Spatial Planning Act Article 23

If lands in other functional zones meet the demarcation principles for environmental conservation zones, then not only will control be imposed according to the land use principles that govern such zones, but also the use of such lands will be prohibited or restricted, as determined by its resources, ecology, landscape, and the characteristics and magnitudes of potential disasters.The central competent authority shall establish regulations concerning functional zones ,sub-zones and land for designated use; and shall establish regulations concerning converting and scales , the constructible land and building intensity, items, conditions, procedures of land use whose use must be approved only after an application, land use items which do not need an application for approval, prohibited or restricted land use, and land uses to be placed under control. However, areas that are covered by urban plans or national park plans shall be subject to the Urban Planning Law, the National Park Law and related regulations.If any of the regulations to be established by the central competent authority, referred to in the preceding paragraph, affect indigenous people’s land, sea or tribes, then Article 21 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Law shall apply and the central competent authority shall work with the central competent authority for indigenous peoples to establish such provisions.Depending on actual local needs, the competent authorities of municipalities or counties (cities) may act by guidelines that have been set forth in corresponding the National spatial plan to establish control regulations and present them to the central competent authority for approval.The land use for national defense, important public facilities and public utility projects may be approvaled following application in any functional zone.