiana regulates recreational drones through IC 35-46-8.5 (remote aerial harassment, voyeurism) and IC 35-33-5-9 (warrant requirements). Federal FAA Part 107 and recreational rules apply, while state law adds privacy and trespass protections.

Indiana law preempts cities and counties from setting a local minimum wage above the state and federal floor of $7.25, with limited exceptions for public contracts.

Indiana preempts cities and counties from requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave, vacation, or other benefits exceeding state and federal law.

Indiana preempts local predictive or fair scheduling ordinances, barring cities from requiring private employers to provide advance schedule notice or premium pay.

Indiana's 327 IAC 15-5 (Rule 5), authorized under IC 13-18-3, requires statewide erosion and sediment control plans for construction disturbing one or more acres. Local programs must enforce this minimum statewide standard.

Indiana Code 14-28-1 requires DNR Division of Water permits for any construction, fill, or excavation in a regulated floodway. The state authority preempts local approvals for floodway encroachments.

Indiana's IDEM administers statewide NPDES stormwater permitting under IC 13-18-3 and 327 IAC 15, requiring MS4 communities, industrial sites, and dischargers to obtain coverage. Local programs must implement state minimum measures.

Indiana allows permitless concealed carry by adults at least 18 who are not prohibited persons, and continues to issue optional handgun licenses for reciprocity and convenience.

Indiana law preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities and counties from passing or enforcing ordinances on firearms, ammunition, or accessories beyond state law.

Indiana permits open carry of handguns by lawful adults without a permit, subject to location-based restrictions and the state's preemption of local firearm regulation.

Indiana allows lawful adults at least 18 to carry a handgun in a vehicle without a permit, consistent with the state's permitless carry framework and firearms preemption.

Indiana mobile food units must comply with 410 IAC 7-24 retail food regulations and obtain health permits from local health departments operating under state standards. Food safety rules apply uniformly statewide regardless of municipality.

Indiana requires state agencies, political subdivisions, and their contractors to enroll in and use the federal E-Verify program to confirm employee work eligibility.

Indiana law prohibits state and local governments from adopting sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, preempting any contrary local rules.

Indiana follows state landlord-tenant law under IC 32-31, which permits eviction on lease expiration or breach without requiring just cause. The state framework preempts attempts by cities to impose just-cause eviction requirements on private residential tenancies.

Indiana Code 32-31-1-22 explicitly preempts local rent control, prohibiting cities, towns, and counties from enacting any ordinance that controls rental rates on private residential property. This statewide ban applies regardless of local housing market conditions.

Indiana Code 36-1-20 restricts the scope of local rental inspection and registration programs. Cities may operate registration programs but cannot impose unreasonable fees or inspect units more than once every five years absent specific cause or tenant complaint.

Indiana allows counties to adopt agricultural zoning under IC 36-7-4 but limits restrictions on bona fide farming activities, especially in unincorporated areas.

Indiana's Right to Farm Act protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits brought by neighbors when surrounding land use changes from rural to non-agricultural.

Indiana preempts local governments from regulating, banning, or taxing auxiliary containers including plastic bags, prohibiting city or county ordinances on single-use bags.

Indiana law preempts local bans or fees on polystyrene foam cups, containers, and similar auxiliary items, leaving sales and use uniform across cities and counties.

Indiana preempts local restrictions on plastic straws under its auxiliary container law, allowing restaurants and retailers to provide single-use straws without municipal limits.

Indiana Code 32-21-13 provides limited statewide protection allowing solar installations on residential property, but homeowners associations retain significant authority to regulate placement and aesthetics. Indiana lacks the strong solar rights laws found in some states.

Indiana Code 8-1-40 governs distributed generation interconnection statewide. While solar permitting remains primarily local, IC 36-7-2-8 limits municipal authority to unreasonably restrict solar energy systems on residential property.

Indiana's Telephone Privacy Act IC 24-4.7 governs telephone solicitation statewide, while door-to-door sales are regulated by IC 24-5-10 home solicitation sales act, providing a three-day cancellation right that local ordinances cannot diminish.

Indiana sets the minimum legal age at 21 for purchasing tobacco, vapor, and alternative nicotine products, with penalties for both retailers and underage buyers.

Indiana does not impose a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vape products, leaving sales of menthol and flavored e-liquid permitted under federal labeling and Indiana licensing laws.

Indiana requires retailers to hold an Electronic Cigarette Retailer Certificate to sell vapor products, complying with age verification, packaging, and Tobacco 21 sales rules.