76% of Elevated Park-Style Apartments Under Construction in Gyeonggi Province to Secure Underground Parking Height Above 2.7m to Prevent 'Parcel Delivery Conflicts'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] A survey found that 76% of elevated park-style apartment complexes (259 complexes) under construction in Gyeonggi Province will secure underground parking lot heights of 2.7 meters or above at completion to allow parcel delivery vehicles to access.

Notably, three of these complexes are being reviewed for design changes in accordance with a parking lot height recommendations issued by Gyeonggi Province in June to resolve 'parcel delivery conflicts.'

Gyeonggi Province surveyed plans to secure underground parking lot heights at 340 elevated park-style apartment complexes (as of end of May) under construction in the province from June to July.
The survey found that 93 complexes had already reflected designs with underground parking lot heights of 2.7 meters or above, and 6 complexes responded they would review pursuing design changes.

These 99 complexes are not subject to mandatory underground parking lot height requirements, but project operators voluntarily secured adequate heights.

Following the 2018 parcel delivery crisis in Dasan New City, Namyangju, the government amended the 'Rules on Housing Construction Standards' so that apartments with project plan approvals after January 2019 must mandatorily design underground parking lots with heights of 2.7 meters or above.

Accordingly, 160 complexes in the province are subject to mandatory implementation, and when combined with complexes that have reflected designs or are pursuing design changes, a total of 259 complexes are expected to secure underground parking lot heights of 2.7 meters or above at completion.

In this regard, the province has encouraged voluntary participation from project operators to prevent 'parcel delivery conflicts.'

Prior to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's June 2018 legislative notice of amendments to the 'Rules on Housing Construction Standards,' the province instructed cities and counties within the province in May 2018 to actively review parcel delivery vehicle flow paths when approving elevated park-style apartment project plans and preparing district unit plans.

Furthermore, in June of this year, the province conducted a comprehensive survey of elevated park-style apartments under construction or planned in the province and recommended securing underground parking lot heights of 2.7 meters or above.

Of the 6 complexes currently reviewing underground parking lot design changes, 3 are examining whether to reflect the province's recommendations in their designs.

The province plans to provide continuous consultation from the 'Gyeonggi Province Apartment Quality Inspection Team' to ensure all 6 complexes actually secure underground parking lot heights at completion.

Meanwhile, the survey found that 81 complexes that responded 'unable to accommodate' the underground parking lot height recommendations are mostly at construction stages where it is physically difficult to change floor heights, such as at the start of structural work.

Should these complexes request technical support after move-in to resolve parcel delivery conflicts, the province plans to provide technical assistance tailored to each complex's circumstances, such as arranging parcel delivery vehicle flow paths and installing speed bumps.

Hong Ji-seon, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Urban Housing Division, stated, "We announced local government-level measures to resolve 'parcel delivery conflicts' including the recommendation to secure underground parking lot heights in June, and implemented this survey as a follow-up measure," adding "Considering that securing appropriate floor heights in underground parking lots is a fundamental solution to parcel delivery conflicts and also improves the sense of openness in apartment complex underground parking spaces, we will continue to manage this matter."