Urban Renewal Act Article 7
Under any of the following circumstances, the municipal, county (city) authority should demarcate or change the renewal area at the earliest time per the actual situation and also establish or change the urban renewal plan accordingly:1. Destruction or damage due to war, earthquake, fire, flood, storm, or other major incidents.2. To prevent a major disaster from occurring.3. There are buildings in conditions meeting the descriptions outlined in Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Statute for Expediting Reconstruction of Urban Unsafe and Old Buildings.The higher-level authority can determine a time limit for the municipal, county (city) authority under its jurisdiction to designate or change the renewal area mentioned in the above paragraph or to outline a draft, to change urban renewal plans, and if necessary, may directly involve itself.
中文原文 都市更新條例第7條
有下列各款情形之一時，直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應視實際情況，迅行劃定或變更更新地區，並視實際需要訂定或變更都市更新計畫：
一、因戰爭、地震、火災、水災、風災或其他重大事變遭受損壞。
二、為避免重大災害之發生。
三、符合都市危險及老舊建築物加速重建條例第三條第一項第一款、第二款規定之建築物。
前項更新地區之劃定、變更或都市更新計畫之訂定、變更，中央主管機關得指定該管直轄市、縣（市）主管機關限期為之，必要時並得逕為辦理。
一、因戰爭、地震、火災、水災、風災或其他重大事變遭受損壞。
二、為避免重大災害之發生。
三、符合都市危險及老舊建築物加速重建條例第三條第一項第一款、第二款規定之建築物。
前項更新地區之劃定、變更或都市更新計畫之訂定、變更，中央主管機關得指定該管直轄市、縣（市）主管機關限期為之，必要時並得逕為辦理。