Urban Renewal Act Article 65

Building bases within the area covered by an urban renewal project plan may be given appropriate floor area incentives in accordance with the needs of the project. The floor area after the incentive is given may not exceed 150% of the floor area standard of each building base, provided that the total floor area does not exceed the threshold specified in the enforcement rules established in accordance with Article 85 of the Urban Planning Law.Where one of the situations described in the following subparagraphs exists, the floor area after the incentive is given may be calculated according to the most advantageous of the following regulations and the restriction prescribed in the second section of the preceding paragraph shall not apply:1. For legal buildings completed before implementation of building bulk control or applied for building permit, the original floor area is higher than the floor area standard: The total floor area may be up to 30% of the floor area standard plus the original floor area of each building base, or 120% of the original floor area of each building base.2. The legal buildings stated in the preceding subparagraph are deemed by the competent authority of the municipality or county (city) as structures of high chloride ion reinforced concrete or insufficient seismic capacity for obvious hazardous to the public safety: The total floor area may not exceed 130% of the original floor area of each building base.3. A strategic renewal area is demarcated or changed by the competent authority according to Article 8 and the renewal is to be conducted according to Paragraph 1 of Article 12, and the area of the renewal unit achieves over ten thousand square meters: The total floor area may not exceed 200% of the floor area standard of each building base or 50% of the floor area standard of the building base plus the original floor area.Buildings complying with the description in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph may be constructed in accordance with the floor area upper limit after the incentive is given, but the builder may not file any further application for the incentives specified in Paragraph 5, autonomous regulations or other laws and regulations.When an urban renewal project is carried out in a renewal area demarcated or changed according to Articles 7 and 8, the building height and coverage ratio restrictions may be relaxed. The competent authority of the municipality or county (city) shall define the standards. However, relaxation of the building coverage ratio restriction shall apply to building bases in residential areas only and the ratio after relaxation may not exceed the original building coverage ratio.The central competent authority shall establish regulations regarding the floor area incentive items, calculation, amounts, application conditions and other related matters. According to the characteristics and needs of urban development, the competent authorities of municipalities or counties (cities) may establish autonomous regulations to govern the floor area incentive items, calculation, amounts, application conditions and other related matters.Floor area incentives given according to the autonomous regulations established by competent authorities of municipalities or counties (cities) as described in the preceding paragraph may not exceed 20% of the floor area standard of each building base. Floor area incentives given according to Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 2 may not exceed 40% of the floor area standard of each building base.When establishing regulations or autonomous regulations according to Paragraph 5, the competent authorities at different levels shall take into consideration contributions to the urban environment, effects on the service standards of public facilities, contributions to preservation and protection of cultural assets, applications of new technologies, and facilitation of implementation of urban renewal project.The central competent authority shall establish regulations to govern the method, procedure, standard and related matters associated with assessment of buildings with insufficient seismic capacity for obvious hazardous to the public safety as specified in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 of Article 57.The regulations before amendment shall apply to urban renewal project plans submitted for approval before enforcement of the amended provisions of this Act on January 30, 2019. The provisions of Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 2 after amendment shall apply to urban renewal project plans which are already submitted for approval before enforcement of the amended provisions of this Act on October 25, 2024.