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SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE ON ASSISTANCE IN REMODELLING COLLECTIVE HOUSING

SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE ON ASSISTANCE IN REMODELLING COLLECTIVE HOUSING

Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to facilitate remodelling of dilapidated collective housing, create a pleasant residential environment, and contribute to the improvement of housing standards by providing for matters necessary for systematic, efficient assistance in promoting and implementing remodelling of collective housing under the Housing Act and the Enforcement Decree of said Act.

Article 2 (Definitions) The terms used in this Ordinance are defined as follows:
1. "Dilapidated collective housing" means collective housing that has existed for more than 15 years after the date of inspection for use (referring to the date of approval for temporary use, if the temporary use of all collective housing in a housing complex was approved) under Article 29 of the Housing Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") or the date of approval for use under Article 22 of the Building Act;
2. "Remodelling" means the remodelling of collective housing, as defined under subparagraph 15 of Article 2;
3. "Number of available housing units" means the number of available housing units that the Mayor determines based on the population and housing census of the Korea Statistical Office, taking into consideration the supply and demolition of housing units;
4. "Environs" means the autonomous Gu in which a project zone is situated and the autonomous Gus abutting onto the administrative boundaries of such autonomous Gu;
5. "Zone subject to adjustment" means a remodelling project zone designated as an area subject to the adjustment of the timing for the approval for a project plan for, or the permission for, remodelling with an increase in the number of households as a result of deliberation by the Housing Policy Council of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Housing Policy Council").

Article 3 (Responsibilities of Metropolitan Government and Gus) (1) The Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Metropolitan Government") and autonomous Gus shall endeavor to promote remodeling projects for dilapidated collective housing.
(2) The Metropolitan Government and each autonomous Gu shall endeavor to secure funds for promoting remodeling projects for collective housing.
(3) The Metropolitan Government and each autonomous Gu shall endeavor to operate organizations necessary for the survey, research, and analysis of data necessary for the promotion of remodeling projects for collective housing.

Article 4 (Relationship to other Statutes) Except as otherwise expressly provided for in other statutes and municipal ordinances, the implementation of remodeling projects for collective housing shall be governed by the provisions of this Ordinance.

Article 5 (Formulation of Master Remodelling Plan) (1) The Mayor shall formulate a master plan for remodelling collective housing every ten years, which shall provide for the following matters:
1. Objectives of the plan and basic direction-setting therefor;
2. Review of relevant plans, including the urban master plan;
3. The current status of collective housing subject to remodelling and the estimated demand for remodelling for an increase in the number of households;
4. Review on the infrastructural impact of increasing the number of households;
5. An implementation plan for remodelling by phases to prevent temporary concentration, etc.;
6. A plan for the management of the urban outlook subsequent to extended remodelling;
7. An assistance plan for each type of remodelling;
8. Other matters that the Mayor deems necessary.
(2) If the Mayor deems, as a result of analysing conditions of infrastructure in environs according to the master remodelling plan, that an increase in the number of households is likely to burden infrastructure, he/she may determine and propose the relaxed maximum floor area ratio.

Article 6 (Adjustment of Timing for Remodelling with Increase in Number of Households) (1) If the number of households projected to relocate (hereinafter referred to as “number of households relocating”) as a result of the implementation of a remodeling project with an increase in the number of households in Seoul Metropolitan City exceeds one percent of the number of available housing units in the relevant autonomous Gu or 2,000 households (hereinafter referred to as the "zone subject to deliberation"), the Mayor may adjust the timing for the approval for the project plan for, or the permission for, remodelling with an increase in the number of households. In such cases, the period adjusted for the approval for the project plan for, or the permission for, remodelling shall not exceed one year.
(2) A zone subject to deliberation falling under any of the following may be designated as a zone subject to adjustment:
1. Where the number of households relocating to environs and the number of demolished housing units exceed 30 percent of the number of supplied housing units;
2. Where the number of households relocating to environs and the number of demolished housing units exceed the number of supplied housing units by 2,000 units;
3. Where the Housing Policy Council deems it necessary to adjust the timing for authorization on any other ground, taking into consideration unstability in the housing market.
(3) The Mayor may separately determine and operate detailed guidelines necessary for the adjustment of timing.

Article 7 (Procedure and Method for Adjustment of Timing) (1) Upon receipt of an application for approval for a project plan from a project implementor for a zone subject to deliberation, the head of the relevant Gu shall prepare data for the adjustment of timing and a written review opinion and shall request the Mayor to deliberate on the application.
(2) The Mayor shall determine whether to adjust the timing for the approval for the project plan for, or permission for, a zone subject to deliberation, the timing for adjustment, etc. according to the results of deliberation thereon by the Housing Policy Council.
(3) The Mayor shall give a written notice, to the head of the relevant Gu, of a decision made under paragraph (2) within 60 days from the filing date of the request for deliberation, and the head of the Gu shall comply with the decision unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
(4) The head of a Gu may render approval for a project plan or permission after the lapse of the period for the adjustment of the zone subject to adjustment under paragraph (2).

Article 8 (Establishment and Operation of Remodelling Support Centers in Autonomous Gus) (1) The head of a Gu may establish and operate a remodelling support center (hereinafter referred to as "support center") in order to support efficient promotion of remodelling projects.
(2) A support center may perform the following business activities:
1. Assistance in activities for the establishment of housing associations for remodelling;
2. Assistance in the selection of architects, constructors, etc.;
3. Activities for the formulation of a plan for alteration of rights;
4. Consultation and advisory services for customized remodelling;
5. Other activities specified by municipal ordinances of each autonomous Gu.
(3) Matters necessary for the establishment and operation of a support center, including organizations and personnel of a support center, shall be prescribed by municipal ordinances of each autonomous Gu.