SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE ON THE PROMOTION OF AND SUPPORT FOR URBAN RENEWAL
- Enactment No. 5789, Jan. 02, 2015
- Partial Amendment No. 6212, May. 19, 2016
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 6386, Jan. 05, 2017
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 6434, Mar. 23, 2017
- Partial Amendment No. 6516, May. 18, 2017
- Partial Amendment No. 6842, Mar. 22, 2018
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7046, Mar. 28, 2019
- Partial Amendment No. 7088, Mar. 28, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7154, May. 16, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7156, May. 16, 2019
- Partial Amendment No. 7195, May. 16, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7423, Dec. 31, 2019
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Ordinance is to prescribe matters necessary to facilitate the implementation of, and enforce, what is delegated to ordinance by the Special Act on the Promotion of and Support for Urban Renewal and the Enforcement Decree thereof and other related Acts and subordinate statutes.
Article 2 (Basic Direction)
The basic direction in the renewal of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the “Seoul Government”) shall be to re-create it as a competitive city in which all the citizens enjoy happiness, aiming at each of the following:
Article 3 (Definitions)
The definitions of terms used in this Ordinance are as follows:
Article 4 (Joint-Use Facilities)
“Facilities determined by ordinance” in subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Promotion of and Support for Urban Renewal (hereinafter referred to as the “Enforcement Decree”) means each of the following:
Article 5 (Responsibilities, etc.)
(1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the “Mayor”) shall continuously implement policies for promoting urban renewal, including administrative and financial assistance, to perform urban renewal projects.
CHAPTER II SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING URBAN RENEWAL
Article 6 (Organization and Operation of Urban Renewal Committee)
(1) Pursuant to Article 8 (2) of the Special Act on the Promotion of and Support for Urban Renewal (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), the Urban Planning Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the “City Urban Planning Committee”) established under the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Urban Planning shall act as Urban Renewal Committee.
Article 7 (Organization and Operation of Exclusively Responsible Organization)
(1) The ‘Urban Renewal Headquarters’ under the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Establishment of Administrative Organs shall act as an exclusively responsible organization that exercises overall control over and coordinates urban renewal-related work to support the development of an urban renewal strategy plan and an urban renewal promotion plan and the implementation of urban renewal projects, etc., and to promote consultation, etc. between relevant departments and agencies under Article 9 of the Act.
Article 8 (Designation, etc. of Urban Renewal Support Institutions of Seoul Metropolitan Government)
(1) If necessary to facilitate the performance of an urban renewal project, the Mayor may designate an institution in or to which an investment or contribution is made by the Seoul Government as an urban renewal support institution.
Article 9 (Establishment of Urban Renewal Support Center)
(1) The Mayor may establish an urban renewal support center under Article 11 of the Act.
Article 10 (Operation of Urban Renewal Support Center and Entrustment of Functions thereof)
The Mayor may entrust the functions of the urban renewal support center to a corporation, organization, etc. that meets specified requirements for experience, expertise, etc. in urban renewal, as the need arises. In such cases, the details of the procedure, etc. shall be as provided in the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Entrustment of Administrative Affairs to Private Organizations.
Article 11 (Functions of Urban Renewal Support Center)
“Functions determined by ordinance of a local government” in subparagraph 2 of Article 15 of the Decree means each of the following:
CHAPTER III URBAN RENEWAL STRATEGY PLAN, ETC.
Article 12 (Development of Urban Renewal Strategy Plan)
(1) Pursuant to Article 12 of the Act, the Mayor shall develop an urban renewal strategy plan for the whole or a part of the area over which he/she has jurisdiction.
Article 13 (Basic Survey for Developing Urban Renewal Strategy Plan)
(1) Pursuant to Article 14 of the Act and Article 18 of the Decree, the Mayor may conduct a basic survey in which the spatial scope is the entire area over which he/she has jurisdiction and the unit of analysis is Eup/Myeon/Dong (referring to “administrative Dong”; hereinafter the same shall apply) in principle, which may be subdivided into the unit of a census output area or lot if necessary.
Article 14 (Residents’ Participation in Urban Renewal Strategy Planning)
(1) The Mayor shall guarantee residents, the subjects of urban renewal to participate in the process of developing an urban renewal strategy plan to the maximum extent practicable.
Article 15 (Residents’ Proposals for Designating Urban Renewal Promotion Areas)
Every resident (including any interested party; hereinafter the same shall apply) may propose to designate an urban renewal promotion area or change such designation under Article 18 of the Act and Article 23 of the Decree.
Article 16 (Development of Urban Renewal Promotion Plan)
(1) The Mayor may develop an urban renewal promotion plan for an urban renewal promotion area designated under the urban renewal strategy plan pursuant to Article 19 of the Act.
Article 17 (Approval of Urban Renewal Promotion Plan)
The Mayor may, upon receipt of a request for approving a neighborhood renewal-type promotion plan from the head of a Gu, etc. under Article 20 (2) of the Act, require the head of the Gu, etc. to submit a plan for promoting urban renewal with the following documents:
Article 18 (Residents’ Participation in Urban Renewal Promotion Planning)
Article 14 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the participation of residents in urban renewal promotion planning. In such cases, the “urban renewal strategy plan” shall be deemed “urban renewal promotion plan”.
Article 19 (Evaluation of Urban Renewal Promotion Plan)
(1) Where necessary to evaluate the implementation results, etc. of an urban renewal promotion plan under Article 24 of the Act and Article 31 of the Decree, the Mayor may investigate the status, results, etc. of project implementation by each of the urban renewal project operators and, if necessary, require him/her to submit a report or relevant materials.
CHAPTER IV IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS
Article 20 (Implementation and Management of Urban Renewal Projects)
(1) With respect to various urban renewal projects performed according to an urban renewal promotion plan, the Mayor shall manage the entire project schedule and closely examine the period, methods, etc. of budget support to facilitate the implementation of those projects and to maximize project outcomes.
Article 21 (Resident Consultation Bodies)
(1) Matters concerning the organization and dissolution of resident consultation bodies under subparagraph 1 of Article 3 shall be prescribed by rule.
Article 22 (Project Councils)
(1) To facilitate the performance of an urban renewal project, the Mayor may organize and operate a project council that consists of the operator of the urban renewal project, interested parties, administrative agencies, etc.
CHAPTER V SUPPORT FOR PROMOTION OF URBAN RENEWAL
Article 23 (Subsidies or Loans)
(1) If necessary for promoting urban renewal, the Mayor may extend subsidies or loans to cover all or some of the expenses incurred in relation to each of the subparagraphs of Article 27 (1) of the Act.
Article 24 (Support for Urban Renewal Projects)
(1) The Mayor shall develop a project support plan, on an annual basis, specifying the projects eligible for support, the amount of support, etc.
Article 25 (Recovery of Subsidies)
The Mayor may direct the operator of an urban renewal project to return the subsidy provided and interest accrued thereon if any of the following subparagraphs is applicable:
Article 26 (Establishment of Special Account on Urban Renewal)
(1) The Mayor may establish a special account on urban renewal (hereinafter referred to as “special account”) to facilitate and support urban renewal promotion and urban renewal projects under Article 28 of the Act.
Article 27 (Special Cases concerning Relaxation, etc. of Building Regulations)
(1) The extent of relaxation of the building-to-land ratio under Article 39 (1) of the Decree is as follows:
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 28 (Enforcement Rule)
Matters necessary for the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be prescribed by rule.
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