Noblesville, IN Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

The Federal Hill Planned Development District (FeHiPD) governs a set of subdistricts west of downtown Noblesville, including the Riverwalk, West Logan Street Corridor. Within that subdistrict, section 159.109(H)(7)(a) sets sign type, number, and size rules that operate instead of the citywide default sign table. A single-tenant ground-floor building may display one wall, projecting, awning, canopy, window, or ground sign per street frontage plus one sandwich board; multi-tenant buildings split that allowance so a ground-floor tenant gets similar options while an upper-floor tenant is limited to one blade sign and one window sign on the access door or its own floor.

The window sign coverage cap doubles by floor: a ground-floor tenant's window sign may cover no more than 15% of the total window area, while a tenant on the second floor or above may cover up to 20% of the window area where the sign sits. Window signs must be mounted on or behind the glass, viewable from the public right-of-way, and made of vinyl, gold leaf, or a substantially similar material; no illuminated plastic or reflective materials are allowed under the subdistrict's general sign standards.

Businesses with a secondary public entrance may add a window sign covering up to 15% of the glass area there, or a one-square-foot placard beside the door. Every sign in the subdistrict needs a permit from the Director of Planning and Development under section 159.162, and the citywide fee schedule in Appendix A sets a $50 fee plus a $25 certificate-of-occupancy charge for a secondary window sign, versus $150 plus $1 per square foot plus $25 for a standard permanent sign permit.