Samcheok City Accelerates Establishment of Basic Plan for Rural Space Restructuring and Regeneration

Rural Space Policy Council to Convene on May 20

Discussion on Regeneration Activation Zones and Specialized Districts

Samcheok City in Gangwon Province is launching a comprehensive initiative to address the crisis of rural depopulation and tackle unplanned development by establishing systematic measures for the use and management of rural spaces.

A panoramic view of Samcheok City Hall.

On May 20 at 2:00 p.m., the city will hold the 'Samcheok City Rural Space Policy Council' in the situation room at City Hall to present the basic plan for rural space restructuring and regeneration, and to discuss the future direction for these efforts.

The main topics of the briefing will include the designation of rural regeneration activation zones to revitalize and enhance rural functions, as well as the selection of candidate sites for rural specialized districts (such as rural village protection zones, rural industrial zones, and livestock zones), which will divide spaces according to their function and address the limitations of the current land use zoning system.

Since launching the study in November 2024, the city has increased the plan's completeness through a variety of procedures, including township-level resident briefings and surveys, investigations into hazardous facilities and specialized district candidate sites, and consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and experts.

Going forward, Samcheok City plans to further gather public opinion through resident hearings from June to July this year. Afterward, the city will reconvene the basic Rural Space Policy Review Committee in August to finalize the selection of regeneration activation zones and specialized districts.

A Samcheok City official stated, "We will do our utmost to achieve sustainable rural development and further improve residents' quality of life through the systematic restructuring of rural spaces."

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