Article 17(Approval of implementation plan) #
(1) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall prepare an implementation plan and obtain approval from the Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service after review by the competent Mayor/Do Governor; and the Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration shall approve such implementation plan after consultations with the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies and deliberation by the Committee. The same shall also apply to any modification (excluding any modification of a minor matter prescribed by Presidential Decree) of an approved implementation plan. <Amended on Feb. 13, 2024>
(2) An implementation plan shall include the following information:
1. Name, location and area of the maintenance district;
2. The purpose of designation of the maintenance district, the contents of the maintenance project, and the implementation period;
3. The operator and implementation method of the maintenance project;
4. Matters on the use and connection of the results of research, investigation, excavation, and restoration of the historical and cultural zone and its historical and cultural environment;
5. Matters on ties and cooperation between relevant local governments within the maintenance district;
6. An environmental conservation plan and a pollution prevention plan;
7. Plans for accommodation of population, traffic handling, and land use;
8. A plan for installation of major infrastructure such as roads and water supply and sewerage systems;
9. A financing plan and an annual investment plan;
10. A compensation plan and matters on the supply of land for the project;
11. If infrastructure is to be installed in an area outside the maintenance district, a plan for covering the expenses incurred in the installation of such infrastructure;
12. Matters on the feasibility of the maintenance project;
13. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) The period for consultation under paragraph (1) shall be 20 days, which may be extended only once for up to 10 additional days. In such cases, if no opinion is expressed within that period, the consultation shall be deemed made.
(4) If the Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service approves or makes changes to an implementation plan under paragraph (1), he or she shall give public notice of such fact as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and notify the heads of the relevant administrative agencies and local governments thereof. <Amended on Feb. 13, 2024>
(5) The Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service may require the head of a Si/Gun/Gu who has prepared an implementation plan under paragraph (1) to submit a verification report on the necessity and appropriateness of such plan, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. <Amended on Feb. 13, 2024>
(6) When an implementation plan is approved or publicly notified, or a maintenance district is designated or publicly notified, the following approvals, determinations, designations, establishment, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "approvals, determinations, etc.") shall be deemed made on the date of such public notice, in regard to matters consulted on with the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies in advance: <Amended on Jan. 11, 2022>
1. Determination by an urban or Gun management plan under Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act to alter and cancel a fishery-resource protection zone under Article 40 of that Act;
2. Determination by an urban or Gun management plan under Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act to designate a district-unit planning zone under Article 51 of that Act;
3. Designation of tourist destinations and tourism complexes under Article 52 of the Tourism Promotion Act;
4. Formulation and amendment of a master plan on marine space under Article 5 of the Act on Marine Spatial Planning and Management, and formulation and modification of a marine spatial management plan under Article 7 of that Act;
5. Formulation and change of a master plan for reclamation of public waters under Articles 22 and 27 of the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act;
6. Formulation of a project plan under Article 6 of the Islands Development Promotion Act, and finalization of a project plan under Article 7 of that Act;
7. Designation of an urban development zone under Article 3 of the Urban Development Act, and preparation of an urban development project plan under Article 4 of that Act;
8. Designation of a general logistics complex under Article 22 of the Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities;
9. Designation of a national industrial complex, general industrial complex, urban high-tech industrial complex and an agricultural and industrial complex under Articles 6, 7, 7-2 and 8 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;
10. Formulation, modification, and approval of a comprehensive plan for maintaining small rivers, etc. under Article 6 of the Small River Maintenance Act;
11. Establishment and modification of a basic river plan under Article 25 of the River Act;
12. Formulation and modification of a basic plan for waterworks installation and management under Article 5 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act;
13. Establishment and modification of a framework plan for sewerage maintenance under Articles 5 and 6 of the Sewerage Act;
14. Designation of a housing site development zone under Article 3 of the Housing Site Development Promotion Act, and formulation of a housing site development plan under Article 8 of that Act;
15. Formulation of a regional development plan under Article 7 of the Regional Development Assistance Act, and designation of a regional development project zone under Article 11 of that Act;
16. Establishment of a strategic plan for urban regeneration under Article 12 of the Special Act on Promotion of and Support for Urban Regeneration, and establishment of an urban regeneration revitalization plan under Article 19 of that Act.
(7) Other details and procedures necessary for approval or modification of an implementation plan shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.