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Cincinnati · Residential · § 1405-07-E
RM-1.2-B — Business overlay
RM-1.2-B layers the Business overlay onto RM-1.2. Connected Communities Business overlay. Key controls include 20 ft front setback. Allows Attached Single Family, Duplex, Fourplex, Rowhouse Exterior, Rowhouse Interior. Source: § 1405-07-E.
Business overlay status: published as an overlay explainer layered onto the base district.
Min lot area
2,400 sf
Min lot width
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Rear setback
30 ft
Parking
0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10
Key Development Standards
| Standard | Value | Coverage note |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 2,400 sf | Published |
| Minimum lot area per unit | 1,200 sf/unit | Published |
| Minimum lot width | 25 ft | Published |
| Front setback | 20 ft | Published |
| Total side setback | 17 ft | Published |
| Rear setback | 30 ft | Published |
| Maximum height | 35 ft | Varies by building type Varies across 5 published building-type rows out of 8 tracked forms. |
| Maximum stories | Derived | Derived Varies across 5 published building-type rows out of 8 tracked forms. |
| Maximum lot coverage | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide Current Cincinnati conventional residential source chapters do not expose a lot coverage row for these districts in either the tracked snapshots or the live Municode API payloads. |
| Maximum FAR | Not published as a district-wide standard | Not published district-wide § 1405-07 publishes lot area per unit, lot width, setbacks, and height; it does not publish FAR for RM/RMX districts. |
| Maximum dwelling units | 1-3 | Varies by building type Varies across 6 published building-type rows out of 8 tracked forms. |
| Parking per unit | 0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10 | Overlay standard § 1403-07-E / § 1405-07-E Connected Communities: Business overlay — no parking for ≤10 units; 0.5 per unit over 10; accessory surface parking shall be located in the rear yard |
| Ground-floor transparency | Not used in this district | Not used here |
| Overlay effect | Explainer-only overlay page | Business Business mixed residential suffix does not change setbacks. Business overlay reduces but does not eliminate parking for larger residential. |
Building-Type Variations
| Form | Allowed types | Max units | Min lot area | Min lot width | Front setback | Total side setback | Rear setback | Max height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | Single Family | 1 | 2,000 sf | 25 ft | 20 ft | 5 ft total | 20 ft | 35 ft |
| Rowhouse exterior | Rowhouse Exterior | 1 | 1,500 sf | — | 20 ft | 5 ft total | 20 ft | 35 ft |
| Rowhouse interior | Rowhouse Interior | 1 | 1,500 sf | — | 20 ft | 0 ft total | 20 ft | 35 ft |
| Two-family | Duplex | 2 | 2,400 sf | 25 ft | 20 ft | 6 ft total | 20 ft | 35 ft |
| Multi-family | Fourplex | — | — | — | 20 ft | 17 ft total | 30 ft | — |
| Other | — | — | — | — | 20 ft | 17 ft total | 30 ft | — |
| Attached | Attached Single Family | 1 | 2,000 sf | 25 ft | 20 ft | 5 ft total | 20 ft | 35 ft |
| Three-family | Triplex | 3 | — | — | 20 ft | 17 ft total | 30 ft | — |
Allowed Building Types
- Attached Single Family
- Duplex
- Fourplex
- Rowhouse Exterior
- Rowhouse Interior
- Single Family
- Triplex
Sources And Notes
This app page is generated from the public Cincinnati zoning catalog and verified Municode source links.
- RM-1.2 is building-form-specific in § 1405-07; this flat summary row is a compatibility export, not a legal substitute for form selection.
- Business mixed residential suffix does not change setbacks.
- Business overlay reduces but does not eliminate parking for larger residential.
Overlay Variants
Business
RM-1.2-B
Connected Communities Business overlay.
Parking: 0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10
Missing Middle Housing
RM-1.2-MH
Connected Communities Missing Middle Housing overlay.
Parking: No minimum
Transportation Corridor
RM-1.2-T
Connected Communities Transportation Corridor overlay.
Parking: No minimum