Suwon to Open First Call for Candidates for Redevelopment and Reconstruction Projects

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Chung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 25th that it will open its first call for applications for residential redevelopment and reconstruction candidate sites through April 30 next year.

It is the first time for the city, which has adopted the 'resident-proposed renewal district method' where residents take the lead in redevelopment and reconstruction renewal projects, to solicit candidate sites.

Eligible candidate sites must meet the legal and ordinance requirements for renewal district designation and the consent rate of landowners and others, and be areas where designation is desired. Areas where 50 percent or more of landowners and others seek district designation, or areas where trust company project implementation methods obtain consent from two-thirds or more of landowners and others may apply.

The city will hold resident briefing sessions on October 7 at Gwonseon-gu Office (10 a.m.) and Paldal-gu Office (3 p.m.), and on October 8 at Jangan-gu Office (10 a.m.) and Yeongtong-gu Office (3 p.m.) regarding the candidate site solicitation.

Before obtaining consent documents, the parties promoting renewal projects must receive numbers for the consent documents from the Urban Renewal Division of Suwon City and use those numbered documents to obtain signatures. This is a measure to increase transparency and strengthen residents' right to information.

After obtaining signatures, residents must submit their candidate site applications by April 30 next year. The city plans to conduct preliminary reviews and consultations over six months, then select candidate sites in October next year. It will quantify physical conditions using legal and ordinance requirements for district designation and comprehensively evaluate district conditions, characteristics, and implementation will.

Selected candidate sites will receive support for rapid designation as renewal districts by presenting basic directions for renewal plans. The city will ensure project momentum and accelerate the pace of renewal project progression by applying special provisions to enable trust companies with expertise and financial capacity to actively lead projects.

To prevent speculative forces from entering the market, the reference date for rights calculation is set as the date of public announcement, and the construction permit restriction date is set as the candidate site selection date.

Meanwhile, the city introduced the 'resident-proposed renewal district method' to shorten the time for designating new renewal districts from a minimum of 5 to 10 years down to 2 years. Under the existing method of designating renewal-planned districts on a 10-year cycle, any citizen can now propose renewal district designation every two years.

A city official stated, "We will recreate Suwon's city center through horizontal urban renewal rather than vertical urban renewal led by administrative agencies," and added, "We will actively support citizens in creating the future city image they desire in a citizen-led manner."