Gwangju City Completes Public Notice of Long-Unexecuted Urban Planning Facility Implementation Plan

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 30th that it has completed the announcement of implementation plans for major urban planning facilities ahead of the first enforcement of the ‘Sunset Clause for Long-term Unexecuted Urban Planning Facilities’ scheduled for the 1st of next month.

The Sunset Clause for Long-term Unexecuted Urban Planning Facilities is a system whereby if a project for a facility designated by the state or local government as an urban planning facility is not implemented within 20 years from the date of designation, the designation loses its effect.

Since last year, Gwangju City and its autonomous districts have classified major urban planning facilities essential to citizens as mandatory execution facilities and initiated the announcement procedures for implementation plans.

As a result, Gwangju City completed the announcement of implementation plans for 18 roads (0.4㎢) including the route from Shindeok Underpass to Songjeong Elementary School, 15 financial parks including Balsan Neighborhood Park, and 9 privately developed parks including Jungang Neighborhood Park (9.2㎢). The autonomous districts completed the announcement of implementation plans for 91 small-scale roads and parks (0.3㎢), thereby protecting them from expiration as of the 1st of next month.

Gwangju City has made multifaceted efforts to execute long-term unexecuted urban planning facilities such as roads and parks that directly affect citizens’ lives, including securing budgets through the land bank system and implementing private park special projects.

Lee Sang-bae, Director of the City Urban Regeneration Bureau, said, “We have completed all announcements of implementation plans and related procedures to minimize confusion and inconvenience to citizens caused by the sunset clause, which will be first enforced on July 1. We will continue to manage urban planning facilities closely related to citizens’ lives rationally through proactive preparation for the sunset clause and strive to improve administrative trust.”

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