Middletown, OH Zoning

8 districts. 4 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Districts

res_sf 2off 2ind 2res_mf 1com 1
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-1Single-Family Low Densityres_sf35 ft[1]0.5[2] / /
R-2Single-Family Medium Densityres_sf40 ft[3]0.6[4] / /
R-4Multi-Familyres_mf45 ft[5]0.85[6] / /
O-1Office Districtoff40 ft[7]1[8] / /
O-2Office District 2off45 ft[9]1.25[10] / /
BCBusiness Commercialcom50 ft[11]1.5[12] / /
I-1Light Industrialind45 ft[13]1[14] / /
I-2Heavy Industrialind50 ft[15]1.2[16] / /

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

UC
Urban Core Overlay
cbd
UC-C
UC-C Commercial Subdistrict
cbd
PD
Planned Development Overlay
other
FP
Floodplain Protection Overlay
flood

Adopted building codes

Statewide

2021
2018
2023
2021
IECC (Residential)
2018
IECC (Commercial)
2021

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Formulas

Definitions

lot_area
Total area of parcel in square feet
max_height
Maximum structure height in feet above grade
lot_coverage
Building footprint as percentage of total lot area
far
Floor Area Ratio: total building floor area divided by lot area
du_per_acre
Dwelling units per acre calculated as 43560 sf/acre ÷ minimum lot size sf
setback
Minimum distance from property line to building face in feet
parking
Parking spaces required per unit or per 1000 sf of GFA

Capacity calculations

r1_du_per_acre
4.4
r2_du_per_acre
7.3
r4_du_per_acre
10.9

Massing explorer

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Sources & references

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Research status

Data quality

250%completeness

Known issues

schema:v1-legacypriority:low

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