How to Install a Rural Stay Shelter — 33㎡ Temporary Building Report and Farmland Register Entry Within 60 Days

Procedure

1. 1. Check whether the farmland is eligible

   A shelter cannot be installed on farmland designated as a disaster prevention district, a collapse risk area or a natural disaster risk improvement district. The farmland must adjoin a road where fire trucks can operate, including township, village and farm roads and de facto passages long used by residents. Farmland in an agricultural promotion zone is also eligible if the requirements are met.

2. 2. Calculate the shelter and parcel area

   The shelter's total floor area must be 33㎡ or less, and if eaves or similar parts project 1 m or more from the center line of the outer wall, the building area must also be 33㎡ or less. If a farm hut stands on the same parcel, the combined total floor area of the hut and shelter must be 33㎡ or less. The parcel must be at least twice the shelter's floor area plus any parking space and deck (including an outside septic tank), and parking spaces and decks must stay within the area set by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs notice.

3. 3. File the temporary building report

   Submit a temporary building construction report with a site plan and floor plan to the mayor, county head or district head, and start installation only after reporting. If the farmland belongs to someone else, attach a consent for land use. The installation and management standards in the local building ordinance also apply, so check the ordinance before reporting.

4. 4. Register in the farmland register within 60 days

   Within 60 days of installing the shelter, apply to the head of the city, district, eup or myeon for a change of farmland use information so the shelter is entered in the farmland register. Entry in the register is one of the shelter requirements, and failure to apply is subject to a fine for negligence (1,000,000 won for a first violation).

5. 5. Residential fire safety equipment and extension of the retention period

   The shelter must have residential fire safety equipment installed. The retention period is up to 3 years, and it may be extended by up to 3 years each time for the number of times set by the building ordinance, which may be set at 3 or more times for shelters. To extend, submit an extension report with photos of the front, back and both sides taken within 1 month, no later than 7 days before expiry.

Required documents

• Temporary building construction report
• Site plan and floor plan of the temporary building
• Consent for land use (if the farmland is owned by another person)
• Farmland register change application (change of farmland use information)
• Land use plan confirmation and cadastral map (to check districts and adjoining roads)
• Report for extension of the retention period with current photos (when extending)
• Letter of authorization (when submission is delegated)

Fees

Industry range of several hundred thousand won to several million won · Fees are quoted after consultation depending on the scope of the eligibility review, whether site and floor plans are ready, and whether farmland register entry and retention period extension are included. Government fees are separate.

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Legal basis and review date

• Farmland Act Article 2
• Farmland Act Article 49-2
• Enforcement Decree of the Farmland Act Article 2
• Enforcement Decree of the Farmland Act Article 29
• Enforcement Decree of the Farmland Act Annex 5
• Enforcement Rule of the Farmland Act Article 3-2
• Enforcement Rule of the Farmland Act Article 3-4
• Building Act Article 20
• Enforcement Decree of the Building Act Article 15
• Enforcement Decree of the Building Act Article 15-2
• Enforcement Rule of the Building Act Article 13

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-06

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• If you do not apply for a farmland register change within 60 days of installation, you are subject to a fine for negligence and the shelter does not meet its requirements.
• Include parking space, deck and outside septic tank areas when applying the 2x parcel area rule, and on a parcel with a farm hut keep the combined total floor area at 33㎡ or less.

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