Quiet hours in Noblesville, IN — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
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.
The Noblesville Code of Ordinances is published by American Legal Publishing and organized into eight Roman-numeral titles (I, III, V, VII, IX, XI, XIII, XV). The general citywide noise rule is in Title IX (General Regulations), Chapter 93 (Nuisances). Section 93.25 ('Other Noise Regulations') sets the city-wide 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. quiet-hour clock and prohibits operation of any radio, television, digital media player, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, musical instrument, or other sound-producing or amplifying device during that window when it emits sound audible across a property line. Sections 93.20 through 93.24 contain stricter decibel-based rules but apply only within a defined property area (the legal description in Exhibit 'A' of Ordinance 40-5-03) - that property area is the Ruoff Music Center / Klipsch / Verizon Wireless amphitheater zone in southwest Noblesville. The Noblesville Common Council unanimously approved amendments to the noise ordinance in March 2021 (Ordinance reported in Current Publishing 3/11/2021), which restructured fines so that violations in commercial and industrial districts carry higher penalties than residential districts. Indiana has no statewide noise preemption (home-rule under IC 36-1-3-4), so Noblesville's local ordinance is the controlling rule. As a state-law overlay, IC 35-45-1-3 makes 'unreasonable noise' that continues 'after being asked to stop' a Class B misdemeanor disorderly-conduct offense. Noise enforcement in Noblesville is handled by the Noblesville Police Department (non-emergency 317-776-6340) - the Code Enforcement division at 317-776-6325 specifically does NOT handle noise complaints.
Per the March 2021 amendment: first offense up to $500 in a Commercial or Industrial District; up to $250 in a Residential District and all other districts. Second offense within two years: up to $1,000 in a Commercial or Industrial District; up to $500 in a Residential District. Indiana state-law disorderly conduct via 'unreasonable noise' (IC 35-45-1-3) is a Class B misdemeanor (up to 180 days jail / $1,000 fine). Report active noise to Noblesville Police non-emergency 317-776-6340.
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