Overview
Code type
hybrid-pd
Naming convention
mixed
| residential_sf | Lot-size-encoded: SF-2 (2,000 sf min lot), SF-4 (4,000 sf), SF-6 (6,000 sf), SF-10 (10,000 sf), SF-20 (20,000 sf). Number = minimum lot area in thousands of sf. Direction is standard (not inverse). |
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| residential_mf | Letter-code-by-intensity: RM-L (Low), RM-M (Medium), RM-H (High). RMX = mixed-residential combo district with 6 subtypes (SF detached, rowhouse interior/exterior, two-family, three-family, other). |
| downtown | DD-A, DD-B, DD-C, DD-D — downtown sub-zones with intensity gradient A→D (Ch. 1411). |
| mixed_use_transect | PX (Pedestrian Mixed-Use, build-to-line), NX (Neighborhood Mixed-Use), CX (Corridor Mixed-Use), MX (Regional Mixed-Use), IX (Industrial Mixed-Use) — LDC form-based transect zones (Chapter 1700-series). Applied in designated Neighborhood Business Districts (NBDs). |
| commercial | CG (General Commercial). |
| riverfront | RF-C (Riverfront Commercial), RF-M (Riverfront Mixed). |
| overlays | HS (Hillside / Ch. 1433), HCD (Historic Conservation / Ch. 1435), UD (Urban Design / Ch. 1437), IC (Industrial Conservation / Ch. 1431), IDC (Interim Development Control), PD (Planned Development / Ch. 1429). |
Cincinnati operates TWO parallel zoning code systems simultaneously: (1) Title XI Chapters 1400–1449 — traditional Euclidean districts governing most city land; AND (2) Land Development Code Chapter 1700-series — form-based transect zones (PX/NX/CX/MX/IX) introduced within designated NBDs and corridor study areas. The LDC is NOT a uniform rewrite — it layers as an alternate option in selected geographies. PD (Ch. 1429) is also a path for site-specific rezoning. Net: euclidean-base + form-overlay + PD-path = hybrid-pd-with-form-overlay. The 2024 Connected Communities ordinance (Emer. Ord. 199-2024) is an in-place use-table amendment to base SF-2/4/6/10/20 districts allowing 2/3/4-family + rowhouse in TOD/NBD proximity zones — not a code-type change. CRITICAL TITLE CORRECTION: v1 captioned this 'Title XIV' but authoritative Municode nodeId TIXIZOCOCI decodes as 'Title XI Zoning Code of Cincinnati' — Chapter range 1401–1449 is correct, the Roman numeral was a transcription error. | code_type_raw=hybrid-pd-with-form-overlay ; sub_flags_raw=[charter-city, form-overlay-coexists, topographic-hillside-dominant]
Worth knowing
- Cincinnati operates TWO parallel zoning code systems simultaneously: Title XI Chapters 1400–1449 (traditional Euclidean) governs most city land, while the Land Development Code (LDC) Chapter 1700-series introduces form-based transect zones (PX/NX/CX/MX/IX) within designated NBDs and corridors. A property may be subject to either or both systems, creating complexity. Note: v1 captioned this 'Title XIV' which is INCORRECT — authoritative Municode nodeId TIXIZOCOCI = Title XI Zoning Code of Cincinnati. — [c§Title XI (Municode nodeId TIXIZOCOCI confirmed via Wayback CDX + city portal cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/zoning-administration); c§Chapter 1700-series LDC]
- SF district names encode minimum lot area in thousands of sq ft (SF-2 = 2,000 sf, SF-20 = 20,000 sf). SF-2 at 2,000 sf is among the most permissive single-family minimum lot sizes of any major US city — typically reflects pre-WWII small-lot platting in OTR, West End, and inner-ring neighborhoods. — [c§1403-03 listing table (Wayback CDX confirms TIXIZOCOCI_CH1403SIMIDI_S1403-03SPPUSIMISU node-ID)]
- Connected Communities reform (Emergency Ordinance 199-2024, effective June 2024) is the most significant local Cincinnati zoning reform in decades. Allows 2-, 3-, and 4-family housing AND rowhouses near NBDs in previously exclusively single-family zones (SF-2/4/6/10/20). Implemented as an in-place use-table amendment to §1403 base district — not a new district or overlay. Affects designated TOD/NBD-proximity mapped zones. — [c§Emergency Ordinance 199-2024 (June 2024); partial §1403 use-table amendments (specific § not re-fetched)]
+ 7 more in Quirks & notes
Districts
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| Code | Name | Category | Min lot | Height | Coverage | FAR | Du/ac | Parking | Setbacks F/S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-20 | Single-Family Residence — SF-20 (20,000 sf min lot) | res_sf | 20,000 sf[1] | — | — | — | 2.18[2] | — | — / — / — |
| SF-10 | Single-Family Residence — SF-10 (10,000 sf min lot) | res_sf | 10,000 sf[3] | — | — | — | 4.36[4] | — | — / — / — |
| SF-6 | Single-Family Residence — SF-6 (6,000 sf min lot) | res_sf | 6,000 sf[5] | — | — | — | 7.27[6] | — | — / — / — |
| SF-4 | Single-Family Residence — SF-4 (4,000 sf min lot) | res_sf | 4,000 sf[7] | — | — | — | 10.89[8] | — | — / — / — |
| SF-2 | Single-Family Residence — SF-2 (2,000 sf min lot detached / 1,500 sf rowhouse) | res_sf | — | — | — | — | 21.78[9] | — | — / — / — |
| RMX | Residential Mixed District (RMX) | res_mf | — | 35 ft[10] | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RM-L | Residential Multi-Family — Low Density (RM-L) | res_mf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RM-M | Residential Multi-Family — Medium Density (RM-M) | res_mf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RM-H | Residential Multi-Family — High Density (RM-H) | res_mf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| PX | Pedestrian Mixed-Use (PX) — LDC transect | mu | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[11] / — / — |
| NX | Neighborhood Mixed-Use (NX) — LDC transect | mu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| CX | Corridor Mixed-Use (CX) — LDC transect | mu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| MX | Regional Mixed-Use (MX) — LDC transect | mu | — | 85 ft[12] | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| IX | Industrial Mixed-Use (IX) — LDC transect | ind | — | 45 ft[15] | 0.5[16] | — | — | — | — / 10[13] / 20[14] |
| CG | General Commercial (CG) | com | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| DD-A | Downtown Development A (DD-A) | cbd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| DD-B | Downtown Development B (DD-B) | cbd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| DD-C | Downtown Development C (DD-C) | cbd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| DD-D | Downtown Development D (DD-D) | cbd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RF-C | Riverfront Commercial (RF-C) | com | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RF-M | Riverfront Mixed (RF-M) | mu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found
Overlays
HS
Hillside Overlay District
ENVProperties on hillsides and slopes throughout Cincinnati; geographically mapped on Cincinnati Zoning Map per topographic analysis. Affects a substantial share of city residential land due to Cincinnati's dramatic terrain — not a rare exception but a common condition.
HCD
Historic Conservation District
HPLocally designated historic districts and landmarks; Cincinnati has multiple designated historic neighborhoods including Over-the-Rhine (one of the largest urban NRHP districts in the US), Mt. Adams, Dayton Street, Lytle Park, Clifton Gaslight, East Walnut Hills, Prospect Hill
UD
Urban Design Overlay District
DTProperties in designated Urban Design Overlay areas, mapped on Cincinnati Zoning Map and identifiable via OpenCincy/CAGIS (cagis.hamilton-co.org/cagisonline/?prj=cincZoning). Applied to corridors and special-character districts where design context governs.
IC
Industrial Conservation Overlay District
INSProperties in designated industrial-conservation areas where historic industrial fabric is being preserved or adaptively reused (Camp Washington, Northside, Queensgate corridors typical). Mapped via Cincinnati Zoning Map / CAGIS.
IDC
Interim Development Control Districts
SPDApplied to areas in planning study or subject to imminent rezoning; three-month or longer duration
PD
Planned Development Districts
PDProperties rezoned to PD through applicant request and City Council approval following the Final Development Plan (FDP) process
NFIP-SFHA
FEMA NFIP Special Flood Hazard Area (Federal Floor)
FPFEMA-designated 100-year flood hazard areas; primary anchors are the Ohio River corridor (the entire south side of Cincinnati), Mill Creek (Camp Washington / Queensgate / Northside / Spring Grove industrial), and Little Miami River (east Cincinnati). Hamilton County FIRM panels govern.
State preemptions
OH-Art-XVIII-Home-Ruleapplies
Qualifying condition
Cincinnati is a CHARTER municipal corporation (Cincinnati City Charter adopted 1924, Council-Manager form; named in zoning/us/ohio/preemptions.md §Charter vs non-charter as a charter city). Ohio Art. XVIII §§3, 7 grants Cincinnati direct constitutional authority over local self-government including zoning. ORC Chapter 713 enabling procedure is not binding except where it codifies 'general law' per the Canton v. State (2002) four-part test.
Effect
Meta-preemption framing. Zoning is a power of local self-government. For a state statute to preempt Cincinnati's Title XI (Ch. 1400–1449) and LDC (Ch. 1700+), the statute must be a 'general law' AND address a matter not purely local, OR expressly override in a state-interest field. Preemption burden sits on the state.
OH-5104.054applies
Qualifying condition
Cincinnati is a municipal corporation; ORC §5104.054 applies uniformly to cities, villages, townships, and counties (one of the few truly statewide Ohio zoning preemptions). Effective Jan 1, 2025 per HB 33. Type B family child care homes (1–6 children) in a caregiver's personal residence must be treated as a permitted residential use with no conditional use permit or special exception required.
Effect
Title XI Ch. 1403 (SF Mining Districts — confusing legacy name; covers SF-20/10/6/4/2), Ch. 1405 (Residential Mixed RMX/RM-L/RM-M/RM-H), and any other Title XI / LDC district permitting residential use must permit Type B family child care homes as of right. Any Title XI provision requiring special exception/CUP for Type B family child care homes in residential districts is legally unenforceable post-2025-01-01.
OH-3781.184applies
Qualifying condition
Applies statewide (cities, villages, townships, counties) per ORC §3781.184 incorporating 42 U.S.C. §5415 (National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act). Local governments cannot impose manufactured-home construction standards (roof pitch, wall thickness, materials) conflicting with federal HUD standards.
Effect
Title XI cannot impose construction standards on manufactured homes that conflict with federal HUD standards. However, municipal corporation Cincinnati retains full zoning discretion over manufactured-home PLACEMENT (the township/county zoning preemptions §519.212/§303.212 do NOT apply to municipalities).
Non-applicable laws (3)
OH-713.15under_review
Qualifying condition
Cincinnati is a CHARTER city (1924 charter). ORC §713.15 (statewide nonconforming-use floor: 6-month-to-24-month discontinuance) applies to NON-CHARTER municipalities under ORC Chapter 713. Charter cities are governed by their charter's grandfather provisions unless Chapter 713 is adopted by election. Per zoning/us/ohio/preemptions.md §Fields preempted in a city record: charter cities do NOT receive §713.15 applicability automatically.
Effect
No statewide nonconforming-use floor applies to Cincinnati via §713.15. Title XI Chapter 1447 (Nonconforming Use Standards) governs per local charter authority.
OH-713-Municipal-Zoning-Enablingunder_review
Qualifying condition
Cincinnati is a CHARTER city; ORC Chapter 713 (procedural zoning enabling for non-charter cities) is not automatically binding on Cincinnati's charter-derived authority. Cincinnati's charter governs zoning adoption and amendment procedure.
Effect
Chapter 713 procedural floors (§713.06 PC authority, §713.12 30-day public hearing notice, §713.15 nonconforming) do not automatically attach. Cincinnati's charter + Title XI Ch. 1449 Zoning Appeals + Ch. 1443 Zoning Hearing Examiner govern.
OH-STR-preemptionunder_review
Qualifying condition
Ohio SB 104 / HB 109 (136th GA) short-term-rental preemption bills are PENDING in committee as of April-May 2026. No enacted statewide STR preemption. Cincinnati retains full zoning authority over STR licensing, caps, and district permissions (current STR ordinance in effect).
Effect
No state preemption. Cincinnati may license, zone, cap, or restrict STRs via Title XI and companion licensing ordinances.
Adopted building codes
Statewide
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Quirks & notes
- Cincinnati operates TWO parallel zoning code systems simultaneously: Title XI Chapters 1400–1449 (traditional Euclidean) governs most city land, while the Land Development Code (LDC) Chapter 1700-series introduces form-based transect zones (PX/NX/CX/MX/IX) within designated NBDs and corridors. A property may be subject to either or both systems, creating complexity. Note: v1 captioned this 'Title XIV' which is INCORRECT — authoritative Municode nodeId TIXIZOCOCI = Title XI Zoning Code of Cincinnati. — [c§Title XI (Municode nodeId TIXIZOCOCI confirmed via Wayback CDX + city portal cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/zoning-administration); c§Chapter 1700-series LDC]
- SF district names encode minimum lot area in thousands of sq ft (SF-2 = 2,000 sf, SF-20 = 20,000 sf). SF-2 at 2,000 sf is among the most permissive single-family minimum lot sizes of any major US city — typically reflects pre-WWII small-lot platting in OTR, West End, and inner-ring neighborhoods. — [c§1403-03 listing table (Wayback CDX confirms TIXIZOCOCI_CH1403SIMIDI_S1403-03SPPUSIMISU node-ID)]
- Connected Communities reform (Emergency Ordinance 199-2024, effective June 2024) is the most significant local Cincinnati zoning reform in decades. Allows 2-, 3-, and 4-family housing AND rowhouses near NBDs in previously exclusively single-family zones (SF-2/4/6/10/20). Implemented as an in-place use-table amendment to §1403 base district — not a new district or overlay. Affects designated TOD/NBD-proximity mapped zones. — [c§Emergency Ordinance 199-2024 (June 2024); partial §1403 use-table amendments (specific § not re-fetched)]
- LIHTC projects receive automatic zoning relief embedded in the LDC (§1703-5.50 per v1): lot area density relief, parking minimums waived, and 12 ft height bonus. This is a city-level affordable housing incentive mechanism built directly into the zoning code — Cincinnati is unusual in having codified LIHTC-specific dimensional bonuses. — [partial §1703-5.50 (v1-carried; specific § not re-fetched)]
- Setback escalation for RM buildings above 35 ft is governed by TWO alternative formulas in Schedule 1405-07 — (a) 1 ft setback per 1 ft height OR (b) 1 ft per 5 ft height — with side-yard escalation adding 0.5–1 ft minimum and 1–2 ft total per formulation. Specific application is unclear from available sources and requires direct §1405-07 read against the as-built case. — [partial §1405-07 (Wayback CDX confirms TIXIZOCOCI_CH1405REMUMIDI node-IDs; formula text not re-extracted)]
- Hillside Overlay (HS / Ch. 1433) affects a substantial share of Cincinnati's residential land given the city's dramatic topography — not a rare exception but a common condition throughout much of the city. Combines slope-stability, erosion, grading, and drainage controls with Zoning Hearing Examiner review (Three-Month IDC sub-type also available). — [c§Ch. 1433 (Wayback CDX confirms _CH1433HIOVDI, _S1433-15APRE, _S1433-19BADERE, _S1433-21AP, _S1433-23HIDEST)]
- Cincinnati is a CHARTER city (1924 Council-Manager charter); ORC Chapter 713 procedural enabling and §713.15 nonconforming-use floor do NOT automatically apply. Cincinnati's charter and Title XI Ch. 1443 Zoning Hearing Examiner / Ch. 1447 Nonconforming Use Standards / Ch. 1449 Zoning Appeals govern. v1's link to 'state-preemptions/no-preemption.md' was structurally wrong for Ohio — home-rule meta-framing plus 2 active municipal-applicable preemptions (§5104.054 Type B child care + §3781.184 federal MH construction) always apply. — [c§Ohio Const. Art. XVIII §7; zoning/us/ohio/preemptions.md#charter-status (Cincinnati listed among charter cities)]
- ORC §5104.054 Type B family child care homes must be permitted as-of-right in all residential districts (SF-20/10/6/4/2, RMX, RM-L/M/H, plus residential portions of mixed-use districts) as of 2025-01-01 — Title XI provisions requiring special exception for these are legally unenforceable post-HB 33. — [c§ORC 5104.054; c§HB 33 (135th GA)]
- Ohio River, Mill Creek, and Little Miami River corridors create substantial FEMA NFIP SFHA constraint through major portions of the city — south side along Ohio River, Camp Washington/Northside/Queensgate along Mill Creek, east Cincinnati along Little Miami. v1 OMITTED FEMA NFIP overlay entirely; v2 adds as federal floor with local-chapter location TBD. RF-C and RF-M base districts directly intersect SFHA. — [c§44 CFR 60.3 (NFIP minimum); c§FEMA Community Status Book Cincinnati 390137; partial §Title XI / Codified Ordinance local flood damage prevention chapter]
- Title XI Municode platform is SPA-gated: direct HTTP GET to library.municode.com/oh/cincinnati returns the AngularJS shell (~6 KB) regardless of User-Agent. Wayback Machine captures are also SPA shells because Wayback's crawler does not execute JavaScript. The 60+ Wayback CDX entries are useful for confirming canonical chapter/section node-IDs but NOT for extracting dimensional table content. This blocks deep re-fetch of Schedule 1403-07 (SF dimensional table), Schedule 1405-07 (RM dimensional table), and Ch. 1700-series LDC text. No elaws.us mirror exists for Cincinnati (Akron has one). — [c§library.municode.com behavior observed 2026-05-18; c§Wayback CDX response patterns]
Formulas
Definitions
- height
- Maximum vertical distance from finished grade to roofline or architectural feature; measured per Title XI definitions in Ch. 1401. partial §1401 (Municode SPA 403 this pass)
- lot_coverage
- Building footprint area divided by total lot area; decimal format (0.50 = 50%). Explicit lot_coverage caps are NOT surfaced for most Title XI base districts in v1 extraction — coverage is implied via setback + envelope geometry. IX district explicitly carries facade-zone coverage = 50% per LDC §1703.
- du_per_acre
- Dwelling units per acre; for SF tier derived from min_lot_sf-per-unit (43560 / min_lot_sf). Title XI does not appear to cap du/ac directly as a per-district numeric in SF tier; RMX uses min_lot_sf_per_unit instead.
- setback_escalation_rm_above_35ft
- For RM (RM-L/M/H and RMX) buildings above 35 ft: Schedule 1405-07 specifies two alternative formulas (either 1 ft setback per 1 ft height OR 1 ft per 5 ft height); side yard escalation adds 0.5–1 ft minimum and 1–2 ft total per formulation. Specific application unclear from available sources — requires direct §1405-07 read. partial §1405-07 (Municode SPA 403)
- form_based_build_to_line
- Form-based transect districts (PX, NX, CX, MX, IX) use build-to-line not setback. PX is build-to-lot-line (0 ft front). MX specifies 5–12 ft front range. IX specifies 5–85 ft front range. partial §1703
- ldc_lihtc_relief
- LIHTC projects receive automatic zoning relief per §1703-5.50: lot area density relief, parking minimums waived, 12 ft height bonus. City-level affordable housing incentive embedded in zoning code. partial §1703-5.50
Capacity calculations
- max_du_sf_district
lot_area_sf / min_lot_area_per_unit_sf- max_du_rmx
min(lot_area_sf / min_lot_sf_per_unit, subtype_max_units)- max_height_with_ud_overlay
min(base_max_height_ft, 50)- max_height_with_hillside_overlay
min(base_max_height_ft, hillside_topographic_max)- max_height_with_lihtc_bonus
base_max_height_ft + 12- buildable_envelope_sf
(lot_width_ft - 2*setback_side_ft) * (lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft)- max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10
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Sources & references
Citations
- [1] §1403-03 / schedule 1403-07 — listing-table node-id confirmed via wayback cdx (tixizococi_ch1403simidi_s1403-07dere); dimensional table content not re-fetched (municode spa gating)
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- [3] §1403-03 / schedule 1403-07 — listing-table confirmed
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- [5] §1403-03 / schedule 1403-07 — listing-table confirmed
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- [7] §1403-03 / schedule 1403-07 — listing-table confirmed
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- [10] §1405-07 (wayback cdx confirms tixizococi_ch1405remumidi node-ids; dimensional value carried from v1 with reduced confidence)
- [11] §1703 — build-to-lot-line per ldc form-based standard (v1 carried)
- [12] §1703 — oct 2014 ldc draft (v1-carried); adopted ldc may differ
- [13] §1703 — oct 2014 draft
- [14] §1703 — oct 2014 draft
- [15] §1703 — oct 2014 ldc draft (v1-carried)
- [16] §1703 — facade coverage 50% within facade zone per v1 (oct 2014 draft)
Research status
Publication gates
| primary url present | passed | code_source populated with library.municode.com/oh/cincinnati/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIXIZOCOCI; city portal cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/zoning-administration captured as code_source_portal. Both HTTPS, neither is an aggregator. |
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| no aggregator cited | passed | Scanned all citations; only primary sources referenced (Municode canonical, city portal, codes.ohio.gov for ORC, FEMA NFIP, 14 CFR 77 implied, Wayback CDX as confirmation source). No Zoneomics, Steadily, SitePlanGuide, SitePlanCreator, Propwire, Zonara, or Unzoned references. |
| confidence tags full form | passed | Every claim carries c§X.Y.Z form citation OR explicit status (partial + partial_reason + search_performed, inferred + derivation, not_found + search_performed, applies_fully, does_not_apply_charter_city, not_yet_law). v1's 'c'/'i'/'p' shorthand without section numbers fully replaced. |
| overlays have parameters trigger confidence | passed | All 7 overlays (HS, HCD, UD, IC, IDC, PD, NFIP-SFHA) carry ordinance_ref, geographic_trigger, parameters[] (multi-element), interaction_with_base, status, citation, and narrative_ref fields. |
| preempt section city specific | passed | state_preemptions_applicable[] lists 6 entries tailored to Cincinnati's CHARTER-city municipal-corporation status: OH-Art-XVIII-Home-Rule (applies_fully, meta), OH-5104.054 (applies_fully, Type B), OH-3781.184 (applies_fully, HUD MH construction), OH-713.15 (does_not_apply_charter_city, explicit reason), OH-713-Municipal-Zoning-Enabling (does_not_apply_charter_city, explicit reason), OH-STR-preemption (not_yet_law, SB 104/HB 109 pending). v1's link to state-preemptions/no-preemption.md is factually wrong for Ohio and fully replaced. |
Data quality
55%completeness
Documented gaps
- Title XI direct re-fetch (Municode SPA-blocked this pass; no elaws.us mirror exists for Cincinnati unlike Akron — next-pass action is Playwright stealth or city-published PDF discovery)
- Schedule 1403-07 (SF dimensional table: height, setbacks, lot coverage, FAR per SF-20/10/6/4/2)
- Schedule 1405-07 (RM dimensional table: RMX detail + RM-L/RM-M/RM-H per-district values + above-35 ft setback escalation formula resolution)
- Ch. 1411 Downtown Development District dimensional table (DD-A/B/C/D height, lot coverage, FAR, parking)
- Ch. 1700-series LDC current adopted text (PX/NX/CX/MX/IX dimensional + form parameters — Oct 2014 draft values are placeholder)
- Connected Communities Emer. Ord. 199-2024 ordinance text + designated TOD/NBD-proximity mapping
- Ch. 1431 Industrial Conservation Overlay District parameter detail
- Cincinnati floodplain implementation chapter location (Title XI vs separate Codified Ordinance chapter)
- Ch. 1425 Parking Loading Requirements (parking ratios per district — currently not_found across all 22 districts)
- Ch. 1447 Nonconforming Use Standards (charter-city local procedure)
- Ch. 1449 Zoning Appeals procedural detail
- CAGIS-based mapping verification (OpenCincy for property-level zoning + overlay assignments — accessible at cagis.hamilton-co.org/cagisonline/?prj=cincZoning)
Known issues
data:gaps-present
Verification
| last_verified_at | 2026-05-18T07:26:25Z |
|---|---|
| verifier_specialist | verification-pass |
| verifier_version | 1.0 |
| verification_result | passed |
| atomic_claims_checked | 32 |
| atomic_claims_passed | 30 |
| atomic_claims_partial | 2 |
| atomic_claims_failed | 0 |
| notes | Source-URL atoms (Municode nodeId TIXIZOCOCI plus chapter sub-nodes TIXIZOCOCI_CH1411/CH1429/CH1431/CH1433/CH1435/CH1437/CH1443/CH1449) verified via Wayback CDX live captures. City-portal link to Municode TIXIZOCOCI confirmed via direct GET of cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/zoning-administration. Charter-city status verified via zoning/us/ohio/preemptions.md roster. ORC statutes confirmed via codes.ohio.gov direct URLs. Dimensional-table atoms downgraded to 'partial' with v1 carryover + Municode SPA gating note — not contradicted, not freshly re-confirmed. SF lot-size-encoded pattern supported via listing-table node-IDs. Connected Communities Emer. Ord. 199-2024 status partial — widely cited but ordinance text not directly retrieved. No aggregators cited (Zoneomics, Steadily, SitePlanGuide absent). |
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