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Cincinnati · Residential · § 1405-07
RM-2.0 — RM-2.0
RM-2.0 is a Cincinnati residential zoning page. Key controls include 20 ft front setback, 45 ft max height. Allows Attached Single Family, Duplex, Fourplex, Rowhouse Exterior, Rowhouse Interior. Source: § 1405-07.
Min lot area
4,000 sf
Min lot width
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Rear setback
35 ft
Max height
45 ft
Parking
1 spaces/unit
Key Development Standards
| Standard | Value | Coverage note |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 4,000 sf | Published |
| Minimum lot area per unit | 2,000 sf/unit | Published |
| Minimum lot width | 25 ft | Published |
| Front setback | 20 ft | Published |
| Total side setback | 17 ft | Published |
| Rear setback | 35 ft | Published |
| Maximum height | 45 ft | Published |
| Maximum stories | 3 stories | Derived Derived from another published zoning control. |
| 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 | 1 spaces/unit | Published |
| Ground-floor transparency | Not used in this district | Not used here |
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 | 4,000 sf | 25 ft | 20 ft | 6 ft total | 20 ft | 35 ft |
| Multi-family | Fourplex | — | — | — | 20 ft | 17 ft total | 35 ft | 45 ft |
| Other | — | — | — | 25 ft | 20 ft | 17 ft total | 35 ft | 45 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 | 35 ft | 45 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-2.0 is building-form-specific in § 1405-07; this flat summary row is a compatibility export, not a legal substitute for form selection.
Overlay Variants
Business
RM-2.0-B
Connected Communities Business overlay.
Parking: 0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10
Missing Middle Housing
RM-2.0-MH
Connected Communities Missing Middle Housing overlay.
Parking: No minimum
Transportation Corridor
RM-2.0-T
Connected Communities Transportation Corridor overlay.
Parking: No minimum