Political yard signs are governed by your city's sign code, not the county. Carmel treats them as residential yard signs: no number limit, up to 16 square feet total per premises, six feet tall, no permit and no time limit, but only on your own property.
Sign regulation in Hamilton County is a city function under IC 36-7-4, applied content-neutrally as required by Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015). Carmel's Unified Development Ordinance (Section 5.39) regulates political and other messages as temporary yard signs in residential districts: no restriction on number or type, a maximum of 16 square feet total for the premises, a maximum height of six feet, no permit and no fee required, and no time limit. Under the general temporary-sign standards, signs must be on the property owner's property and may not be placed on utility poles, streetlights, or public property, and must sit at least five feet from the street right-of-way. Fishers, Westfield, and Noblesville have comparable content-neutral sign codes. Keep signs
Political signs placed in the right-of-way or on utility poles may be removed by the city. Exceeding the 16-square-foot total, height, or placement limits is enforced by city code enforcement, usually starting with a notice to remove or relocate.
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