3rd Land, Infrastructure and Transport Regulatory Reform Committee
Discovered 16 Regulations Including Landscape Committee Review
The exterior of the Sejong Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport building. Photo by Yonhap News
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is streamlining the review process by the Landscape Committee required during development projects. While a re-review by the Landscape Committee is mandatory when project plans change, this procedure will be omitted for minor changes.
On the 23rd, MOLIT announced that from July to last month, the 3rd Land and Transportation Regulatory Reform Committee held three meetings and identified 16 regulatory improvement tasks, including this measure. Since July 2022, the committee has been operated with 35 private members to lead regulatory innovation, and in July, it held five subcommittee meetings monthly.
Specifically, regulations will be improved so that minor changes to project plans during development projects do not require a re-review by the Landscape Committee. Previously, development projects had to undergo review by the Landscape Committee operated by local governments, and any changes to project plans required re-review. To reduce these procedures, after gathering opinions from industry and experts, the scope of minor project plan changes that do not require re-review has been defined, and an amendment to the 'Landscape Act' is being prepared.
To enable rapid installation of large-scale electrical supply facilities during maintenance projects, the scope of road excavation permits will also be expanded. Currently, road excavation is prohibited except for emergency repairs if the road has been newly constructed or expanded within the last three years (two years for sidewalks). Going forward, electrical supply facilities at the level of extra-high voltage distribution lines will be allowed excavation permits regardless of this construction period. MOLIT plans to submit an amendment to the 'Road Act Enforcement Decree' in the first half of next year after consulting with related ministries.
Additionally, small-scale solar power facilities of 50㎡ or less on roofs or rooftops of existing houses within development-restricted zones can be installed with notification only, as the 'Development-Restricted Zones Act Enforcement Decree' will be amended within this year. Previously, installing small-scale solar power facilities in development-restricted zones required local government approval.
Furthermore, when specialized construction companies register additional main fields, they will no longer need to resubmit documents already provided, and new construction methods such as three-dimensional composite materials and system scaffolding, which were not previously reflected in construction business contents, will be included.
Moon Seong-yo, Director of Planning and Coordination at MOLIT, said, "We will spare no support to ensure the implementation of the 16 tasks of the 3rd Land and Transportation Regulatory Reform Committee," and added, "We hope the public will use the 'Land and Transportation Regulatory Improvement Suggestions' on the MOLIT website to suggest areas where regulatory improvements are needed."
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