The Ministry of the Interior announced on the 9th that the meeting of departmental affairs passed the draft amendment of Article 65 of the Urban Renewal Act, aiming to increase the willingness of building owners to participate in urban renewal by providing incentives for renovation, in order to improve building and public safety. The draft will be promptly submitted to the Executive Yuan for review and then to the Legislative Yuan for deliberation.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, the main consideration is that the building volume before implementing controls is much larger than the statutory volume after controls, and these buildings were mostly constructed before the 921 earthquake. In line with current construction regulations, there are concerns about inadequate earthquake resistance.
The amendment expands the scope of buildings eligible for reconstruction based on the original volume, extending from legally completed buildings already constructed before the implementation of volume control, to include building sites that have applied for construction permits before volume control. By increasing renovation incentives, the goal is to raise the willingness of building owners to participate in urban renewal, ultimately enhancing building and public safety.
The Ministry of the Interior added that to protect the rights of individuals meeting the aforementioned conditions, the amendment also stipulates that cases where urban renewal plans were drafted before the implementation of the amended regulations and submitted to local governments for review may still apply the original building volume calculations.
In addition, on the 9th, the Ministry of the Interior also announced that the meeting of departmental affairs passed the draft amendment of the “Regulations on Application for Household Registration and Land Registration Data by the National Housing and Urban Renewal Center.” This amendment primarily focuses on allowing the National Housing and Urban Renewal Center to hold briefing sessions in the early stages of urban renewal, enabling residents within the defined renewal areas to receive relevant information early on and express their opinions more comprehensively, thereby further safeguarding their rights.