Specific use areas |
Restrictions |
▪ First-class exclusive residential area ▪ Second-class exclusive residential area |
The total floor area of the place of beauty arts business must be less than 1,000 m2 (Subparagraph 1(b) of attached Table 2 and Subparagraph 3(c) of attached Table 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act) |
▪ Green conservation area |
Urban and Gun planning ordinances of the area must allow for the construction of buildings that constitute first-class neighborhood living facilities. In this case, the total floor area used for the corresponding place of beauty arts business must be less than 500m2 (Subparagraph 2(b) of attached Table 15 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning an Utilization Act) |
▪ Conservation management area ▪ Production management area ▪ Agricultural and forestry area |
Urban and Gun planning ordinances of the area must allow for the construction of buildings that constitute first-class neighborhood living facilities (Subparagraph 2(a) of attached Table 18, Subparagraph 2(b) of attached Table 19, and Subparagraph 2(a) of attached Table 21 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act) |
▪ Natural environment conservation area |
Business prohibited (Attached Table 22 of the Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act) |
Types of suitable districts |
Merits and demerits |
Features |
Primary candidate locations (District centers or areas adjacent to subway stations) |
Merits |
▪ It is easy to secure a female customer base in connection with fashion businesses such as apparel stores and general stores ▪ High preference for fashion allows the revenue to rise by providing high-priced services and products ▪ Has sufficient and high-quality demand |
Demerits |
▪ High-cost property rents are incurred overall due to the development of centrally-located commercial districts and areas adjacent to subway stations ▪ Due to the competition for scale, the profitability may be low compared to the size of investment ▪ Need to be ready for competition with franchises of famous designer salons |
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Secondary locations (Neighborhood living facilities in residential areas) |
Merits |
▪ May achieve the efficiency of securing a certain customer base by using 1-2 core workers in a small-scale establishment ▪ It is easier to compete for scale than in centrally-located commercial districts or areas adjacent to the subway stations ▪ Need to be ready for competition with franchises of famous designer salons |
Demerits |
▪ As the demand is limited and small and medium-sized salons divide up the market, there are clear limitations to raising the revenue ▪ Small salons will have to face limitations such as failure to accommodate customers when demand is high |