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 Cincinnati
 Code of Ordinances
 Title XIV. ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF CINCINNATI
 Chapter 1400. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND RULES FOR MEASUREMENT

  § 1400-11. Establishment of Zoning Districts.  

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  • For the purposes of the Cincinnati Zoning Code, the City of Cincinnati is divided into 24 zoning districts. These zoning districts are intended to:

    (a)

    Location and Use. Regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings and land for residence, commerce and trade, industry, transportation, communications and utilities and other purposes.

    (b)

    Dimensions. To regulate and restrict the height and size of buildings and structures hereafter erected or structurally altered, the size of yards, setbacks, other open spaces and the density of population.

    (c)

    Standards. To establish site development and design standards, subdivision standards and requirements for adequate public facilities and services.

    Base zoning districts and chapter references are shown in Schedule 1400-11. References to classes of districts (SF, RM, C, UM, DD, M, RF, PR and IR) include all of the subdistricts.

    Schedule 1400-11: Establishment of Zoning Districts

    Base Districts and Chapter Reference District
    1403 Single-family Districts Single-family (SF-20)
    Single-family (SF-10)
    Single-family (SF-6)
    Single-family (SF-4)
    Single-family (SF-2)
    1405 Multi-family Districts Residential Mixed (RMX)
    Residential Multi-family (RM-2.0)
    Residential Multi-family (RM-1.2)
    Residential Multi-family (RM-0.7)
    1407 Office Districts Office Limited (OL)
    Office General (OG)
    1409 Commercial Districts Commercial Neighborhood (CN)
    Commercial Community (CC)
    Commercial General (CG)
    1410 Urban Mix District Urban Mix (UM)
    1411 Downtown Development District Downtown Development (DD)
    1413 Manufacturing Districts Manufacturing Agricultural (MA)
    Manufacturing Limited (ML)
    Manufacturing General (MG)
    Manufacturing Exclusive (ME)
    1415 Riverfront Districts Riverfront Residential/Recreational (RF-R)
    Riverfront Commercial (RF-C)
    Riverfront Manufacturing (RF-M)
    1416 Parks and Recreation District Parks and Recreation (PR)
    1417 Institutional-Residential Districts Institutional-Residential (IR)

     

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; a. Ord. No. 0221-2007, § 1, eff. July 6, 2007; a. Ord. No. 0060-2008, § 1, eff. March 13, 2008; a. Ord. No. 257-2007, § 1, eff. Aug. 27, 2007)