Yongin City Mandates 'Automatic Water Barrier Panels' in Underground Parking Lots of New Apartment Complexes

Flood Prevention Stairs and Ventilation Flood Prevention Ridges Must Also Be Installed
Applied from This Year's Business Plan Approval Applications

From now on, newly built apartments in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do must be equipped with flood prevention facilities such as automatic water barrier panels in underground parking lots.

On the 4th, Yongin-si announced that it will establish and implement facility standards that mandate flood prevention facilities to prevent flood damage caused by heavy rain.

Automatic water barrier panels that prevent flooding in underground parking lots during heavy rain.
[Photo by Yongin City]

According to the strengthened facility standards, newly constructed multi-family housing must have automatic water barrier panels at the entrances of underground parking lots, flood prevention stairs at underground access stairways, and flood prevention thresholds at openings such as ventilation ducts.

In addition, the standards for stormwater drainage facilities in apartment complexes must reflect design capacities for drainage channels to prepare for heavy rain, secure additional backup drainage pumps, and install backflow prevention valves. Along with this, the city also recommends installing underground stormwater retention tanks within the complexes.

The strengthened facility standards will apply to complexes that apply for project plan approval starting this year.

Furthermore, the city will impose conditions on project plan approvals to include flood prevention and response measures and rainy season safety inspections in safety management plans to prevent disasters during heavy rain while construction is ongoing, and will verify these during the usage inspection.

A city official stated, "We plan to ensure the installation of flood damage prevention facilities and systematic safety management from the time of new multi-family housing construction," adding, "We will strive to create residential spaces that citizens can trust and feel safe in."

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