Daejeon City Eases Building Density Regulations in R&D Special Zone... Increased Building Coverage and Floor Area Ratios

Urban Planning Amendment Ordinance Enforced on 27th
Building Coverage Ratio Increased from 30% to 40%, Floor Area Ratio from 150% to 200%

The view of Daedeok Research and Development Special Zone. From the left, the Korea Institute of Energy Research, the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology stand out.

Daejeon City announced that it will promulgate and enforce the amended "Daejeon City Urban Planning Ordinance," which includes the relaxation of building density regulations within the Research and Development Special Zone, on the 27th.

According to the amended ordinance, the allowable building coverage ratio for educational, research, and commercialization facility zones within the natural green areas of the Research and Development Special Zone will be expanded from 30% or less to 40% or less, and the floor area ratio will be increased from 150% or less to 200% or less.

This expansion maximizes the allowable range for building coverage and floor area ratios as permitted by law, following the amendment of the "Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Fostering Research and Development Special Zones" promulgated in May.

Additionally, the scope of permissible school buildings that can be established in conservation green areas and similar zones has been expanded to include schools that grant equivalent academic qualifications upon graduation.

The city expects that the ordinance amendment will facilitate the securement of research and business activity spaces for companies and research institutions within the special zone, which have faced difficulties due to a lack of development sites. It is also anticipated to invigorate the city's ongoing policy to transform Daedeok Special Zone into a high-density "urban-type science cluster" that links research and industry.

A Daejeon City official stated, "We expect that the relaxation of building density regulations in the Research and Development Special Zone will strengthen the zone's competitiveness and lay the foundation for a spatial transformation of Daedeok Special Zone." The official added, "Furthermore, allowing special schools to be established in conservation green areas near residential districts is expected to resolve citizen inconveniences such as overcrowded classes and long commutes caused by a shortage of schools."

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