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Cincinnati · Commercial · § 1409-09
CN-M — CN-M Commercial Neighborhood - Mixed
CN-M is a Cincinnati commercial zoning page. Key controls include 0 ft front setback, 50 ft max height. Allows Commercial, Eating And Drinking Establishments, Housing, Office, Open Space. Source: § 1409-09.
Min lot area
0 sf
Front setback
0 ft
Rear setback
0 ft
Max height
50 ft
Key Development Standards
| Standard | Value | Coverage note |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 0 sf | Published |
| Minimum lot area per unit | Not used in this district | Not used here |
| Minimum lot width | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide Current Cincinnati commercial source chapters do not expose a minimum lot width row for these districts in either the tracked snapshot or the live Municode API payload. |
| Front setback | 0 ft | Published |
| Total side setback | 0 ft | Published |
| Rear setback | 0 ft | Published |
| Maximum height | 50 ft | Published |
| Maximum stories | 3.5 stories | Derived Derived from another published zoning control. |
| Maximum lot coverage | Not used in this district | Not used here |
| Maximum FAR | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide Current Cincinnati commercial source chapters do not expose a maximum FAR row for these districts in either the tracked snapshot or the live Municode API payload. |
| Maximum dwelling units | Not used in this district | Not used here |
| Parking per unit | Not used in this district | Not used here |
| Ground-floor transparency | 60% | Published |
Permitted Uses
- Commercial
- Eating And Drinking Establishments
- Housing
- Office
- Open Space
- Public Uses
- Recreation And Entertainment
- Residential (New Only)
- Retail
- Services
Sources And Notes
This app page is generated from the public Cincinnati zoning catalog and verified Municode source links.
- Minimum building height: 15 ft (§ 1409-09).
- New residential only: lot area per unit 700 sq ft; residential development in existing buildings requires 500 sq ft per unit (§ 1409-09).
- Maximum front yard setback: 12 ft (§ 1409-09).
- Building placement requirements apply (§ 1409-21).
- Ground floor transparency standards apply per Schedule 1409-09 and § 1409-23; normalized runtime stores the schedule floor of 60% because the legal standard varies by frontage length.
- Drive-through components must be located in the rear yard or on the building elevation facing the rear yard; corner lots require conditional use approval (§ 1409-13).
- Vehicular access must be from a side street or alley wherever practical (§ 1409-11).
- Parking must be located to the rear of buildings; surface parking to the side requires a Special Exception (§ 1409-25).
- Residential uses are exempt from the ground floor transparency requirements (§ 1409-23(f)).