Building Act Article 73

Without a usage license, the building is prohibited from access to and usage of water and power. But where it is deemed by the municipal or county (city) government as any of the following occasions, regulations on usage of water and power may be otherwise prescribed:1. Buildings in remote areas where urban plan is not implemented.2. Buildings demolished due to construction of public facilities, which are necessary to be reconstructed, and will not encumber the development of the urban plan.3. Buildings damaged by natural disaster, and need to settle and repair.4. Other buildings urgently required for the people’s living.Buildings shall be used according to the approved usage classification. In case of alteration of usage class, or main structure, fire-protection segment, fire-protection refuge facilities, fire-fighting equipments and parking spaces other than prescribed in Article 9, or other alteration to the originally approved usage, usage alteration license shall be applied for, unless the building is under a certain scale.Exemption from usage alteration license for buildings under the above-mentioned certain scale will be prescribed by the municipal and county (city) competent authorities of construction.The usage classification as well as conditions and procedure for alteration of usage shall be prescribed by the central competent authority of construction.