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Cincinnati · Residential · § 1405-07-E
RM-1.2-MH — Missing Middle Housing overlay
RM-1.2-MH layers the Missing Middle Housing overlay onto RM-1.2. Connected Communities Missing Middle Housing overlay. Key controls include 20 ft front setback. Allows Attached Single Family, Duplex, Fourplex, Rowhouse Exterior, Rowhouse Interior. Source: § 1405-07-E.
Missing Middle Housing 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
No minimum
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 | No minimum | Overlay standard § 1403-07-E / § 1405-07-E Connected Communities: Middle Housing overlay — no off-street parking is required for permitted residential uses; 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 | Missing Middle Housing Missing Middle Housing overlay does not change setbacks. Missing Middle Housing overlay removes minimum parking requirements. |
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.
- Missing Middle Housing overlay does not change setbacks.
- Missing Middle Housing overlay removes minimum parking requirements.
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