Building Administration in Altitude Restriction Zones Expected to Accelerate

Building permit applications, notifications, and other administrative procedures in certain altitude restriction zones near airfield facilities in Pyeongdong, Seryou-dong, and Seodun-dong areas of Gwonseon-gu, Suwon are expected to be simplified.

Gwonseon-gu (District Chief Kim Chang-gyu) announced that it "plans to sign a work delegation agreement regarding building altitude restrictions with the Suwon Air Force 10th Combat Flight Wing by mid-this month."

Once this agreement is signed, building permits and notification procedures in altitude restriction zones, which had been processed through consultations between Suwon's Gwonseon-gu and the Air Force Flight Wing, will be handled without consultation in certain areas.

The district consulted with the Suwon Air Force Flight Wing in January regarding building permit consultations in altitude restriction zones, and coordinated detailed implementation plans for work delegation through the end of last month.

Gwonseon-gu and the Suwon Air Force Flight Wing are known to have begun fine-tuning specific details for the agreement.

Gwonseon-gu has been handling building permits and notifications in altitude restriction zones around the Suwon Air Force airfield facilities through consultations with the Suwon Air Force Flight Wing in accordance with the Military Aviation Base Act.

In particular, due to security concerns and the nature of military installations, the consultation period takes approximately three weeks, more than twice as long as that of other agencies (for example, fire departments requiring 7 to 10 days).

Additionally, building owners must bear an extra cost of 1 million to 1.5 million won per project (1 case) for level point surveying required by altitude restrictions (surveying the height of a specific point from the benchmark level point serving as the surveying reference), in addition to architectural design fees.

Once the agreement is signed, the consultation process with the Suwon Air Force Flight Wing, which had entailed such burdens, is expected to be eliminated.

A district official stated, "Since we are coordinating the agreement details with the Flight Wing, the specific scope of work delegation related to altitude restrictions has not yet been determined," and added, "The Flight Wing has also shown a positive stance from the perspective of resolving residents' inconveniences."