Article 8(Buildings Subject to Regular Inspections) #
(1) "Buildings prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as public-use buildings" in Article 13 (1) of the Act means the following buildings; provided, schools under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on the Prevention of and Compensation for Accidents at School, multi-family housing subject to compulsory management under Article 2 (1) 2 of the Multi-family Housing Management Act, superstores and quasi-superstores under subparagraphs 3 and 4 of Article 2 of the Distribution Industry Development Act, and multi-family housing on which safety management of small-scale multi-family housing has been conducted within 3 years from the date of conducting a regular inspection pursuant to Article 34 (2) of the Multi-Family Housing Management Act shall be excluded:
1. A building with publicly-used establishments under the Special Act on the Safety Control of Publicly Used Establishments, which is prescribed by ordinance of a Special Self-Governing City, Special Self-Governing Province, or Si/Gun/Gu (referring to an autonomous Gu; hereinafter referred to as "ordinance of a Si/Gun/Gu");
2. A building governed by the Act on Ownership and Management of Condominium Buildings, whose total floor area is more than 3,000 square meters;
3. A public-use building under subparagraph 17 of Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act;
4. A quasi-public-use building under subparagraph 17-2 of Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act, which falls under buildings of unique structures under subparagraph 18 of the same Article.
(2) The manager of a building subject to a regular inspection under Article 13 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "regular inspection") shall request a building management inspection institution notified of designation pursuant to Article 18 (1) of the Act to conduct the inspection.
(3) "Items prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the site, height and shape, structural safety, structural safety, fire safety, building service, energy and environment-friendly management, crime prevention, and formulation and implementation of a building management plan" in the main sentence of Article 13 (2) of the Act means the following items:
1. Site: Whether it complies with Articles 40, 42 through 44, and 47 of the Building Act;
2. Height and shape: whether it complies with Articles 55, 56, 58, 60, and 61 of the Building Act;
3. Structural safety:
(a) Whether it complies with Article 48 of the Building Act;
(b) Whether it complies with the matters prescribed by the building management inspection guidelines, such as the exterior of a building and the conditions of its main structural member (limited to the first regular inspection conducted after 20 years from the date of approval for use under Article 22 of the Building Act);
4. Fire safety: Whether it complies with Articles 49, 50, 50-2, 51, 52, 52-2, and 53 of the Building Act;
5. Building service: Whether it complies with Articles 62 and 64 of the Building Act;
6. Energy and environment-friendly management: Whether it complies with Article 65-2 of the Building Act and Articles 15, 15-2, 16, and 17 of the Green Buildings Construction Support Act;
7. Crime prevention: Whether it complies with Article 53-2 of the Building Act;
6. Energy and environment-friendly management: Whether it complies with Article 65-2 of the Building Act and Articles 15, 15-2, 16, and 17 of the Green Buildings Construction Support Act;
9. Other items:
(a) Whether the matters under the subparagraphs of Article 20 (2) of the Act are implemented;
(b) Whether a building is maintained in accordance with details in the design drawings submitted at the time of filing an application for approval for use under Article 22 of the Building Act;
(c) Whether there exist any matters to be supplemented to strengthen the safety of buildings and to save energy.