Hwaseong City Announces Development Plan for Jebu Island

Hwaseong City has established a district unit plan related to Jebu Island, the largest tourist attraction in the city, and will permit lodging and restaurant operations.

According to the city on the 17th, the city held a residents' briefing session on the long-term development plan for Jebu Island in Seosin-myeon and plans to permit uses such as lodging and restaurants on the island and relax building coverage ratios and floor area ratios.

Additionally, the city plans to permit outdoor business operations within a 2-meter range from the exterior walls of buildings.

To this end, the city plans to conclude a service contract in November, complete resident announcements and resident briefing sessions in August of next year, and finish establishing the district unit plan in November.

The city will also designate a no-parking zone (1.6km) and, under the leadership of local residents, set a date in July for a "Jebu Island Cleanup Day We Want to Visit Again" to conduct environmental cleanup activities.

Meanwhile, since October of last year, local merchants have resisted Hwaseong City's large-scale crackdown on illegal facilities on Jebu Island in Seosin-myeon, claiming it "threatens their right to make a living."