Even if Greenbelt is Released for Public Projects, Residents' Housing 'Relocation' Allowed

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] In the future, homeowners in areas released from the Greenbelt due to public interest projects will also be allowed to relocate and rebuild their houses in nearby Greenbelt areas.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Designation and Management of Greenbelt Areas, which includes this provision, passed the Cabinet meeting on the 11th and will take effect from the 21st.

Until now, relocation of houses or neighborhood living facilities was only permitted in public interest projects such as road, railway, and gas supply facility projects that were implemented without releasing the Greenbelt. However, going forward, this will be expanded to include urban development projects and industrial complex construction.

This amendment is part of the follow-up revision work to implement the Greenbelt Act, which was amended on August 20 last year.

Accordingly, residents who were previously excluded from relocation measures under the Land Compensation Act and were not granted relocation qualifications under the Greenbelt Act in projects that release and implement the Greenbelt will now be able to benefit.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport also plans to further strengthen the systematization, stability, and reliability of Greenbelt management. To this end, starting from the 21st, the Greenbelt management computer network operations, which have been outsourced to the private sector on a one-year contract basis, will be entrusted to the public institution Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation.

In addition, related regulations will be significantly relaxed to improve the living convenience of Greenbelt residents. The wholesale markets for agricultural products within the Greenbelt, which were previously only allowed for local associations, will be expanded to all cooperatives under the Agricultural Cooperative Act.

To expand the insufficient parcel delivery sorting facilities in urban areas, installation of parcel delivery sorting facilities will also be permitted on idle land within urban railway vehicle depots.

To promote eco-friendly vehicles and reduce fine dust, installation of automobile electric supply facilities and hydrogen fuel supply facilities as ancillary facilities to gas stations and liquefied petroleum gas filling stations within the Greenbelt will also be allowed.

Kwon Hyuk-jin, Director of Urban Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, explained, "This amendment to the enforcement decree will resolve controversies over fairness and inconveniences caused by location regulations between public interest projects implemented while the area is still Greenbelt and those implemented after releasing the Greenbelt."

He added, "By entrusting the Greenbelt management computer network to a public institution, more transparent and thorough zone management will be possible. We will continue to discover more rational management methods going forward."

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