The Daejeon Metropolitan Government announced on the 6th that 10 districts submitted applications by the April 3 deadline for selection as pilot zones under the Aging Planned City Redevelopment program.
Of the 27 special redevelopment-designated districts under the Aging Planned City Master Plan, 10 districts — nine in Dunsan and one in Songchon — comprising a total of 38,000 households entered the competition.
By district, nine of 17 special redevelopment-designated districts in the Dunsan area submitted applications, covering 28,300 households. The average resident consent rate among the submitted applications stood at 89 percent.
In the Songchon, Jungni, and Beopdong areas, one of 10 special redevelopment-designated districts submitted an application, covering 2,500 households. The resident consent rate stood at 73 percent.
The selection scale is set at 5,000 households (up to 7,500) for the Dunsan area and 2,000 households (up to 3,000) for the Songchon area. Final numbers will be confirmed through consultation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT).
The city plans to conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on publicly disclosed criteria, assessing resident consent levels, the urgency of improving residential environments, and the need to revitalize urban functions. An evaluation committee composed of external experts will then be formed to closely verify the appropriateness and accuracy of how the criteria were applied, ensuring a fair and thorough review process.
From April through May, the city will carry out evaluations and verification by the review committee. Consultation with MOLIT is scheduled for June, with the final announcement of Daejeon's Aging Planned City Redevelopment pilot zones expected in July.
Districts selected as preliminary pilot zones will receive resident briefings and information-sharing on the overall redevelopment project through programs including MOLIT's "Visiting Future City Support Center," with close communication with residents planned throughout.
Through these efforts, the city will strengthen support to ensure subsequent procedures — including pilot zone designation, special redevelopment plan approval, and special redevelopment zone designation — proceed without delays.
"We will select the pilot zones fairly and transparently through a verification process conducted by an evaluation committee composed of external experts," said Choi Jong-su, Director General of the Urban Housing Bureau. "We will make every effort to ensure the Aging Planned City Redevelopment project takes root successfully so that Daejeon can be reborn as an even more livable future city."