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Noblesville, IN Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Max digital sign face
750 sq ft per side
Max sign height
65 feet
Placement
Within 200 ft of I-69 boundary
Signs per property
One electronic I-69 sign permitted
Minimum static hold
10 seconds per message
Prohibited effects
No flash, scroll, twirl, or fade
Wall-sign electronic option
Up to 600 sq ft, 2 frontages

Summary

In the Innovation Mile District's event-center sign standards, a single electronic sign facing I-69 may be built within 200 feet of the boundary adjacent to the interstate. The digital sign face may reach 750 square feet per side, up to 65 feet tall, but its message must hold steady for at least ten seconds and can never flash, scroll, twirl, or fade.

c. Electronic sign - I-69. (i) Permitted within 200 feet of the property boundary adjacent to I-69. One sign of this type is permitted. (ii) Maximum height of 65 feet permitted. (iii) The digital sign faces may be a maximum of 750 square feet per side. Up to 250 square feet may be permitted per side to identify the event center or Innovation Mile. ... (vii) The sign message shall remain stationary for a minimum of ten seconds. (viii) The sign shall not flash, scroll, twirl, change color, fade in or out, have transitional elements between copy changes, or in any manner imitate movement at any time.

Full Breakdown

Section 159.109(K)(7)(b) sets the sign package for the Innovation Mile District's event-center subdistrict, a business and technology corridor abutting I-69 on Noblesville's east side. Beyond the district's standard wall, designation, and ground signs, subsection 2.c. carves out a single 'Electronic sign - I-69': one digital sign is permitted per property within 200 feet of the boundary that touches the interstate, capped at 65 feet in height. The digital faces may run up to 750 square feet per side, with up to 250 square feet of that face reserved to identify the event center itself or the Innovation Mile development.

The message may promote on-site users and their products, businesses located elsewhere and their products, services, or events, and community or private events happening on or off the property, but the code restricts how the display behaves rather than what it advertises: each message must remain stationary for at least ten seconds, and the sign can never flash, scroll, twirl, change color, fade in or out, or otherwise imitate movement between copy changes. The support structure must carry some aesthetic value, brick, masonry, stone, simulated brick, or metal panels are named examples, and a bare metal pole is not allowed.

Separately, the district's wall signs may add one additional electronic sign per structure on two street frontages, with that electronic face permitted up to 600 square feet and excluded from the 20% signable-wall-area cap that otherwise governs wall signage.

Violations & Fines

An electronic sign built or operated outside these limits, oversized, taller than 65 feet, animated, or lacking the required ten-second static hold, is a Unified Development Ordinance violation under section 159.999: a common nuisance carrying a fine set by the Appendix A fee schedule, plus the city's and Planning Department's attorney's fees, with each day of noncompliance after notice treated as a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

How big can a digital billboard be near I-69 in Noblesville?
In the Innovation Mile District's event-center standards, section 159.109(K)(7)(b) allows one electronic sign within 200 feet of the property boundary touching I-69, with a digital face up to 750 square feet per side and a maximum height of 65 feet. Up to 250 square feet of that face may be reserved to identify the event center or Innovation Mile.
Can the sign scroll or flash?
No. The ordinance requires each message to remain stationary for at least ten seconds and bars the sign from flashing, scrolling, twirling, changing color, fading in or out, or using transitional effects between copy changes, effectively limiting it to static message changes rather than animation.
What can the digital sign advertise?
Section 159.109(K)(7)(b)2.c. permits the message to identify on-site users and their products, off-site businesses and their products, services, or events, and community or private events occurring on or off the property, so long as the display behavior rules on timing and movement are followed.
What happens if an electronic sign violates the size or animation limits?
It is treated as a Unified Development Ordinance violation under section 159.999, a common nuisance carrying a fine set by the Appendix A fee schedule plus the city's and Planning Department's attorney's fees, with each day the violation continues after notice counted as a separate offense.

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