The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on the 9th it will improve the system so that the supply of dwellings can proceed faster and more stably in the field by rationalizing regulations that had hindered the dwelling construction process, such as noise measurement and separation distances.
To that end, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) will announce for legislation a revision to the Regulations on Standards for Dwelling Construction, etc., for 40 days starting on the 10th, and will swiftly push for the revision after consultations with related agencies.
Looking at the main points of the revision, first, it streamlines regulations related to noise measurement standards applied in dwelling construction. Current law allows the measurement standard applied to the upper floors (sixth floor and above) of multifamily dwellings regarding noise prevention to be replaced with indoor noise (45 dB) instead of outdoor noise (65 dB) only when the dwelling complex area is less than 300,000 square meters. Going forward, it will abolish the area limit on dwelling complexes for which noise standards can be alternatively applied, expanding the scope of the indoor noise substitution rule.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, it will also push to revise the environmental impact assessment guidelines in parallel. Accordingly, in line with the amendment to the Special Act on Public Dwellings, it plans to establish a framework in which noise standards under the Housing Act can also be considered in environmental impact assessments of dwelling construction projects.
It will also rationalize the standards for calculating separation distances between multifamily dwelling complexes and noise-emitting facilities. Previously, when constructing multifamily dwellings near factories with noise-emitting facilities, it uniformly required a separation of at least 50 meters from the factory site boundary, making dwelling construction difficult even in cases where the factory site was large and actual noise damage was expected to be minimal.
To resolve these issues, if a sufficient distance (50 meters or more) is secured between the noise-emitting facility itself and the factory boundary, it will promote regulatory improvements to allow the separation distance between the factory boundary and multifamily dwellings to be adjusted to 25 meters.
In addition, if a public library and the like has already been installed in the nearby area, it will also revise the rules related to essential community facilities so that the obligation to install a small library within the complex can be applied flexibly.
Kim Gyu-cheol, head of the Dwelling and Land Office at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), said, "Through this regulatory overhaul, we will reduce unnecessary burdens in the field and establish a foundation for the smooth supply of dwellings," adding, "We will continue to improve the system to enhance supply conditions that people can feel."
The full text of the revision can be checked from the 10th in Policy data–Legal information–Legislation notice/Administrative notice on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport website, and opinions can be submitted by mail or through the website.