Seongnam City Eases Altitude Restrictions in Parts of Yatap and Imae... Building Height Raised to 5?21 Floors

Immediate Implementation Following Flight Safety Zone Revision Announced on the 29th

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) announced that, effective immediately, altitude restrictions in some areas of Yatap-dong and Imae-dong have been eased following the Ministry of National Defense’s announcement on the 29th to revise the flight safety zone near Seoul Airport. With this adjustment, the maximum allowable height for buildings in the affected areas has been raised, which is expected to help restore residents’ property rights and promote urban development.

The flight safety zone has been adjusted, easing altitude restrictions in some areas of Yatap-dong and Imae-dong. Provided by Seongnam City

The areas subject to eased altitude restrictions include a total of 11 apartment complexes: Tapmaeul Seonkyung and Daewoo; Areummaeul Taeyoung, Kunyoung, Hanseong, Doosan, Samho, Punglim, Seonkyung, and Hyosung; and Imae Village Jinhung. These complexes have been reclassified from Flight Safety Zone 2 to Zone 6. Based on a floor height of 3 meters, the maximum allowable building height has increased by 5 to 21 floors compared to previous limits, which is expected to improve the business feasibility of redevelopment projects for aging housing. However, since the easing applies only to parts of each complex’s land that have been reclassified into Flight Safety Zone 6, the actual scope of application must be carefully checked.

Seongnam City has continuously submitted five proposals for easing altitude restrictions, which it developed through its own research, to the Ministry of National Defense. This latest change corrects an unreasonable altitude restriction regulation that remained in place even after the runway angle was changed by 2.71 degrees during the construction of Lotte Tower in 2013.

The city first officially raised the issue in October 2024 by sending an official letter to the Ministry of National Defense. On March 19, it submitted a proposal to revise the flight safety zone at the Ministry of National Defense-Gyeonggi Province Cooperative Development Council. Then, on June 26, it officially sent the five easing proposals to the Ministry of National Defense, actively pursuing the matter. This latest announcement is seen as the result of Seongnam City’s persistent efforts.

Mayor Shin Sangjin stated, “With the adjustment of the flight safety zone, altitude restrictions in some areas of Yatap-dong and Imae-dong have been eased, restoring residents’ property rights and giving momentum to redevelopment projects.” He added, “However, just three days ago, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport excluded Bundang from the additional expansion of reconstruction quotas among the five new towns, dampening the significance of this achievement.”

He continued, “I strongly urge the central government to respond swiftly and appropriately so that this announcement by the Ministry of National Defense does not lose its value.”

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