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Cincinnati · Residential · § 1405-07-E
RM-2.0-B — Business overlay
RM-2.0-B layers the Business overlay onto RM-2.0. Connected Communities Business overlay. Key controls include 20 ft front setback, 45 ft max height. 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
4,000 sf
Min lot width
25 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Rear setback
35 ft
Max height
45 ft
Parking
0 spaces for first 10 units; 0.5 spaces/unit above 10
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 | 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 | 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.
- Business mixed residential suffix does not change setbacks.
- Business overlay reduces but does not eliminate parking for larger residential.
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