英文摘要 |
Since floor area ratio(FAR) controls were first implemented in 1997, the proportion of illegal constructions in Taiwan has been increasing. In Tainan City, for example, structures erected without building permission exceeded 40 percent of all structures until 2004. Construction on statutory vacant land and the addition of balconies or rooftop structures without building permits directly and illegally increases the overall floor area of buildings. This study refers to these as ”FAR-induced” illegal constructions. Many developers have ascribed the growth in these constructions as being due to the building coverage ratio (BCR) and FAR controls imposed by urban planning. This study adopts newly-developed townhouses in Tainan City as the study sample. The factors influencing illegal constructions by developers were divided into land factors and building factors, and the analysis was conducted on the ”FAR-induced” illegal constructions. Using a binomial logit model, we constructed a model to reflect illegal constructions. With an ordered logit model, we investigated the severity of this illegal phenomenon. The empirical results of this study revealed that BCR and FAR have a significant negative impact on construction on statutory vacant land. This indicates that a higher BCR and FAR would lower the likelihood of developers building on statutory vacant land. In addition, the unit land price was found to have a significant positive impact on illegal constructions. In regard to the addition of balconies or rooftop structures without building permits, the impact of land use conditions was not significant, while the unit land price had a positive impact on illegal additions of rooftop structures. In terms of the severity of illegal constructions, this study concludes that the statutory BCR and FAR have a significant negative impact and that the unit land price has a positive impact. |