Suwon City to Investigate Usage Status of Knowledge Industry Centers... 21 Locations

Suwon City Hall

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province will inspect the usage status of knowledge industry centers within its jurisdiction from the 10th of this month until September 27.

Suwon City announced that due to recent cases where occupants illegally changed the use of knowledge industry centers?factory facilities where residential use is not allowed?to residential purposes or where companies used the facilities for industries not permitted, it has decided to conduct an inspection of the usage status.

For this inspection, Suwon City has formed an inspection team of seven members. The main inspection targets are 4,265 factory units across 21 knowledge industry centers in the area.

The key inspection items include ▲compliance with permitted business types for occupants ▲unauthorized changes in building usage ▲appropriateness of acquisition tax reductions for occupants who purchased units in knowledge industry centers, among others.

Suwon City will first conduct on-site inspections of 'Live Office' facilities, which have been promoted as if residential use is possible in knowledge industry centers. Additionally, companies found to be using facilities for purposes other than those permitted in the 2021 survey and companies that refused investigation will be re-investigated.

After the inspection, if supporting documents and statements are required, additional investigations will be conducted. If violations are detected, correction orders will be issued, followed by the collection of acquisition taxes and other charges.

Only permitted industries such as manufacturing, knowledge-based industries, information and communication industries, and venture companies can occupy factory facilities in knowledge industry centers.

Furthermore, support facilities cannot be occupied by industries such as agriculture, forestry, fishery, mining, manufacturing, gambling businesses, or facilities like officetels under the Building Act.

However, dormitories in knowledge industry centers can only be occupied for residential purposes by workers employed by tenant companies.

Violations may result in the recovery of acquisition tax reductions including interest and penalties, as well as correction orders such as relocation of the business site.

A Suwon City official stated, "Knowledge industry centers are factory facilities where residential use is not allowed, serving as facilities for fostering urban-type factories and knowledge industries. We will establish legal order to prevent illicit speculation and residential use, implement fair local tax taxation, and make Suwon a city favorable for business."

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