Noblesville, IN Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

§ 93.05 of the Noblesville Code of Ordinances requires any owner of real estate in the city, or the tenant residing there, to cut high weeds and grass and remove debris and rubbish within five days of written notice from the Planning Department. The duty extends to the strip between the street and the sidewalk abutting the property, not just the lot itself. Subsection (B) defines 'weeds' as any plant exceeding six inches in height, while subsection (D) sets the same six-inch ceiling on grass, excluding ornamental grass; trees, shrubs, flowers, ornamental grasses, and agricultural crops such as hay and pasture are excluded from the definition even past six inches.

Subsection (C) lists specific 'rank vegetation' that is always regulated, including Canada thistle, Johnson grass, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, quackgrass, Carolina horsenettle, cocklebur, and wild mustard. If the five-day compliance period passes without action after a notice of non-compliance under § 93.07, the city or a contractor working for the city may enter the property and cut the vegetation itself, billing the owner for the cost. Violations carry the general Chapter 93 penalty in § 93.99: a fine of up to $500 for each violation, with every day the tall growth continues treated as a separate offense.