Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Operate Integrated Support Center for Public Maintenance Projects from the 20th

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Seoul Metropolitan Government opened the Public Maintenance Project Integrated Support Center on the 20th to successfully promote public participation high-density reconstruction and public redevelopment.

The Ministry of Land and Seoul announced the supply of 1.27 million households in the metropolitan area through the August 4 supply plan, introducing public reconstruction that supplies more than twice the number of existing households by relaxing urban regulations such as floor area ratio when the public participates.

This integrated center was established to provide accurate information and consulting support to associations and others who are postponing their participation decision.

The Integrated Support Center is located within the Yongsan Special Headquarters of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and is jointly operated by LH, Korea Appraisal Board, and Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation.

The center is operated by 10 dispatched employees from each organization with the head of LH's Urban Maintenance Project Department as the center director. An advisory group consisting of lawyers, appraisers, and maintenance industry experts (about 10 members) is also formed to provide legal advice and other support.

The Integrated Support Center's main tasks include counseling on the public maintenance project system and preliminary consulting on public reconstruction, and it plans to support consulting on public redevelopment in the future.

Regarding eligibility for consulting application, preliminary consulting targets early projects from passing safety inspections to the stage before business implementation plan approval. When the association or promotion committee is formed, the association president or promotion committee chairman can apply; before the promotion committee is formed, the preparatory committee chairman or representative of the owners' council with representativeness can apply. If applying before the promotion committee is formed, consent from owners of more than 10% of the land within the project area is required.

When associations apply for preliminary consulting, they are guided on the project structure and procedures, public reconstruction including the roles of LH and SH, feasibility analysis, conceptual architectural plans, and subsequent administrative procedures.

When associations apply for consulting, LH and SH review feasibility and architectural plans and provide consulting results within three weeks.

Among the submitted candidate sites for leading projects, the Ministry of Land and Seoul select leading project candidates considering residents' consent rates and housing supply effects. LH and SH conduct in-depth consulting for selected candidates, and if residents' consent rate (two-thirds or more) is secured, the leading public reconstruction project site is finalized through agreements with associations, etc.

If selected as a leading project, incentives such as relaxation of donation ratios within the August 4 plan scope and support from the Housing and Urban Fund will be considered.

Kim Heung-jin, Director of the Housing and Land Office at the Ministry of Land, said at the opening ceremony, “Resident participation is essential for housing supply through public maintenance projects, and the role of the Integrated Support Center supporting this is very important.” He added, “We will actively support residents interested in public maintenance projects and make every effort to promptly discover leading projects.”

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