Yongin City to Develop Standard Guidelines for Architectural Administration to Expedite Permits and Approvals

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 24th that it will develop 'Architectural Administration Standard Guidelines' with the character of a law interpretation guide so that citizens who apply for permits and approvals to the city for various construction projects can proceed with their projects quickly and conveniently.

This is intended to address public complaints about the fact that permit processing standards differ by district office and personnel, lowering administrative trust, and that some legal provisions take a long time to interpret, extending the overall permit processing period.

The city plans to include clear interpretation standards so that it can make rational judgments on difficult-to-interpret legal provisions in Chapters 1 through 9 of the Building Act (General Provisions) and matters where there are differences in legal interpretation between departments and field staff.

These include △Chapter 2 Construction of Buildings (Changes in permit and reporting matters, etc.) △Chapter 3 Maintenance and Management of Buildings △Chapter 4 Building Sites and Roads △Chapter 5 Structure and Materials of Buildings, etc. △Chapter 6 Buildings in Regions and Districts △Chapter 7 Building Equipment △Chapter 8 Special Building Areas, etc.

The city plans to establish standard guidelines by the end of next year on a quarterly basis, gather review opinions from local construction-related organizations and architectural societies, and then implement Chapter 1 within the year.

A city official said, "We are creating guidelines so that all permit and approval work processed in Yongin is handled by consistent standards" and "We expect that these architectural administration standard guidelines will not only improve work efficiency of staff members but also have significant effects in shortening permit processing periods and revitalizing the local economy."