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Cincinnati · Residential · § 1405-07-E
RM-1.2-T — Transportation Corridor overlay
RM-1.2-T layers the Transportation Corridor overlay onto RM-1.2. Connected Communities Transportation Corridor overlay. Key controls include 20 ft front setback. Allows Attached Single Family, Duplex, Fourplex, Rowhouse Exterior, Rowhouse Interior. Source: § 1405-07-E.
Capacity-readyAttached Single FamilyFour FamilyRowhouseSingle Family
Transportation Corridor overlay status: published as an overlay explainer layered onto the base district.
Source
§ 1405-07-E
Chapter 1405 — Residential Multi-Family Mixed Districts
Capacity readiness
Capacity-ready
Min lot area
2,400 sf
Min lot width
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Rear setback
30 ft
Parking
No minimum
Capacity Readiness
Capacity-ready
Zoning source coverage is sufficient for a site-specific capacity sweep. Site frontage, access, parking, utilities, and subdivision gates are still parcel-specific.
Attached Single FamilyFour FamilyRowhouseSingle FamilyThree FamilyTwo Family
Diagnostics
Other
Source Coverage
- Available Conditionally
- 2
- Not Applicable
- 1
- Not Modeled
- 1
- Not Specified In Source
- 2
- Present
- 8
Flagged Fields
- Max Height Stories: Not Specified In Source
- Max Lot Coverage Pct: Not Specified In Source
- Max Far: Not Modeled
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: Transportation Corridor overlay — minimum off-street parking regulations do not apply; 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 | Transportation Corridor Traditional Neighborhood overlay does not change setbacks. Traditional Neighborhood overlay allows +12 ft above the base max height. Traditional Neighborhood 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.
- Traditional Neighborhood overlay does not change setbacks.
- Traditional Neighborhood overlay allows +12 ft above the base max height.
- Traditional Neighborhood 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