If private properties are designated as cultural heritage by the State, what will happen to those who own or live near the properties?

• If private properties, including land or woodland, are designated as national cultural heritage by the State, the owner will receive a total or partial exemption from taxes, such as property tax, city planning tax, and aggregate land tax, under the local tax law. 
  
• Any person, who intends to alter the current condition of the State-designated cultural heritage (including protected objects and protected areas) or perform the following actions that have the potential for affecting their preservation, should obtain permission from the Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration.

• Repairing, maintaining, restoring, treating, or destructing State-designated cultural properties
• Capturing, collecting, raising, preserving or stuffing State-designated cultural properties
• Following actions performed within State-designated cultural properties or protected areas:

  - Building, extending or rebuilding structures or facilities, or making alterations to their usage

  - Planting or removing trees

  - Making topographical alterations by reclaiming, digging or filling land or bodies of water

  - Making alterations to waterways, water quality or water quantity

  - Making noises and vibrations or emitting air pollutants, chemicals or dust

  - Scattering, discharging or dumping sewage, excrement or wastewater

  - Raising and breeding animals

  - Collecting, bringing in or taking out sand and stones, minerals or products made of such materials

  - Sticking up or installing advertisements, or piling up various kinds of things in the open

• Restricted zones are determined by ordinances, based on their historic, artistic, academic or scenic value, surrounding environments and matters necessary to protect cultural heritage, after consultations between mayors/Do governors and the Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration. Local authorities with no ordinances designate as restricted areas within 500 meters from the outer boundary of protected areas (within 100 meters for the Special Metropolitan city and within 200 meters for Metropolitan Cities), in accordance with Article 18-2 of the Enforcement Rules of the Cultural Heritage Protection Act (regarding protection of cultural heritage during construction works).