Statutes of the Republic of Korea

No. 19045
Promulgation Date 2022-11-15
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

ALL

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 (Purpose)

Article 2 (Definitions)

Article 3 (Exclusion from Application)

Article 4 (Building Committees)

Article 4-2 (Deliberation on Construction by Building Committees)

Article 4-3 (Disclosure of Minutes of Building Committees)

Article 4-4 (Working Committees for Construction-Related Civil Petitions)

Article 4-5 (Applications for Deliberation on Civil Petitions for Inquiries)

Article 4-6 (Investigations and Hearing of Opinions for Deliberation)

Article 4-7 (Presentation of Opinions)

Article 4-8 (Secretariats)

Article 5 (Relaxed Application)

Article 6 (Special Cases concerning Existing Buildings)

Article 6-2 (Special Cases concerning Building of Unique Structures)

Article 6-3 (Special Cases concerning Floating Buildings)

Article 7 (Municipal Ordinances of Dos to Maintain Uniformity)

Article 8 (Special Cases in Case of Remodeling)

Article 9 (Exclusion of Other Statutes and Regulations)

CHAPTER II CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS

Article 10 (Predetermination on Location and Scale of Buildings)

Article 11 (Building Permission)

Article 12 (One-Stop-Service Council for Processing Complex Civil Petitions)

Article 13 (Deposits for Safety Control of Construction Sites)

Article 13-2 (Safety Impact Assessments for Buildings)

Article 14 (Notification of Building Construction)

Article 15 (Contracting with Clients)

Article 16 (Change to Matters Permitted and Reported)

Article 17 (Fees for Building Permission)

Article 17-2 (Claims for Sale)

Article 17-3 (Disposition of Co-Owned Share with Unidentifiable Owner)

Article 18 (Restrictions on Granting Building Permission)

Article 19 (Change of Use)

Article 19-2 (Acknowledgement of Multiple Uses)

Article 20 (Temporary Buildings)

Article 21 (Reports on Commencement of Construction Works)

Article 22 (Approval for Use of Building)

Article 23 (Design of Buildings)

Article 24 (Execution of Construction Works)

Article 25 (Supervision of Construction Works)

Article 25-2 (Restrictions on Business of Construction Participants)

Article 26 (Tolerance)

Article 27 (Agents for On-Site Surveys, Inspections, and Verifications)

Article 28 (Preventative Measures against Hazards on Construction Sites)

Article 29 (Special Cases concerning Buildings for Public Use)

Article 30 (Statistics on Building Projects)

Article 31 (Computerization of Architectural Administration)

Article 32 (Computerization of Building Permission Process)

Article 33 (Guidance and Oversight of Users of Computerized Data)

Article 34 (Installation of Integrated Civil Service Center for Building Projects)

CHAPTER III MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF BUILDINGS

Article 35 Deleted.

Article 35-2 Deleted.

Article 36 Deleted.

Article 37 (Building Instructors)

Article 38 (Building Registers)

Article 39 (Requests for Registration)

CHAPTER IV ROAD AND BUILDING SITES

Article 40 (Safety on Building Sites)

Article 41 (Measures for Excavated Areas of Land)

Article 42 (Landscaping of Building Sites)

Article 43 (Securing Privately Owned Public Space)

Article 44 (Relationship between Building Site and Road)

Article 45 (Designation of Roads and Cancellation and Alteration thereof)

Article 46 (Designation of Building Lines)

Article 47 (Restrictions on Buildings by Building Line)

CHAPTER V STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS OF BUILDINGS

Article 48 (Structural Load Bearing Capacity)

Article 48-2 (Seismic Classification of Buildings)

Article 48-3 (Disclosure of Seismic Capacity of Buildings)

Article 48-4 (Installation and Management of Appurtenant Structures)

Article 49 (Evacuation Facilities of Buildings and Restrictions on their Use)

Article 49-2 (Technical Assistance for Maintenance and Management of Evacuation Facilities)

Article 50 (Fire-Resistant Structures and Firewalls of Buildings)

Article 50-2 (Egress from High-Rise Buildings and Safety Control)

Article 51 (Buildings in Fire Prevention Districts)

Article 52 (Finishing Materials for Building)

Article 52-2 (Interior Architecture)

Article 52-3 (Management of Manufacture and Distribution of Building Materials)

Article 52-4 (Quality Control of Building Materials)

Article 52-5 (Quality Recognition of Building Materials)

Article 52-6 (Designation and Operation of Institutions Recognizing Quality of Building Materials)

Article 53 (Basement Levels)

Article 53-2 (Anti-Crime for Buildings)

CHAPTER VI BUILDINGS IN AREAS AND DISTRICTS

Article 54 (Measures to be Taken Where Building Site Stretches over Two or More Areas, Zones or Districts)

Article 55 (Building-to-Land Ratio)

Article 56 (Floor Area Ratio)

Article 57 (Restrictions on Partition of Building Sites)

Article 58 (Vacant Lot within Building Site)

Article 59 (Construction of Party Walls and Connecting Corridors)

Article 60 (Limits on Heights of Buildings)

Article 61 (Limits on Heights of Buildings for Solar Access)

CHAPTER VII BUILDING SERVICE

Article 62 (Standards for Building Service)

Article 63 Deleted.

Article 64 (Elevators)

Article 64-2 Deleted.

Article 65 Deleted.

Article 65-2 (Certification of Intelligent Buildings)

Article 66 Deleted.

Article 66-2 Deleted.

Article 67 (Related Specialized Engineers)

Article 68 (Technical Standards)

Article 68-2 Deleted.

Article 68-3 (Management of Standards for Structures and Materials of Buildings)

CHAPTER VIII SPECIAL BUILDING ZONES

Article 69 (Designation of Special Building Zones)

Article 70 (Buildings in Special Building Zones)

Article 71 (Procedures for Designation of Special Building Zones)

Article 72 (Deliberation on Buildings within Special Building Zones)

Article 73 (Special Cases concerning Application of Related Statutes and Regulations)

Article 74 (Preparation and Implementation of Integrated Application Plans)

Article 75 (Duties and Responsibilities of Clients)

Article 76 (Obligations of Permitting Authorities)

Article 77 (Inspections of Buildings within Special Building Zones)

Article 77-2 (Designation of Special Street Zones)

Article 77-3 (Management of Special Street Zones, and Special Cases concerning Application of Building Code)

CHAPTER VIII-2 CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS

Article 77-4 (Conclusion of Construction Agreements)

Article 77-5 (Establishment of Construction Agreement Operations Committee)

Article 77-6 (Authorization of Construction Agreements)

Article 77-7 (Change of Construction Agreements)

Article 77-8 (Management of Construction Agreements)

Article 77-9 (Revocation of Construction Agreements)

Article 77-10 (Effect of and Succession to Construction Agreements)

Article 77-11 (Formulation of Plans for Construction Agreements and Grant of Subsidies)

Article 77-12 (Relationship to Landscape Agreements)

Article 77-13 (Special Provisions under Construction Agreements)

Article 77-14 (Designation of Construction Agreement Concentration Zones)

CHAPTER VIII-3 COMBINED CONSTRUCTION

Article 77-15 (Areas Eligible for Combined Construction)

Article 77-16 (Procedures for Combined Construction)

Article 77-17 (Management of Combined Construction)

CHAPTER IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Article 78 (Supervision)

Article 79 (Measures against Non-Compliant Buildings)

Article 80 (Charges for Compelling Compliance)

Article 80-2 (Special Cases concerning Imposition of Charges for Compelling Compliance)

Article 81 Deleted.

Article 81-2 Deleted.

Article 81-3 Deleted.

Article 82 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)

Article 83 (Application Mutatis Mutandis to Retaining Walls and Other Structures)

Article 84 (Calculation of Area, Height and Number of Floors)

Article 85 (Special Cases concerning Application of the Administrative Vicarious Execution Act)

Article 86 (Hearings)

Article 87 (Reporting and Inspections)

Article 87-2 (Establishment of Local Construction Safety Centers)

Article 87-3 (Establishment of Special Account for Construction Safety)

Article 88 (Working Committee for Resolving Construction Disputes)

Article 89 (Composition of Dispute Board)

Article 90 Deleted.

Article 91 (Agents)

Article 92 (Petitions for Mediation)

Article 93 (Suspension of Construction Works Following Petition for Mediation)

Article 94 (Mediation Panel and Dispute Adjudication Board)

Article 95 (Investigation for Mediation and Hearing of Opinions)

Article 96 (Effect of Mediations)

Article 97 (Adjudication of Disputes)

Article 98 (Authority to Investigate for Adjudication)

Article 99 (Effect of Adjudication)

Article 100 (Interruption of Prescriptions)

Article 101 (Transfer for Mediation)

Article 102 (Cost Sharing)

Article 103 (Entrustment of Operation and Business Affairs of Dispute Board)

Article 104 (Mediation Procedures)

Article 104-2 (Protection of Information concerning Affairs of Dispute Board)

Article 105 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Penalty Provisions)

CHAPTER X PENALTY PROVISIONS

Article 106 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 107 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 108 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 109 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 110 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 111 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 112 (Joint Penalty Provisions)

Article 113 (Administrative Fines)

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