National Land Management Agency: Urban Renewal Act Amendment to Grant Floor Area Ratio Incentives Only for Social Housing, Strictly Reviewing Public Interest
The National Land Management Agency (NLMA) announced that amendments to the Urban Renewal Act will link floor area ratio incentives to the provision of social and family-friendly housing, with strict reviews of public interest. Civilian groups expressed concern that loosening these incentives could undermine urban planning and overload public facilities. The NLMA aims to support independent urban renewal by introducing professional assistance and financial support, and expanding social housing supply through public-private partnerships.
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(Central News Agency reporter Gao Hua-qian, Taipei, April 13) Civilian groups questioned that the Ministry of the Interior's proposed amendment to the Urban Renewal Act would further relax floor area ratio incentives, generally loosening the principles of urban environmental carrying capacity. The National Land Management Agency (NLMA) of the Ministry of the Interior responded that it would require the actual provision of social housing and family-friendly housing to qualify for floor area ratio incentives. In addition to setting legal limits, it would also strictly review public interest.
Civilian groups such as OURs Urban Reform Organization held a press conference today, questioning Premier Cho Jung-tai's recent proposal to relax the urban renewal floor area ratio incentive cap to 1.5 times. Subsequently, the Ministry of the Interior quickly proposed an amendment draft to the Urban Renewal Act, further relaxing floor area ratio incentives to 2.0 times for donations of social housing.
Civilian groups questioned that this major policy change, while ostensibly promoting social housing, would in essence generally loosen the principles of urban environmental carrying capacity and spatial governance. This would lead to the collapse of urban planning laws, overloading of public facilities, and a backlash against urban renewal progress, making it difficult to effectively increase the acquisition of social housing. They called for the withdrawal of the erroneous amendment.
The NLMA stated in a press release that this amendment to the Urban Renewal Act primarily responds to the difficulties often faced by private autonomous urban renewal projects, such as difficulty integrating residents, insufficient professional capabilities, and higher financial risks. Therefore, it will introduce professional assistance mechanisms and financial support measures to expand promotion capacity and respond to public housing needs and expectations.
The NLMA pointed out that most urban renewal cases are currently led by developers, and autonomous urban renewal remains relatively low. The main reasons are difficulty in obtaining funds, insufficient professional integration, and difficulty in forming resident consensus. Therefore, the direction of the Urban Renewal Act amendment is to integrate cross-ministerial resources, lower the threshold for public participation, and improve case promotion efficiency, such as introducing "overall management agencies," establishing credit guarantee systems, and standardizing financing processes.
The NLMA stated that expanding urban renewal capacity and accelerating promotion is to allow the public to enjoy a safe and well-functioning living environment as soon as possible.
The NLMA explained that most social housing is currently directly built by the government, but due to limited resources and manpower, to accelerate construction, public-private cooperation must be strengthened. This involves expanding supply through various methods such as urban renewal allocation, urban planning change feedback, and floor area ratio incentive donations. All related cases are based on the actual provision of social housing and family-friendly housing as a prerequisite for obtaining floor area ratio incentives, subject to legal review by local and central authorities. In addition to legal limits, public interest is strictly controlled, and promotion is carried out while ensuring urban functions and public facilities are not overloaded, achieving both urban renewal and social housing goals.
The NLMA pointed out that, in addition, the National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center and local governments have already acquired nearly 4,000 units of social housing through urban renewal. Internationally, similar practices exist, such as the UK's Greater London Plan, London Olympic Park, and the US's San Francisco Inclusionary Housing. In the future, social communication and system review will continue to steadily promote policies, balancing public interest and efficiency, to create a safe and livable environment. (Editor: Huang Kuo-lun) 1150413
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(Central News Agency reporter Gao Hua-qian, Taipei, April 13) Civilian groups questioned that the Ministry of the Interior's proposed amendment to the Urban Renewal Act would further relax floor area ratio incentives, generally loosening the principles of urban environmental carrying capacity. The National Land Management Agency (NLMA) of the Ministry of the Interior responded that it would require the actual provision of social housing and family-friendly housing to qualify for floor area ratio incentives. In addition to setting legal limits, it would also strictly review public interest.
Civilian groups such as OURs Urban Reform Organization held a press conference today, questioning Premier Cho Jung-tai's recent proposal to relax the urban renewal floor area ratio incentive cap to 1.5 times. Subsequently, the Ministry of the Interior quickly proposed an amendment draft to the Urban Renewal Act, further relaxing floor area ratio incentives to 2.0 times for donations of social housing.
Civilian groups questioned that this major policy change, while ostensibly promoting social housing, would in essence generally loosen the principles of urban environmental carrying capacity and spatial governance. This would lead to the collapse of urban planning laws, overloading of public facilities, and a backlash against urban renewal progress, making it difficult to effectively increase the acquisition of social housing. They called for the withdrawal of the erroneous amendment.
The NLMA stated in a press release that this amendment to the Urban Renewal Act primarily responds to the difficulties often faced by private autonomous urban renewal projects, such as difficulty integrating residents, insufficient professional capabilities, and higher financial risks. Therefore, it will introduce professional assistance mechanisms and financial support measures to expand promotion capacity and respond to public housing needs and expectations.
The NLMA pointed out that most urban renewal cases are currently led by developers, and autonomous urban renewal remains relatively low. The main reasons are difficulty in obtaining funds, insufficient professional integration, and difficulty in forming resident consensus. Therefore, the direction of the Urban Renewal Act amendment is to integrate cross-ministerial resources, lower the threshold for public participation, and improve case promotion efficiency, such as introducing "overall management agencies," establishing credit guarantee systems, and standardizing financing processes.
The NLMA stated that expanding urban renewal capacity and accelerating promotion is to allow the public to enjoy a safe and well-functioning living environment as soon as possible.
The NLMA explained that most social housing is currently directly built by the government, but due to limited resources and manpower, to accelerate construction, public-private cooperation must be strengthened. This involves expanding supply through various methods such as urban renewal allocation, urban planning change feedback, and floor area ratio incentive donations. All related cases are based on the actual provision of social housing and family-friendly housing as a prerequisite for obtaining floor area ratio incentives, subject to legal review by local and central authorities. In addition to legal limits, public interest is strictly controlled, and promotion is carried out while ensuring urban functions and public facilities are not overloaded, achieving both urban renewal and social housing goals.
The NLMA pointed out that, in addition, the National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center and local governments have already acquired nearly 4,000 units of social housing through urban renewal. Internationally, similar practices exist, such as the UK's Greater London Plan, London Olympic Park, and the US's San Francisco Inclusionary Housing. In the future, social communication and system review will continue to steadily promote policies, balancing public interest and efficiency, to create a safe and livable environment. (Editor: Huang Kuo-lun) 1150413
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