Osan City Requests Early District Designation for Sejiao 3 Public Housing District from LH

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City has requested the prompt district designation of Sejiao 3 Public Housing District (hereinafter "Sejiao 3 District"), a new supply target site for the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH).

The request aims to solidify the foundation of building a self-sufficient Connect City with 500,000 residents by promptly completing the district designation, a fundamental prerequisite that will enable LH to supply new apartment units and industrial complex capacity on schedule.

Mayor Lee Gwon-jae visited LH on the morning of the 27th and held a discussion session on Sejiao 3 District with LH President Lee Han-jun and Park Dong-seon, Head of Land and Urban Development Division (Standing Director).

At the meeting, Mayor Lee stated, "Swift district designation of Sejiao 3 will serve as the catalyst for realizing the era of a self-sufficient city with 500,000 residents," and added, "For the realization of creating an advanced techno valley and the early establishment of an integrated wastewater treatment facility, prompt district designation is urgently needed."

In response, President Lee Han-jun replied, "We are paying close attention so that the district designation for Sejiao 3 can be completed promptly."

During the formal discussion, the city requested △early district designation of Osan's Sejiao 3 District △development of a 300,000-pyeong advanced techno valley △priority construction of an integrated wastewater treatment facility.

According to the city, Sejiao 3 District has completed seven rounds of Urban Concept Advisory (UCP) meetings, a basic process for district designation, with only the final eighth meeting scheduled for early April. The city actively requested that the Sejiao 3 District district designation be completed within the first half of this year, given that it is in the final stage.

Additionally, the city requested that LH pay attention when establishing land use plans to enable the creation of a 300,000-pyeong techno valley benchmarking Pangyo Techno Valley within Sejiao 3 District.

The city also requested that LH undertake early construction of an integrated wastewater treatment facility, as additional wastewater treatment capacity will be needed due to the projected population increase, thereby enabling smooth wastewater treatment not only for Sejiao 3 District but also for surrounding areas within the city.

Meanwhile, Sejiao 3 District was selected as a new supply target site in November 2023 and is a large-scale project that will supply 31,000 household units on a 4.4 million square meter (1.33 million pyeong) site—equivalent to the size of 63 soccer fields.

Since Sejiao 3 District was selected as a new supply target site, Mayor Lee Gwon-jae has directly visited LH to request swift business promotion and early planning of comprehensive traffic improvement measures. He has also actively advocated for reasonable compensation methods in consultation with existing residents.

A city official stated, "Sejiao 3 District is a key project of Mayor Lee Gwon-jae's eighth term of the popular election and a long-standing wish of residents," and added, "We will continue to actively consult at the working level to ensure that district designation can be completed promptly."