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

" That footnote is the freeway-facing carve-out: it prohibits any qualifying use, including billboards sited under Footnote 67, within 2,000 feet of the right-of-way for three named corridors, the Hoosier Heartland Corridor (the US 24 freeway alignment), the Relocated US 231 freeway bypass, and the Wabash River Scenic Byway. The Hoosier Heartland Corridor and Relocated US 231 are both limited-access, freeway-grade routes through the county, so a billboard that would otherwise qualify under the general 300-square-foot, 300-foot residential setback and 1,000-foot spacing rules in 4-8-10 is barred outright inside that 2,000-foot buffer regardless of zoning.

The restriction was added by Amendment 85 to the Unified Zoning Ordinance and applies on top of, not instead of, the standard billboard siting rules for GB, I1, I2 and I3 zones. It is the only sign-specific entry in the Permitted Use Table's footnotes to reference a freeway corridor by name, distinguishing it from the ordinary countywide setback, spacing and height rules that apply everywhere else in those zones. An applicant proposing a billboard near any of the three corridors must first confirm the parcel's distance from the corridor right-of-way before filing for an improvement location permit with the Area Plan Commission's Administrative Officer.