Gwacheon City Pushes to Raise Floor Area Ratio in Development-Restricted Zone Priority Release Area After Two Decades

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Gwacheon City is conducting a public review from the 11th for 14 days to gather residents' opinions on the "10 development-restricted zone (GB) priority release areas" and "Gail and Segok District unit plan revision (proposal)."

The main content of this revision includes raising the floor area ratio and reorganizing the incentive system. Specifically, it includes △raising the floor area ratio for Type 1 general residential zones (standard 120%→150%, permitted 150%→180%, new ceiling 200%) △raising building stories by one floor △adjusting permitted floor area ratio incentives △changing lot plans requiring long-term redevelopment, among others.

The city explained that "this revision adjusts the floor area ratio standards that have been maintained for over 20 years, considering regional conditions and equity with surrounding large-scale development districts."

Since the development-restricted zone priority release in 2005, the 10 districts in question have been managed under identical floor area ratio standards. Subsequently, as large-scale public housing projects such as the Knowledge Information Town were created nearby, disputes over differences in development conditions between regions continued.

The revision also includes an incentive system that applies up to a maximum 20% ceiling floor area ratio when public facilities land is provided or mixed-use pedestrian-vehicle paths are created. The city believes this will help alleviate land acquisition issues for long-standing unexecuted urban planning facilities and reduce private sector burden from creating mixed-use pedestrian-vehicle paths.

Director Choi Myeong-chan of the Urban Policy Division stated, "This revision adjusts the floor area ratio standards that have been maintained for an extended period to fit current conditions, while taking into account eco-friendly policies and unexecuted facilities issues," and added, "After the public review, we plan to go through deliberation by the Gwacheon City Urban Architecture Joint Committee and announce the district unit plan revision decision in the first half of this year."