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Norman, OK · zoning record

RM-2 zoning in Norman.

The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the RM-2 district, straight from Norman's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.

Free · Every figure cited · Read from the current code (2026-10-02)

RM-2 dimensional standards.

These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base RM-2 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.

Maximum stories

3 stories

Story cap where the code sets one.

“no building shall exceed three stories in height.”SEC. 422.1 - RM-2, LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT › 422.1 · Norman code · read 2026-10-02

Minimum lot size

5,000 sf

Smallest conforming lot.

“The minimum area of a lot for residential use shall be five thousand (5,000) square feet”SEC. 422.1 - RM-2, LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT › 422.1 · Norman code · read 2026-10-02

Minimum lot width

50 ft

Narrowest conforming lot.

“There shall be a minimum lot width of fifty (50) feet at the building line for a single family dwelling or for a two-family dwelling”SEC. 422.1 - RM-2, LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT › 422.1 · Norman code · read 2026-10-02

Minimum street frontage

35 ft

Lot length that must touch a street.

“Such lot shall abut on a street not less than thirty-five (35) feet.”SEC. 422.1 - RM-2, LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT › 422.1 · Norman code · read 2026-10-02

Front setback

25 ft

Required space from the front line.

“The minimum depth of the front yard shall be twenty-five (25) feet.”SEC. 422.1 - RM-2, LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT › 422.1 · Norman code · read 2026-10-02

Rear setback

20 ft

Required space from the rear line.

“The minimum depth of the rear yard shall be twenty (20) feet”SEC. 422.1 - RM-2, LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT › 422.1 · Norman code · read 2026-10-02

Maximum impervious cover

65 %

Share of the lot that may be hard surface.

“The total amount of impervious area, including all buildings and permanently paved areas shall not cover more than sixty-five (65) percent of a lot.”SEC. 422.1 - RM-2, LOW DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT › 422.1 · Norman code · read 2026-10-02

Sources

Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.

Informational only — not a permit, appraisal, or professional engineering opinion. Verify with your local planning department before acting on it. See Terms and data sources.

Other Norman districts on record.

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