Local officials are working on new urban planning measures that take into account the island’s ballooning population. Here’s Joseph Kim to explain some of the main changes they are advocating.
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Officials call for enlarging ‘urban’ zones

The core of the draft on urban planning made by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is that the urbanization promotion area will be significantly expanded. The urbanization promotion area, which will be developed into residential, shopping and manufacturing zones, which is currently set at 21.7 ㎢, will be nearly tripled to 63.9 ㎢.

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Island population projected to continue growing

It is based on the expected population of one million people, in other words, 730,000 settled population and 270,000 staying population.


It is suggested that Gwakji-ri in Aewol-eup, Sagye-ri and Gamsan-ri in Andeok-myeon, Harye-ri and Namwon-ri in Namwon-eup, which is currently a controlled area would be transferred into an urban area. Also, Yeonsam-ro area in Ildo(일도) district and the Jeju City Hall area, which is currently a general residential area, could be transferred into a semi-residential area where people can also do business.

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Park Sang-soon / Executive director, Dohwa Engineering
A clean development mechanism has been introduced to prevent sprawl and encourage planned development. Laws have also been modified to allow better practical control over land use.
<싱크: 박상순/ (주)도화엔지니어링 전무>
"청정관리방안 수립·난개발 방지·계획적 개발 유도를 하는 청정 관리 방안을 도입하고, 기존 법제도 운용을 개선해서 계획적 개발지역 외 지역에 대한 실천적 토지 이용 규제방안을 마련하도록 했습니다. "

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Kim Yong-min, Ko Moon-su

Moreover, revitalizing the downtown area through modifying building height regulations is included in this urbanization planning rearrangement, based on designating the downtown area as deregulation zone. Also, to protect the Oreum ridge and scenic areas, 11 natural landscape protection areas have been set up alongside 78 waterfront landscape areas.

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Dozens of natural preservation zones proposed

For urbanization planning rearrangement, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is planning to separate preservation from development to present Jeju’s unique value of space design.

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Won Heeryong / Governor
The first task in urban planning is to separate land that must be preserved from that which can be developed.
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"도시 계획의 구체적인 방향은 첫째 보존과 개발을 명확히 구분해서 보존할 곳은 보존하고, 개발할 곳은 개발하는 것입니다."

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Joseph Kim

After holding a public hearing in April and a public opinion survey, a draft will be decided and announced later this year.

Joseph Kim KCTV