Area Limits for Multi-Unit and Multiplex Housing Eased to 1,000 Sq. Meters... Multiplexes Permitted Up to 4 Stories

Starting on November 12, the area limit for multi-unit and multiplex housing will be eased from the previous 660 square meters to 1,000 square meters.

The floor limit for multiplex housing will also be raised from 3 stories to 4 stories.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act containing these measures was approved during the Cabinet meeting today (November 3).

This amendment is a follow-up measure to the "Measures for the Rapid Supply of Housing" announced on August 13, with the core focus of easing construction regulations on multi-unit and multiplex housing that have been in place for over 30 years since the 1990s.

Under the amendment, the area limit for multi-unit and multiplex housing will be expanded by approximately 51.5%, from 660 square meters to 1,000 square meters.

Multiplex housing, which was previously restricted to 3 floors or less, will now be permitted to be built up to 4 floors or less.

Previously, multi-unit and multiplex housing faced difficulties in efficiently utilizing plots due to area restrictions and other regulations, even when other building standards such as the floor area ratio were met.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport expects this regulatory relaxation to expand housing supply through extensions and reconstructions, even on medium- to large-scale plots that previously could not reach their maximum floor area ratio limits.

In addition, when installing communal resident facilities in multi-unit housing, the floor area ratio can now be relaxed subject to a review by the building committee.

Building height restrictions for securing sunlight rights will also be eased.

Previously, when a building exceeded 10 meters in height, the upper floors often had to be designed in a diagonal shape to secure sunlight rights in the due-north direction. Moving forward, a fixed clearance standard of 5 meters will be applied to the section exceeding 10 meters up to 17 meters in height.

Lee Jin-cheol, Director General for Architectural Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "We hope this amendment will serve as an opportunity to enhance the utilization of land in urban centers and promote the supply of general housing."

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