Seoul Jung-gu, Hoehyeon-dong and Dasan-dong Request 'Relaxation of Absolute Height Limit to 8m'

Submission of Namsan Height Restriction Zone Redevelopment Proposal and Resident Petition to Seoul City

Request for 'Absolute Height Relaxation of 8m' Instead of 'Conditional Relaxation' in Hoehyeon-dong and Dasan-dong

Additional Relaxation Requested for Buildings Constructed Before Height Restriction Zone Designation and During Redevelopment Projects

Jung-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Kim Gil-seong) has submitted the district's consolidated proposal reflecting residents' opinions on Seoul City's Namsan Height Restriction Zone redevelopment plan. A petition signed by residents living in the Namsan Height Restriction Zone was also delivered.

The Jung-gu proposal includes ▲withdrawal of conditional relaxation applied to parts of Hoehyeon-dong and Dasan-dong ▲additional height relaxation during redevelopment projects ▲establishment of relief measures for buildings constructed before the height restriction zone designation ▲public support for residential environment improvement ▲and additional removal of height restriction zones in overlapping regulatory areas.

Currently, five neighborhoods in Jung-gu (Hoehyeon-dong, Myeong-dong, Pildong, Jangchung-dong, and Dasan-dong) fall under the Namsan Height Restriction Zone. According to the redevelopment plan publicly announced by Seoul City on the 6th, the height limits for Type 1 and 2 general residential areas will be relaxed from the existing 12?20m to 20?28m, and quasi-residential areas from 20m to a maximum of 40m.

However, in parts of the Type 1 and 2 general residential areas in Hoehyeon-dong and Dasan-dong, a 'conditional relaxation' allowing up to 8m increase through Urban Planning Committee review if certain criteria are met has been adopted.

Jung-gu has requested an unconditional 'absolute height relaxation of 8m.' The district argues that applying conditional relaxation in these areas is excessive when comparing height levels with surrounding regions. The district's own simulations, reflecting terrain characteristics, show that uniform relaxation would not hinder landscape preservation.

Additionally, 775 residents within the Hoehyeon-dong and Dasan-dong height restriction zones submitted a petition to Jung-gu requesting reconsideration of the conditional relaxation.

Jung-gu also cited the Bukhansan Height Restriction Zone case, requesting additional height relaxation during redevelopment projects and that buildings exceeding height limits constructed before the height restriction zone designation be guaranteed at least their existing height upon reconstruction. There are 66 such buildings within the Namsan Height Restriction Zone.

Alongside this, the district requested active public support for residential environment improvements, including essential infrastructure such as parking lots and attracting Seoul City pilot projects. These issues were the most frequently raised by residents during surveys and public discussions.

In the current Seoul City redevelopment plan, if natural landscape zones and height restriction zones overlap, the height restriction zone will be removed. Jung-gu requested additional removal of the Namsan Height Restriction Zone (88,613㎡), which overlaps with the Historical and Cultural Special Landscape Zone.

Since the 6th, Jung-gu has sent notices to 2,335 landowners within the height restriction zone and held resident briefings from the 17th to the 20th, focusing on gathering residents' opinions until the public inspection deadline (July 20).

Dasandong Redevelopment Plan

This redevelopment plan for the height restriction zone is expected to be finalized and announced by the end of the year after going through Seoul City Council opinion gathering and Seoul City Urban Planning Committee review.

Kim Gil-seong, Mayor of Jung-gu, stated, "We will continue to strive to ensure that the district's opinions are reflected based on reasonable grounds in areas where regulations remain unreasonable and where residents have many requests for relaxation through public inspection feedback." He added, "We will also devote efforts to preparing various measures to improve the deteriorated residential environment on the slopes of Namsan, such as low-rise residential redevelopment projects."

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