A view of Busan City Hall. /Courtesy of News1

Busan city said it will implement the "2030 Busan urban and residential environment maintenance master plan (change)" from the 8th, abolishing the pre-feasibility review and deliberation system for designating new maintenance zones.

In the region, there was criticism that the pre-feasibility review and the deliberation for designating maintenance zones were run in parallel, becoming the biggest obstacle to redevelopment and reconstruction projects. The city plans to abolish the pre-feasibility review and instead introduce the "maintenance project MP meeting advisory system" to enhance both business feasibility and public interest.

The maintenance project MP meeting is composed of experts in various fields, including urban planning, architecture, landscape, transportation, and design. From the stage of proposing to draft a maintenance plan, it will coordinate an integrated plan with adjacent areas, the layout of infrastructure, and public contribution measures to present alternatives.

The system of "request to draft a maintenance plan," in which the public sector presents the basic direction of the maintenance plan, will also be improved. If a maintenance plan is established through a drafting request, the city plans to grant up to a 5% floor area ratio benefit to appropriately balance public interest and business feasibility.

With the abolition of the pre-feasibility review system, Busan city also plans to move up as much as possible the base date for calculating the right to receive an allocation of buildings, in order to block speculation such as splitting equity.

Kim Hyo-suk, director of Busan city's Bureau of Dwellings and Architecture, said, "This is a measure to lower the barrier to maintenance projects and simplify procedures to accelerate improvements to the residential environment," adding, "We will focus not only on speed but also on creating a dignified and harmonious urban space through MP advice."

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