Goyang-si, 'Military Facility Protection Release Zone' Registered This Week on 'Land Use Regulation Information Service'

Goyang City Occupies 5,725,710㎡... Largest Area Among Local Governments Nationwide

Goyang City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] According to the Ministry of National Defense's "Military Facility Plan Coexisting with Local Communities" announced on the 14th, Goyang City in Gyeonggi Province plans to register the military facility protection release zones within its jurisdiction on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Land Use Regulation Information Service within this week.

Goyang City stated on the 25th, "Among the 14.9㎢ of released restricted protection zones, Goyang City accounts for one-third, totaling 5,725,710㎡, making it the largest among local governments nationwide in terms of area, equivalent to 802 soccer fields."

According to the city, the released areas include Deogyang-gu's Ogeum-dong, Naeyu-dong, Daeja-dong, Goyang-dong areas, Ilsanseo-gu's Deogi-dong area, and Ilsandong-gu's Seongseok-dong, Munbong-dong, Siksa-dong, and Sarihyun-dong areas.

In these areas, construction activities will be possible without consultation with the relevant military units, making it easier for residents to exercise their property rights and is expected to give momentum to various development projects in the city.

Until now, about 40% of Goyang City's total area, 105.4㎢, was designated as military facility protection zones, requiring prior consultation with the military for construction or development permits.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun of Goyang said, "Citizens of Goyang, who have endured inconveniences, can now exercise their property rights, and we expect that the excessive regulatory barriers hindering regional balanced development will be significantly alleviated."

He added, "Recently, the Susaek Airfield, which has been evaluated as having weakened functions as a military airfield, is a time when communication with the relevant military units regarding relocation or closure is necessary. We will exchange opinions with the military units and related departments to newly create the area near Susaek Airfield as a space for Goyang citizens."

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