MA-MH — Missing Middle Housing overlay
MA-MH layers the Missing Middle Housing overlay onto MA. Connected Communities Missing Middle Housing overlay. Key controls include 25 ft front setback, 35 ft max height. Allows Attached Single Family, Developmental Disability Dwelling, Loft Dwelling, Shared Housing Elderly, Single Family. Source: § 1413-04.
Capacity Readiness
Zoning source coverage is sufficient for a site-specific capacity sweep. Site frontage, access, parking, utilities, and subdivision gates are still parcel-specific.
- Not Applicable
- 1
- Not Modeled
- 5
- Not Specified In Source
- 2
- Present
- 6
- Min Lot Area Per Unit Sf: Not Modeled
- Min Lot Width Ft: Not Specified In Source
- Max Height Stories: Not Specified In Source
- Max Lot Coverage Pct: Not Modeled
- Max Far: Not Modeled
- Max Units: Not Modeled
- Parking Per Unit: Not Modeled
Key Development Standards
| Standard | Value | Coverage note |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 20,000 sf | Published |
| Minimum lot area per unit | Not applicable in source schedule | Not applicable § 1413-07 includes a land-area-for-every-dwelling-unit row; this district's cell is an em dash in the source schedule. |
| Minimum lot width | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide Current Cincinnati manufacturing 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 | 25 ft | Published |
| Total side setback | 20 ft | Published |
| Rear setback | 20 ft | Published |
| Maximum height | 35 ft | Published |
| Maximum stories | 2.5 stories | Derived Derived from another published zoning control. |
| Maximum lot coverage | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide § 1413-07 publishes minimum lot area, maximum height, and minimum yards for manufacturing districts; it does not publish this field. |
| Maximum FAR | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide § 1413-07 publishes minimum lot area, maximum height, and minimum yards for manufacturing districts; it does not publish this field. |
| Maximum dwelling units | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide § 1413-07 publishes minimum lot area, maximum height, and minimum yards for manufacturing districts; it does not publish this field. |
| Parking per unit | 0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10 | Overlay standard Connected Communities Middle Housing overlay — no parking for residential uses in new buildings with 10 or fewer dwelling units; 0.5 space per dwelling unit above 10; no parking for new commercial or mixed-use buildings with 5,000 sq ft or less of commercial space; underlying commercial requirement is reduced by one-half above 5,000 sq ft; accessory surface parking shall be located in the rear yard. |
| Ground-floor transparency | Not used in this district | Not used here |
| Overlay effect | Live code modeled | Missing Middle Housing Middle Housing overlay does not change base dimensional standards. Middle Housing overlay permits 2-4 family residential uses. Middle Housing overlay reduces residential parking and reduces commercial or mixed-use parking above 5,000 sq ft of commercial space. Middle Housing overlay requires accessory surface parking to be located in the rear yard. |
Allowed Building Types
- Attached Single Family
- Developmental Disability Dwelling
- Loft Dwelling
- Shared Housing Elderly
- Single Family
Sources And Notes
This app page is generated from the public Cincinnati zoning catalog and verified Municode source links.
- This row reflects the nonresidential schedule values from § 1413-07.
- Residential-bearing use rows carry separate residential minimum lot area and yard controls in building_type_standards.
- Connected Communities overlays can modify height, parking, and lot-area-per-dwelling-unit standards where they apply.
- Middle Housing overlay does not change base dimensional standards.
- Middle Housing overlay permits 2-4 family residential uses.
- Middle Housing overlay reduces residential parking and reduces commercial or mixed-use parking above 5,000 sq ft of commercial space.
- Middle Housing overlay requires accessory surface parking to be located in the rear yard.
Overlay Variants
Connected Communities Business overlay.
Parking: 0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10
Connected Communities Missing Middle Housing overlay.
Parking: 0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10
Connected Communities Transportation Corridor overlay.
Parking: No minimum