Seocho-gu Accelerates Amendment of Ordinance Restricting Political Party Banners

Partial Amendment to Ordinance Restricting Number and Locations of District and Party Banners Submitted to District Council on 30th Last Month
Legislative Notice Completed by 23rd Last Month with Overwhelming Resident Support
Second Regular Session Standing Committee and Plenary Session Procedures Remaining

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) is accelerating efforts to amend the ordinance by submitting a partial amendment to the ordinance related to political party banners to the district council.

By the 23rd of last month, the district publicly announced the partial amendment bill to the ordinance on the management of outdoor advertisements and the promotion of the outdoor advertising industry in Seocho-gu.

The opinions submitted so far overwhelmingly supported establishing grounds for sanctioning political party banners, and buoyed by this, the original bill was approved by the Ordinance and Rules Deliberation Committee on the 25th of last month.

The district submitted the ordinance bill to the district council on the 30th of last month, and the amendment process is currently underway.

The main content of the amendment is to set installation standards limiting the number and locations of political party banners, and to establish grounds for sanctions in case of violations.

Specifically, the total number of political party banners that registered parties can post simultaneously is limited to two or fewer per administrative dong. Additionally, banners must be posted in designated locations, and the height of the banners must be displayed at 3 meters or higher. Phrases involving hate, slander, or insults are prohibited.

Whether there is a violation regarding the posting location or content of political party banners will be reviewed and judged by the Seocho-gu Outdoor Advertising Deliberation Committee. In case of violations of the installation and display regulations for political party banners, the Outdoor Advertising Act (Articles 10 and 10-2) allows for the removal of the political party banners or other necessary measures.

The district plans to submit the agenda to the 2nd regular session standing committee meeting scheduled for the 24th of this month. If it passes the plenary session thereafter, it is expected to be promulgated and immediately enforced as early as December.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.