Floor area ratio reduced to 700% in general residential areas in the station area … Double the height

Starting in April, the proportion of built-up area of ​​general residential areas around the station area will be reduced to 700%.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation announced at the meeting of the Council of State held on the 19th that it had decided on some amendments to the ‘Decree of Execution of the National Law of Territorial Ordering and Utilization’.

Under the revised bill, the “district’s unit planning system for the development of complex uses in the station area” will be improved. It is about expanding the housing supply through high-density development.

Currently, district unit plans under the National Territory Planning Act include a type that can be developed for mixed use combining residential and commercial functions in a station area, but can only be designated for quasi-residential, semi-industrial areas and commercial, excluding general residential areas in the station area where active housing can be supplied. there were.

In addition, there was a limit for the high-density development of the station area because the general residential area could only reduce the proportion of floor area by up to 400-500% according to the law.

Accordingly, in the revised bill, the floor area ratio can be reduced by up to 700% when the general residential area is included in the designation target for station area development and the general residential area is changed. to a quasi-residential area. Accordingly, about 100 places, 33% of the Seoul subway station area, such as Sadang station, Suseo station and Yongsan maintenance window, are being discussed as beneficiary areas.

Furthermore, in order to increase the surface ratio in quasi-residential areas, it was possible to increase the height limit to ensure mining, etc. according to the Building Law up to two times so that there are no problems in the application of the correct sunlight.

Instead, due to the increase in the value of the land that is expanding due to the reduction of the proportion of floor area, the donation was behind in public rental housing (a fee determined by the ordinance).

This amendment will enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation, and local governments such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government will implement the matters mandated by the ordinance before its implementation.

In addition, the amendment required to establish a growth management plan in the planned management area to avoid difficult development in non-urban areas.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said: “I am concerned about the difficult development due to the indiscriminate increase of factories in individual locations in the current metropolitan area and non-urban areas. As for the planned management area, both houses and factories can be based on negative location standards, due to environmental pollution and lack of infrastructure. “There may be a problem that makes you feel uncomfortable in your daily life,” he explained.

Consequently, it is decided to actively use the growth management plan introduced in 2014 to avoid difficult development in non-urban areas and to allow the location of factories and manufacturing establishments only when local governments have established growth management plans in the future in planned management areas with the greatest concern for difficult development. did.

Instead, considering the period of time that local governments need to establish a growth management plan and the degree of development pressure by region, each local government decided to implement it with a differential grace period of 3 to 7 years from the date of promulgation.

Choi Im-Rak, Urban Policy Officer at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said: “With this review, we are expected to expand the housing supply around the station area and reduce difficult development in non-urban areas.” and said: “We will cooperate with local governments to get results as soon as possible.”