Noblesville, IN Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)

Under § 159.167(A)(1) of the Noblesville Unified Development Ordinance, real estate availability signs need no sign permit anywhere in the city, but the setback and size rules change with parcel size and street classification, and the freeway-frontage rule sits inside them. For real estate under five acres fronting an ordinary local street, the sign sits at least five feet off the right-of-way, capped at six square feet and four feet tall. Once the frontage is a collector, arterial, highway or expressway with a posted minimum speed of 45 m.p.h., or once the parcel exceeds five acres, the cap jumps to 32 square feet and eight feet in height with a ten-foot setback from the right-of-way, per § 159.167(A)(1)(d) and (e).

Both subsections add the same freeway-specific override: if the property fronts a limited-access highway, the sign's setback is fixed at the property line adjacent to the highway instead of the standard ten feet, and it still may not sit inside the right-of-way itself. That addresses frontage along SR 37 and I-69, where the actual right-of-way line often sits far from where a driver can read a sign. Enforcement runs through the Director of Planning and Development under § 159.240, who investigates complaints under § 159.241 and can issue a violation notice under § 159.244.

Violations of the UDO are fined per Appendix A's fee schedule under § 159.999, and each day a violation continues after notice counts as a separate offense.