Current Planning & Zoning

The Planning Department's current planning section is committed to serving the public regarding regulation of land use and development in accordance with City code and applicable laws. Staff prepares staff reports, assists applicants and homeowners, and provides recommendations for items filed for public hearing.    Those applications include things like annexation, change of zoning, planned developments, variances, and conditional uses. Planning Staff is available to answer questions from the public and from applicants regarding the facts of the various public hearings and permits and also to provide information about the process and how meetings are conducted. Planning Staff also reviews and processes permit applications along with other staff within the department.  In addition to those duties, Planning Staff facilitates the development of the Comprehensive Master Plan and various smaller area plans.  Those plans will inform and provide recommendations relating to applications in the future.

 

Unified Development Ordinance

The Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO as it is commonly referred, is used to address development regulations and to provide for their administration, enforcement, and amendment. It consists of 15 Articles including information from zoning regulations to landscaping or signage. You can access the online version of this document here.
  Adopted Planned Development Ordinances

A Planned Development (also referred to as a PD or a PUD) is a large-scaled unified development consisting of a parcel or parcels of land, controlled by a single owner to be developed as a single entity. Because Planned Developments require special approval from Plan Commission and City Council they most often have their own set of regulations. You can view all adopted PD ordinances here.

Noblesville General Viewer 

Please visit the Noblesville General Viewer for an array of information including the zoning map.  

Comprehensive Master Plan

The Comprehensive Master Plan is comprised of two different informing elements: the Existing Land Use Inventory and the Future Land Use Map. 

The Land Use Inventory provides a building snapshot of current land uses conditions and development patterns that are found within the community. For the purposes of this study, the boundaries were considered to be the planning jurisdiction as of 12/31/2012. Collection of the data occurred over the course of 2012 and was incorporated in the 2020 Noblesville Comprehensive Plan in order to assess the impact of development on built and natural spaces.
The Future Land Use Plan is a geographic translation of the vision, goals, and objectives that were formed in the PLANoblesville Comprehensive Plan.  It was created through examination of existing land use patterns, zoning, stakeholder input, and discussions with city staff. The Future Land Use Plan should not be confused with zoning. While land use and zoning are related, they serve separate functions. Land use describes the activity that occurs on the land, while zoning regulates character, building size, density, and other development standards of that land use activity.
  Permits & Inspections

Building permits and inspections of work conducted are required for certain levels of new construction and renovation. The mission of the Building division of the Department of Planning and Development is to administer the Uniform Statewide Building Code and associated laws and ordinances of the State of Indiana in a courteous, responsive, and professional manner in order to contribute to the health, safety, and welfare of the community.