Let new citizens rent and live with peace of mind
——Experts explain in detail the "Notice on Applicable Standards for the Construction of Centralized Rental Housing"
Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Notice on Applicable Standards for the Construction of Centralized Rental Housing" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), which is of great significance in promoting the increase in the supply of affordable rental housing.
What are the highlights of the "Notice"?
How will it better meet the rental needs of new citizens, young people and other groups?
Relevant experts in the field of engineering construction standards gave detailed explanations on related issues.
Promote the construction of standardization
This year’s government work report proposes to solve the outstanding problems of housing in big cities by increasing land supply, arranging special funds, and intensive construction to increase the supply of affordable rental housing and common property housing, standardize the development of the long-term rental housing market, and reduce rental housing. We will do our utmost to help new citizens and young people alleviate housing difficulties.
The reporter learned that since 2016, some real estate development companies and housing leasing companies have developed some dormitory-type and apartment-type rental housing through new construction and reconstruction. However, local governments and enterprises generally report that due to the national level The applicable standards for housing are not clear, and the implementation standards are not uniform in different regions. Some cities do not specify the relevant standards, and some cities only specify the standards applicable to fire protection. As a result, relevant local departments lack the basis for approval or have different standards for approval.
In particular, projects that convert non-residential houses into centralized rental housing, such as "business to rent" and "work to rent", are often not accepted for approval.
Localities and companies said that this problem has largely restricted the supply scale and healthy development of dormitory-type and apartment-type rental housing.
In response to this situation, the "Notice" divides centralized rental housing into dormitory-type rental housing (including apartment-type rental housing in practice) and residential-type rental housing.
New dormitory-type rental housing implements the "Dormitory Building Design Code" and related standards, and the remodeled dormitory-type rental housing implements the "Dormitory Building Design Code" or "Hotel Building Design Code" and related standards; new or renovated residential rental housing implements the "Residential Buildings" Norms" and related standards.
Experts said that the "Notice" will provide a basis for the design, construction, and acceptance of centralized rental housing in terms of engineering construction standards, and is of great significance to promoting the actual increase in the supply of affordable rental housing.
Taking into account the actual development and the quality of the living environment
At present, in practice, there are many dormitory-type rental housing projects that are converted from idle houses such as hotels, hotels, commercial office buildings, factories, warehouses, etc., how should the construction standards be implemented?
Experts said that in order to ensure the living environment and quality while taking into account the actual development of centralized rental housing, the "Notice" mainly clarifies the requirements of relevant standards for such rental housing from three aspects:
First, considering that in practice, many dormitory-type rental housing are rebuilt from idle houses such as hotels, hotels, commercial office buildings, etc., and the "Hotel Architectural Design Code" and related standards are added to the applicable standards, which can meet the safety requirements for use. Under the premise of increasing centralized rental housing listings, the "Notice" clarified that the reconstruction of dormitory-type rental housing should implement the "Dormitory Building Design Code" or "Hotel Building Design Code" and related standards.
Second, the "Hotel Architectural Design Code" does not require room lighting and ventilation. Compared with the short-term temporary accommodation function of the hotel, the residents of centralized rental housing generally live longer.
In order to meet the needs of long-term living, the "Notice" clearly stipulates that the lighting and ventilation of dormitory-type rental housing that is reconstructed in accordance with the "Hotel Building Design Code" and related standards should meet the relevant requirements of the "Dormitory Building Design Code".
Third, the remodeled dormitory-type rental housing project is restricted by the main structure layout and surrounding environment. It is difficult to set up motor vehicle parking spaces and reserve space for electric vehicles and electric bicycle charging facilities. Therefore, only new dormitory-type rental housing is proposed The above requirements.
Improve supporting facilities to enhance convenience
In order to better meet the housing needs of new citizens and young people, the "Notice" clarifies that centralized rental housing can increase the corresponding service functions according to the actual situation of market demand and the configuration of commercial service outlets around the building.
Experts said that dormitory-type rental housing is generally provided for singles and young people. In order to meet their social needs and increase the convenience of life, the "Notice" clarifies that public kitchens, cultural and sports activities, and business can be added to the public areas of the building. , Internet broadband, daily necessities retail, express delivery and other service spaces; storage space should be increased in the room, dining, meeting, and clothes drying space should be increased, and information network access points should be set; toilets, bathing rooms and living rooms can be set up; Dormitory-type rental housing should set up parking spaces for motor vehicles, and reserve space for charging facilities for electric vehicles and electric bicycles.
Residential rental housing is generally supplied to families. In response to family living needs, in terms of the construction requirements of related supporting facilities, the "Notice" emphasizes that it will be constructed in accordance with the "Urban Residential District Planning and Design Standards" and "Complete Residential Community Construction Standards (Trial)" Supporting facilities: When the scale of the project does not reach the minimum scale required by the standard, it is advisable to share public service facilities such as education and community health service stations with neighboring residential areas.
Ensure long-term residential use safety
It is worth mentioning that, in order to ensure residential safety, the "Notice" emphasizes several basic conditions for the conversion of non-residential buildings into centralized rental housing.
First of all, the safety performance of the house should be appraised before reconstruction, and corresponding treatment should be carried out according to the appraisal result to ensure that it meets the safety requirements of long-term residence and use.
Secondly, according to the classification of land properties in the "Urban Land Classification and Planning and Construction Land Standards", the third type of industrial land is industrial land that has serious interference, pollution and safety hazards to the residential and public environment, and the third type of logistics and storage land is flammable, Dedicated logistics and storage land for dangerous goods such as explosive and highly toxic.
Non-residential buildings on these two types of land may have hidden dangers that are harmful to human health and safety. They are not suitable for long-term living and cannot be converted into centralized rental housing.
In addition, fire protection is also a key link in the management of centralized rental housing construction.
In order to ensure fire safety, the "Notice" clarified that, on the one hand, different types of rental housing should be designed and constructed in accordance with the fire design requirements of the applicable engineering construction standards; on the other hand, operational safety management should be strengthened.
The operating entity of centralized rental housing should ensure that the rental housing meets the relevant requirements of operation and maintenance management, establish and improve various emergency early warning and handling systems; implement the fire safety responsibility system, equip with the required fire protection facilities and equipment, and maintain evacuation channels, Safety exits and fire truck passages are unblocked, and fire safety inspections are carried out regularly.
(Our reporter Qiu Yue)